Hotels show Robust Growth in Revenue, says Hotelivate-Savills report
An à la carte approach looks increasingly sensible: choose the market, understand its ingredients, and order to suit the appetite! India’s branded hotel industry maintained its performance in 2025/26 despite several disruptions to travel. Nationwide occupancy ...
Leela Hotels Delivers Impressive Performance in Q2 FY27 with 30% RevPAR Growth and 36% Operating EBITDA Growth
Leela Hotels has announced another quarter of industry-leading growth, reaffirming the strength of its premium positioning, pricing power and disciplined expansion strategy. Backed by resilient domestic and reviving international luxury demand, and one of the industry's ...
Hospitality and Tourism Ready to Take Up National Challenge, says K B Kachru at Industry Conclave.
President, Hotel Association of India, and chairman, Radisson Hotels India and South Asia, K B Kachru, spoke at a recent HAI convention in the capital. Presented here are excerpts from his address. The general feeling is ...
Air India CCTO Nipun Aggarwal Flags Very Low Utilisation at 120 Airports
Air India CCTO Nipun Aggarwal says 120 of India's 160 airports remain underutilised, calling for stronger regional connectivity, smaller aircraft and more affordable air travel. Two-thirds of India's 160 airports have very low utilisation, with only ...
Why Bhopal?
When the Voyagers announced their next outstation trip, the destination was Bhopal. The reaction from quite a few people was immediate. “Bhopal? Why Bhopal? What is there to see in Bhopal?” It was asked with genuine ...
The Great Reset: Hilton’s 2027 Trends Report Suggests How Indian Travellers Are Rethinking Travel in 2027
This forthcoming year report on Trends in Travel has been released by Hilton Hotels. Its 2027 Trends Report has revealed a broader shift in how Indians are travelling, moving beyond curated perfection to prioritize comfort, convenience ...
India’s Next Hospitality Boom Will Not Be Built on More Hotels
India is entering an important new phase of tourism growth but, if we think, the opportunity is simply to build more hotels, we will miss the bigger story. The next hospitality boom will be about how we ...
Travelling with Ganesha: Three Places, One Tradition
Follow Ganesha across Khajuraho, Bhopal and Hampi, where art, storytelling and ancient landscapes transform travel into an immersive journey beyond monuments. As Ganesh Chaturthi approaches, the festival recalling the rebirth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu deity, ...
War in the Middle East: Could Signal a Tectonic Shift towards Domestic Preferences in Indian Travel and Tourism
The conflict around Iran and the resulting instability across West Asia are beginning to produce consequences far beyond geopolitics and energy markets. One of the sectors now feeling the impact most visibly is Indian travel and ...
India’s Civilisational Mission: Converting rhetoric on Buddhism into economic reality
A concrete strategy to upgrade India’s Buddhist sites from isolated stops into a world-class civilisational hub is a diplomatic, economic and cultural need. For a civilisation that holds Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar within its sacred ...
Zanskar Unbound: Journeys to India’s Last Quiet Frontier
The River That Becomes a Road In the dead of winter, when the world retreats indoors, the Zanskar River does something extraordinary—it turns into a road. I remember my first step onto the frozen expanse during the Chadar Trek ...
The Case for Converting Old Buildings Into Hotels
When Buildings Tell Better Stories Than Hotels Built From Scratch There is something about walking into a hotel that used to be something else entirely. A tea factory in the Sri Lankan hills. A spy headquarters ...
