‘BIG’ May be Beautiful, But Not Necessarily the Best
India’s appetite for building the “largest” — biggest statues, biggest stadiums, biggest infrastructure — is not accidental. It is part symbolism, part economic signalling, and part genuine capacity creation. But the real question, as you may rightly ask, is: how much of ...
India’s One Religion that All Religions Swear by!
Does it Relate to the Human Condition, that is Looking for a Greater Unity of Purpose? We are living in an era where religions have come to matter more than they should. Where, one had always thought it was everyman’s personal faith, ...
India: One Country, 1000 Destinations
There is considerable debate happening, often in hushed tones. That India is not being promoted in overseas markets. That India is lagging behind its competitors in attracting the global tourism dollar. Nothing secret about it, Indian tourism’s marketing share this year in ...
Radisson Hotels Look to 500 properties by 2030
With Radisson Hotels, growth is not being measured only in numbers. Even then, the group is looking at 500 properties in the next few years. How does the challenge stack up, we check out in a conversation with Nikhil Sharma, Managing Director ...
Akasa Going Forward: An Airline Making the Quiet Steady Buzz
In conversation with Vinay Dube, Founder and CEO, Akasa Air, as he shares his insights into the aviation eco-system, how the airline is building resilience, in only single direction – only going forward! Interviewed by Navin Berry. What is the canvas of ...
40 Years of The Leela Experience: Years of Dedication to Excellence
In this landmark year, the Group plans a series of celebrations, and yet resolves to commit the future to these same hallowed traditions, set by the chain’s founder, the late Captain Nair. It has been pure luxury play. Over the past 40 ...
When War Comes, Truth is the First Casualty!
It’s my truth versus yours, a battle of narratives. While drones fly, and missiles hit targets, conversations become short and crisp, the more stirring the better, the louder the better, where ‘honesty’ of purpose is left undefined, to each his own. The ...
Why wage War when it Costs So Much? Then Rebuilding by the Same Stage Actors?
You first wage war, spend money on arms and demolitions, and when it ends, you spend money again to rebuild what you have destroyed. It is not that simple as it appears. In the interim, you have changed the world order, made ...
Churning at the Top: Both Airlines Line Up for Change!
No where else are sands shifting as much evident and impacting the business as in the world of Indian aviation. Amidst all the buying frenzy, a thousand aircraft on order, among the highest the world over, the new cluster of airports around ...
All Things Hyatt in India: Anchored in Purposeful Growth
In conversation with Sunjae Sharma, Managing Director- India & Southwest Asia at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a hotel company that was among the first international brands to step into the Indian market, started with the Hyatt Regency in Bhikaji Cama Place in South ...
Brand Udaipur, Heritage Hotels and Going Forward!
The Challenge of Change is in our Own hands, Says Shriji Huzur Dr Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur in this exclusive interview. Brand Udaipur has been built steadily by icons such as JRD Tata, PRS Oberoi and Capt Nair. His late father ...
Amidst War Clouds, Domestic Brings Resilience!
We are Atmanirbhar in Tourism, Put Strategy Upfront to Ensure Movement For all the growth we have witnessed in the last year and two, it is domestic tourism that needs a more determined push. All the growth we have seen so far, ...
