Bridging the Digital Divide: Why Domestic Hotels Must Master the Basics to Survive the AI Era
The global vanguard is building 'agentic meshes' and cloud-native ecosystems. For domestic Indian hotels, the race is not about matching their complexity—it is about mastering the foundational digital stack that makes AI possible. 1. THE NEW ...
India’s Hotel Story is a Decades’ Long Growth Projection
In an informal conversation with Rajeev Menon, president, Marriott International for Asia Pacific (excluding China), based in Singapore, while he was in New Delhi recently, we discover the trends in Indian hospitality, how Menon sees India’s ...
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 ...
In Conversation with Bapji, with authors Aman Nath and Yogi Vaid
Aman Nath and Yogi Vaid, two friends since childhood, sharing values and budhi alike, have co-authored a biography of Maharaja Gajsingh ji, tracing his lineage, his strong sense of his 39 generations before him, and what ...
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 ...
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 ...
From Gunji to Jollingkong India’s Ultimate Spiritual and Adventure Escape
36 Kilometres to the Divine: The Road That Leads Within There are journeys that take you across landscapes, and then there are journeys that take you inward—into silence, into memory, into something older than history itself ...
The Hotels That Need No Introduction
Some hotels need no loyalty programme, no brand flag, and no introduction. This is what they have in common and what the rest of us can learn from them There is a question that sits underneath ...
Pawan C Jaidka: A wildlifer by passion, a conservationist by conviction and a photographer by heart
Mother Nature had always been in my system ever since I started working towards a career in Information Technology, a passion that grew stronger and intensified over the 35 years that I was with The State ...
A Voyage into Time: The Expanse and Solemnity of Rasthrapati Bhawan
*Stephanian and FMS Voyagers*: Learning Through Shared Exploration (An alumni initiative) Most alumni networks are built around nostalgia or professional networking. Stephanian and FMS Voyagers emerged from a quieter and more lasting impulse: the desire to ...
Jain Museum Strengthens Gujarat’s Heritage Tourism Diversity
Inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on March 31, 2026, on Mahavir Jayanti, the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is a major new repository of Jain history and art. Located at the Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana ...
UDAN 2 Brings Big Possibilities for Business and Tourism
In the early days of post-independence, in India commercial aviation was considered a rich man’s travel mode and did not need to be subsidised. However, over time, two schemes were introduced. The first attempt was in ...
