Hotel industry looks, feels sunnier

Things are beginning to look better for the hospitality industry across the country, with an increase in occupancy levels to 10-30 per cent and hotel rates getting closer to the pre-recession ones….for more details visit the following link

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/hotel-industry-looks-feels-sunnier/380465/

Westin Hotels opens at Mindspace

Westin Hotels & Resorts, with a chain of over 145 properties across 29 countries, has added The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace with 428 guest rooms and suites….for more details of the new visit the following link..

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/22/stories/2009122252741700.htm

Leonia to commission convention centre, expand its hotel

Leonia Holistic Destination is set to commission Leonia International Convention and Exhibition Centre (LICEC) near here, which it claims would be the country's largest such facility with a capacity to host over 6,000 people at one place.“The company is also in the process of commissioning its expansion project at Leo Celestia Hotels, stepping up the capacity from 240 to 340. We expect to expand this further and take it up to 450 rooms by March 2010,” said Mr K.S. Raju, Director, Leonia Holistic Resorts…….. for more details of the news visit

http://www.blonnet.com/2009/12/22/stories/2009122252641700.htm

Zuri plans to build two hotels, invest Rs 400 crore

Zuri Hospitality India is investing Rs 400 crore to develop two new hotels. It is also expanding in the green energy footprint by investing Rs 30 crore to build 24 windmills in Tamil Nadu….for more details visit

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/Zuri-plans-to-build-two-hotels-invest-Rs-400-crore/articleshow/5324800.cms

Dax Properties setting up Rs 500 cr Golf Retreat

Dax Properties, part of Countryside Realtors Private Limited, is setting up Golf Retreat, a residential project on 300 acre at Shadnagar, about 30 km from the Hyderabad international airport……… for more details of the news visit the following link

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/dax-properties-settingrs-500-cr-golf-retreat/378304/

Citrus Hotels to Operate about 1500 keys in 3 years

The Economic Times dt.4/12/09
Synopsis of the news: Citrus Hotels hospitality divisions of Mirah Group will invest about 4000 cr to own develop and manage 1200-1500 keys over the next three years.

Viceroy Hotels to add 3 more properties with Rs 1,000-cr capex plan

Viceroy Hotels Ltd, the Hyderabad-based hospitality player, is working on a capital expenditure plan of over Rs 1,000 crore, which would significantly expand its operations with the addition of three properties….. for more details visit the following link

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/05/stories/2009120552930300.htm

Marriott to have 18 properties by 2010

Hospitality major Marriott today commissioned its seventh property in India and its first Courtyard business brand hotel in the South here……

For more details visit the following link

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/12/05/stories/2009120552920300.htm

Trade show for hospitality, bakery segments gets under way

Hyderabad, Nov. 13 The third edition of the Hoteltechshow and Baketechshow, a hospitality event organised by the Samanuaya Communications, was inaugurated at Gymkhana Grounds, Secunderabad on Friday……… visit the following link for more details

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/14/stories/2009111451531500.htm

Bharat Hotels to invest Rs.2300 cr in new properties

Mumbai, Nov. 20 Bharat Hotels, the holding company of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, will invest nearly Rs 2,300 crore in hotel properties in the next four years. This will include its foray in the mid-market segment…… visit the following link for more details

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/21/stories/2009112150330200.htm

Tata group plans to open 30 more Gateway Hotels by 2015

Tata group-promoted Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) is planning to open 30 more hotels of its mid-segment premium brand 'The Gateway Hotel' chain by 2015, a senior company official said….. for more details click the following link

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tata-group-plans-to-open-30-more-gateway-hotels-by-2015/78674/on

Red Fox Hotels to make India debut in Jaipur

Red Fox Hotels promoted by Lemon Tree Hotels is all set to open its first property in Jaipur.This would be follwed by opening in East Delhi and Hyderabad in next few months….new brief in The Economic Times dt.19/11/09

Luxury hotels have more Indian guests this year

The Taj, Oberoi and Leela have just come out with their winter holiday packages and local Indians are literally all over the place compared to foreign tourists…….for more details click the following link
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/19/stories/2009111950570500.htm

McDonalds expanding..

for details click the following link
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Services/Hotels-/-Restaurants/McDonalds-to-spend-Rs-400-500-crore-to-open-120-outlets/articleshow/5080504.cms

Hotel Industry to add 55000 rooms in 4 years

For more details click the following link
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Services/Hotels-/-Restaurants/Hotel-industry-to-add-55000-rooms-in-4-years/articleshow/5082237.cms

Luxury Hotels Report Better Occupancy as industry Recovers

The Business Line dt.27/9/09

For details of the report click the following link

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/09/27/stories/2009092751100300.htm

Kerala tourism adds sheen with first cruise home port

Kerala tourism has added more sheen, this time on the seas, roping in Louis Cruises, rated the world's fifth largest cruise operator, to have Kochi as its home port…….for more details of the new click the following link.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Services/Travel/Kerala-tourism-adds-sheen-with-first-cruise-home-port/articleshow/5027230.cms

Q-city, Hyderabad to develop hotel in Hyderabad

News courtesy: Economic Times dt.17/9/09

Ireland based Quinn Group has developed Q-city – a multi-tenanted commercial property in Hyderabad plans to diversify in next five years which includes a star hotel in a 4 acr property in the outskirts of Hyderabad. Quinn group manages hotels in Ireland, UK,

Visit : www.q-city.in & http://www.quinnhotels.com/

Phoenix Mills Plans 5-Star Hotels

Economic Times dt.7/9/09
A consortium let by Phoenix Mill is close to singning a pact with Marriott for its Kurla project. The project goes by the name of Phoenix Market City. In the total 25 acr hotel will occupy three lakh sq ft....The total expenditure for the hotel is 350 cr. it will have 250 rooms and will commence operation mid 2010.

Hospitality boom in Hyderabad/AP

Multiple hospitality projects are nearing completion and many more in the project stage in Andhra Pradesh/Hyderabad. Some of the upcoming projects in the star segment in Hyderabad as below.
Trident HiltonDaspalla Group
Parsvnath Hotels
Fortune Park Hotel
Viceroy Hotel Group( in Botanika)
Stamlo Hotels Pvt. Ltd. ( Dr.Reddy’s Group)
Rohini Hotels
4 Star Hotel in Hospitality Institute(NITHM)
Claridges Hotels
AP Tourism – 30 budget Hotels
Choice Hotels
Suchir India
Radission
Bridge Group
Blue Lotus (MAK Group)
Taj GVK
Sea Valley (Varun Group+ Accor )
Ista ( adding rooms)....etcHospitality/Restaurant/Bakery Visitors150+ exhibitors