Hotels
Oriental Cuisines to open 300 outlets by mid-2015
07 May 2013
Restaurants in Mumbai to close on Monday to protest "irrational" service tax
27 April 2013
Carlyle, promoters sweeten takeover bid for China's budget hotel chain 7 Days to $688 mn
02 March 2013
Sahara used OFCD money to buy hotel
05 January 2013
Pizza Express opens first outlet in Mumbai
20 December 2012
DLF to sell luxury hotel chain Aman Resorts back to founder Adrian Zecha for Rs1,637 crore
20 December 2012
Ritz hotel paid no corporation tax in 17 years: BBC
18 December 2012
McDonald's beats expectations with strong November performance
11 December 2012
DLF close to selling Amanresorts to Starwood Capital for Rs1,800 crore: report
29 November 2012
Sahara acquires two New York hotels for $800 million
28 November 2012
DLF divests to cut debt; will sell Aman Hotel
15 November 2012
Fonciere des Murs to buy 165 hotels in France from Carlyle for $646 mn
14 November 2012
Orient Express rejects Indian Hotels' takeover bid
09 November 2012
Ista Hotels to be rebranded as Hyatt Hotels
30 October 2012
Tata Group renews bid to acquire Orient-Express hotels
27 October 2012
Indian Hotels to make $1.86 billion bid for Orient Express
18 October 2012
French hotel group Accor sells majority stake in 15 Formule 1 hotel chain to Samhi
15 October 2012
Trump to build 'greatest hotel' in Scotland if windfarm plan was scrapped
05 October 2012
Promoters offer to buy China’s budget hotel chain 7 Days Group for $635 mn
27 September 2012
Sunland sells Palazzo Versace hotel
22 September 2012
ITC buys 5.74 mn shares of EIH for Rs42 cr to up stake to 16%
10 September 2012
Dublin's The Burlington Hotel goes for sale at a quarter of its value
29 August 2012
IKEA plans to launch hotel chain in Europe
17 August 2012
EIH to build Trident hotel on RIL’s Navi Mumbai land
08 August 2012
Intercontinental Hotels’ profits rise on China uptick
07 August 2012
Sahara India buying controlling stake in New York's Plaza Hotel for $570 mn
31 July 2012
Hospitality operators to cut food waste by 5%
28 June 2012
Sahara India close to sealing $575 million New York’s Plaza Hotel deal
12 June 2012
French group Accor to sell US budget hotel business to Blackstone for $1.9 bn
22 May 2012
Sahara India bids $600 mn for Plaza Hotel in New York: report
10 April 2012
Weaker performance ahead for Indian hotels industry: ICRA
29 March 2012
Barclays in court battle over London hotels
20 March 2012
Taj to open 17 new Vivanta, Gateway hotels this year
31 January 2012
Subrata Roy’s Sahara Group bids Rs5,808 cr for UK Marriot Hotels: report
30 January 2012
UK think-tank report decries pub downtrend, wants government support
25 January 2012
TajGVK to set up five-star deluxe hotel near Mumbai airport
12 December 2011
DLF buys out Hilton Hotels stake in JV for Rs120 crore
06 December 2011
Criminal proceedings filed against Lavasa
05 November 2011
Marriott International to spin off Marriott time share business
27 October 2011
Bain Capital may buy Japanese restaurant chain from Nomura for $3.3 bn
12 October 2011
Reliance Retail in talks with Buffett’s Dairy Queen
04 October 2011
Food Safety and Standards Authority plans online licensing nationwide
01 October 2011
Barclay brothers buy London’s three five-star hotels for $1.09 bn
30 September 2011
Mahindra & Mahindra to divest 8.09 per cent stake in Mahindra Holidays
15 September 2011
Follow uniform closing hours for hotels, bars: HC to government
13 September 2011
Luxury group LVMH likely to bid for DLF’s Amanresorts
06 September 2011
Hero Group buys Gurgaon luxury hotel in new venture
06 September 2011
Hotel Leelaventure to raise Rs1,000 crore through QIP
18 August 2011
Hotel Leelaventure to sell Kovalam hotel to Travancore Enterprises for Rs500 crore
18 August 2011
Leela Group to sell Kovalam property for Rs500 crore to ease debts
11 August 2011
Land issues delay ITC's Rs.23,000 crore investment plan
30 July 2011
Hilton to manage Nehru Place Hotels in South Delhi
19 July 2011
Subhasis Sarkar joins Absolute Hotel Services India as regional director, sales
31 May 2011
Apollo to set up first super-speciality hospital in Tanzania
28 May 2011
Radisson Blu Hotel makes senior level appointments
20 May 2011
Accor appoints Lokesh Sabharwal as vice president, development
20 May 2011
UK's upmarket von Essen Hotels group under receivership
21 April 2011
Leelaventure to set up mid-market hotels in piligrim destinations
18 April 2011
EIH launches another Oberoi in Gurgaon
13 April 2011
Marriott plans aggressive expansion in India
06 April 2011
Singapore investor to buy stake in Indian Hotels arm Roots Corporation
16 March 2011
Indian restaurateurs in UK fume over curbs on chefs
15 March 2011
Pubs group JD Wetherspoon's new outlets seen to hurt Scottish hospitality brand
12 March 2011
Hotel Leelaventure to raise Rs600 crore through 14.5-% stake sale to PE funds
05 March 2011
Cheap rights offer from EIH may reheat takeover battle
12 February 2011
ITC loses Windsor Manor case to Wakf board
10 February 2011
Hilton to develop 19 hotels in India in next five years
31 January 2011
Wyndham Hotel Group continues global expansion with first property in India
15 January 2011
Mahindra Holidays to set up seven resorts in Gujarat
13 January 2011
Lemon Tree Hotels launches second hotel in Bengaluru
12 January 2011
Keys Hotel Bangalore offers special deals for Aero India 2011
12 January 2011
Government to set up agency to facilitate hotel projects
31 December 2010
Sahara India Pariwar buys London’s Grosvenor House Hotel for Rs3,275 crore
31 December 2010
Saudi Prince buys Hotel de Crillon from Starwood Capital
25 December 2010
The Serai, Jaisalmer wins international accolades
24 December 2010
Knight Frank study projects supply-demand mismatch in hotel rooms
16 December 2010
Worldhotels adds Bangalore-based Hotel Matthan to its portfolio
13 December 2010
Radisson Paschim Vihar announces new appointments
09 December 2010
Sahara to buy UK’s Grosvenor House for Rs3,000 crore
15 November 2010
Marriott plans 75 Fairfield Inns in 10 years
12 November 2010
Marriott plans 100 hotels in India by 2015
11 November 2010
Savoy Hotel blows £200 million on facelift; results lauded
09 October 2010
Indian hotel industry in technological upgradation
07 October 2010
ITC denies reports of hotels merger with EIH
29 September 2010
Trident Hotels offers holiday specials for families
27 September 2010
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces re-brands in Sri Lanka; to enter China
25 September 2010
Virgin Group enters luxury hotel business with Virgin Hotels
23 September 2010
EIH plans rights issue; ITC unlikely to buy
21 September 2010
Oberoi hotels offer special Himalayan vacation packages
17 September 2010
Indian Hotels unveils ‘upper upscale’ Vivanta brand
15 September 2010
Oberoi Hotels & Resorts wins at the Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Travel Awards 2010
06 September 2010
RIL acquires 14.12-% in Oberoi's EIH; thwarts ITC
30 August 2010
Oberoi Hotels reports a dip in 2009-10 after-tax profit
24 August 2010
U Hotels & Resorts to set up resort in Thailand
18 August 2010
RBI relaxes overseas borrowing norms for hotel, healthcare and software sectors
13 August 2010
Taj’s battle-scarred heritage wing set to reopen on I-Day
13 August 2010
Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel to reopen on 15 August
12 August 2010
Berggruen commissions its fifth ‘Keys Hotel’ in India
06 August 2010
Eurazeo in exclusive talks to sell B&B Hotels to Carlyle for at least €485 million
02 August 2010
Taj hotels owner IHCL reports 80 per cent profit slump
31 July 2010
Reclusive Barclay brothers sell entire 10% stake in InterContinental Hotel
28 July 2010
ITC posts Rs1,070 crore net profit for quarter ended June
23 July 2010
Brunei’s BMB Group plans $1-bn bid for Club Méditerranée: report
19 July 2010
Oberoi on hotel expansion drive; denies stake sale plans
10 July 2010
Dream away: hotel rooms going for a penny in London
23 June 2010
China’s Fosun buys stake in French leisure company Club Méditerranée
14 June 2010
Oberoi hotels to reward loyal customers with complimentary stays
07 June 2010
Tourism ministry offers interest subsidy on hotel loans in Delhi
01 June 2010
Indian Hotels reports Rs137 crore net loss in FY10
26 May 2010
EIH to buy out Amex Investment's stake in international JV for Rs198 crore
07 May 2010
Oberoi hotel reopens after extensive renovation
24 April 2010
Government to implement single window clearance for hotels
12 April 2010
The Oberoi Group announces the re-opening of The Oberoi, Mumbai
05 April 2010
Yum! Restaurants opens first Indian Taco Bell outlet in Bangalore
25 March 2010
Government extends five-year tax holiday deadline for Commonwealth Games hotel projects
12 March 2010
Blackstone cuts deal to restructure Hilton Hotels debt
22 February 2010
South Africa’s Gold Reef Resorts and rival Tsogo Sun agree for $2.7 billion merger
20 February 2010
IHCL posts 22 per cent decline in net profit for December quarter
28 January 2010
Fortune Hotels opens Fortune Select Regina at Candolim, Goa
23 January 2010
Viceroy to divest 49-per cent stake to JP Morgan to finance new Bangalore hotel
09 January 2010
Fashion man Armani to open ultra-luxury hotel in Dubai
06 January 2010
Hilton launches global marketing initiative
05 January 2010
Jaipur’s Raj Palace again bags best heritage hotel award
22 December 2009
Hyatt to manage DB Hospitality's upcoming properties
19 December 2009
Hospitality industry firm develops free marketing application for iPhone
16 December 2009
‘Mega food parks’ likely to get SEZ status
11 December 2009
Hoteliers' withdrawal project hits accommodation plans for Commonwealth games
30 November 2009
ITC still keen to hike stake in Oberois’ EIH, but rules out hostile moves
26 November 2009
UK's hotel chain Premier Inn opens hotel in Bangalore
19 November 2009
Phoenix Hospitality to set up Marriott
16 November 2009
Marriott launches The Autograph Collection brand
12 November 2009
Oberoi Group's ninth Trident to be inaugurated at Mumbai next month
10 November 2009
EIH posts Rs9.6 crore net loss as sales plunge 33 per cent
29 October 2009
RBI takes hotels out of banks' real estate exposure to facilitate lending
15 September 2009
Ambuja Realty enters into tie up with Swissotel
10 September 2009
Belfast shipyard to have Titanic-themed five star hotel
08 September 2009
Choice Hotels appoints Leo Burnett USA
27 August 2009
Oberoi denies receiving proposal from ITC
21 August 2009
Roots to spend Rs80 crore on new hotels this year
08 August 2009
Hyatt Hotels to go public with $1.5 billion IPO
06 August 2009
Government revises norms for approval of hotel projects, classification
05 August 2009
Ausssie hotel operator Stella to cut ties with Octaviar
04 August 2009
Australia’s GPT Group sells tourism assets for A$84.9 million
04 August 2009
ITC to pump Rs8,000 crore into hotel business
25 July 2009
Expedia signs deal with Travel Boutique Online
21 July 2009
Novotel opens in Mumbai
02 July 2009
Mahindra Holidays IPO oversubscribed almost 10 times
27 June 2009
Hotel industry seeks infrastructure status, easier credit
24 June 2009
Mahindra Holidays IPO opens tomorrow
22 June 2009
Taj Group acquires Sea Rock Hotel for Rs680 crore
13 June 2009
Le Meridien plans to open 5 hotels in India
23 May 2009
Taj introduces new premium hotel Vivanta at Panaji
22 May 2009
New Hilton brand Denizen under legal threat from Starwood Hotels
17 April 2009
ITC opens Fortune Inn Grazia in NOIDA
11 April 2009
Hotel majors’ plans unshaken despite downturn
04 April 2009
Five companies win bids for DIAL hotels around Delhi airport
31 March 2009
Hilton Hotels to start luxury brand
16 March 2009
Hilton Hotels launches new brand, Denizen
12 March 2009
Hotels made famous by the movie stars
18 February 2009
Slowdown, oversupply to hit luxury hotels: CRISIL
19 January 2009
Luxury hotel brands plan major thrust in India
16 January 2009
Starwood launches eco-friendly hotels
12 January 2009
SBI invests in Mayfair Hotels
05 January 2009
Taj rebrands two properties
03 January 2009
Lintas to handle media mandate for Oriental Cuisines Pvt Ltd
02 January 2009
Trident Hotels ranked 'Best First Class Hotel Brand' at Galileo Express TravelWorld Awards 2008
29 December 2008
Kerkorian sells Las Vegas casino-hotel property for $500 million
16 December 2008
Taj to reopen Tower on 21 December; sets up fund for terror victims
15 December 2008
Taj opens coffers for all casualties of terror attack
06 December 2008
Taj Hotels well insured
04 December 2008
Indian Hotels scrip plunges 17 per cent on BSE
28 November 2008
Resort for super rich in US files for bankruptcy
12 November 2008
Discovery Travel & Living launches reality series on Taj Hotels
17 October 2008
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces signs up the 29th Gateway Hotel at Kakkanad, Kochi
14 October 2008
Taj to open 50 hotels under The Gateway Hotels banner
11 September 2008
EIH shares soar on report of stake sale despite denials by promoters
23 August 2008
Taj brand valued at Rs4000 crore
18 August 2008
East India Hotels Ltd plans hotels in Bangaluru and Goa
16 August 2008
Gopinath takes the hospitality route; plans nationwide hotels chain
07 August 2008
Study reveals America's worst restaurants for kids; some of them are in India as well
05 August 2008
ITC to set up hotels in Kolkata and Chennai
04 August 2008
Taj to manage luxury properties in China
26 July 2008
Indian restaurant chain Bombay Bicycle Club fetches £4.4 million
18 July 2008
Zoom-Toshali Sands consortium wins bids for four budget railway hotels
17 June 2008
Canadian casino and resort company to invest $4.2 billion in Vietnam
22 May 2008
Reliance ropes in overseas realty firms for hotel chain
19 May 2008
Hilton Hotels to franchise 16 hotels under its brand
23 April 2008
Lemon Tree Hotels launches its fifth hotel in India
15 April 2008
Hotel and Restaurant Association welcomes government's revenue sharing plan
07 April 2008
Trident Hotels plans overseas expansion
02 April 2008
DLF-Hilton announce development of seven new hotel projects
02 April 2008
Marriott may manage four hotels for Emaar MGF in India
01 April 2008
InterContinental Hotels Group to open 14 new Holiday Inn hotels in India
31 March 2008
Accor launches Pullman Brand in China; to launch 5 new Pullman Hotels by 2010
28 March 2008
Coffee Day diversifies in to hospitality, launches The Serai
28 March 2008
Punjab government and Orient Express plan tourism train
05 March 2008
Hotel association of India submits pre-budget memorandum
21 February 2008
Sayaji Hotels to hive Barbeque Nation into separate company
21 February 2008
Parsvnath Developers in joint venture with Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd; to develop 10 hotels and invest Rs500 crore over five years
20 February 2008
Berggruen Hotels to launch four-star chain
16 February 2008
Carlson Hotels Worldwide to set up new Radisson Hotel in Zirakpur in Punjab
14 February 2008
Quilon's south Indian cuisine bags Taj its first Michelin Star
28 January 2008
Hotels hike up corporate rates across entire Asia Pac region: Amex
14 January 2008
ITC subsidiary Fortune to invest Rs130 crore in new hotels
31 December 2007
Tata Group’s smart basics hotel chain Ginger to serve buffet meals
21 December 2007
Indian Hotels demands apology from Orient Express
20 December 2007
Tata group's Taj Mahal Hotel on a par with Orient Express: Conde Nast
14 December 2007
Government offers subsidy for building budget hotel room capacity
12 December 2007
DLF to buy Aman Resorts
29 November 2007
Sustainable real estate development gaining momentum in India: Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj
27 November 2007
Blackstone not investing in Leela Group: Vivek Nair
05 November 2007
Hotel Leela Venture plans a $500-million expansion
31 October 2007
Blackstone gets EU nod for $26 billion acquisition of Hilton Hotels
20 October 2007
Four Seasons hotel eyes Goa, Hyderabad
09 October 2007
Gammon India planning to invest Rs100 to 150 crore in hotels
28 September 2007
Hoteliers up in arms against low-budget Andaman tourism
28 September 2007
Taj Group owner Indian Hotels modifies its rights issue plans
28 September 2007
Oberoi Towers to be re-branded Trident Towers; terminates Hilton alliance from Trident
26 September 2007
Orient-Express turns down Taj group overtures
19 September 2007
Indian Hotels buys stake in Orient-Express
18 September 2007
Claridges to re-build Sea Rock at Bandra Lands-end in Mumbai
14 September 2007
GRT Hotels set to enter Coimbatore and Hyderabad
08 September 2007
Hotel-season tariffs up by about 25 per cent starting September
29 August 2007
Concept Hospitality to manage hotels in China, South Africa
16 August 2007
Oberoi Group to invest Rs 900 crore by 2011 on new hotels
11 July 2007
Two shareholders sue Hilton Hotels over proposed sale to Blackstone
09 July 2007
Muthoot Group to launch two 5-star hotels
09 July 2007
Blackstone acquires Hilton Hotels for $26 billion
04 July 2007
Indian Hotels in management pact for Gateway hotel in Kolkata
22 June 2007
Emaar MGF-Whitbread JV to invest Rs2,500 crore in budget hotels in India
19 June 2007
Asian Hotels may be split into three independent business units
16 June 2007
Jones Lang LaSalle to start India operations in Q3
16 June 2007
DLF to set up hotels in Kolkata
08 June 2007
Dubai Ventures picks up stake in Bharat Hotels
28 May 2007
US hospitality group acquires 26 per cent in JV with Unitech
05 May 2007
Taj Hotels acquires San Francisco hotel for $58 million
02 May 2007
Indian Hotels to acquire San Francisco''s Campton for $60 million
03 April 2007
Marriott loyalty program
30 March 2007
Marriott International
30 March 2007
Hyderabad
30 March 2007
Gujarat to set up hotels on prime property
13 March 2007
Sant Chatwal to invest Rs4,500 crore in 7-star hotel chain
12 March 2007
Major hotel brands see big opportunity in Asia
24 January 2007
Berggruen Hotels launches Keys boutique budget hotel chain In India
22 January 2007
Budget hotels may get tax breaks
09 January 2007
Starwood to manage HCC''s resort, convention centre at Lavasa township
05 January 2007
Leela Ventures ties up with Kempinski for global markets
04 January 2007
Israeli firm lines up $1 billion investments in India
13 December 2006
DLF partners with Hilton to promote hotel chain
01 December 2006
GMR subsidiary GHIAL ties up with Singapore''s Accor Hotels
30 November 2006
100 Formule 1 budget hotels planned in India
27 November 2006
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces to acquire the Ritz-Carlton, Boston
10 November 2006
Management-led group plans $3.7-billion buy-out of Four Seasons Hotel
07 November 2006
Fancy 5-star hotels losing out to their leaner cousins
05 October 2006
Taj group to acquire Ritz-Carlton in Boston
04 October 2006
Home alone
11 September 2006
Kotak Mahindra Realty invests Rs34 crore in Lemon Tree hotel group
24 August 2006
Spicejet launches online hotel bookings service
18 August 2006
Warburg Pincus invests Rs280 crore in two Indian hotel companies
02 August 2006
East India Hotels inducts Ashwini Kakkar as partner in Mercury Travels
29 July 2006
2- and 3-star hotels hit by IT residential training centres
22 May 2006
Treat hotels at par with IT companies-SIHRA
22 May 2006
The growth of a new hotel chain
17 April 2006
Royal Orchid plans IPO to fund expansion
04 January 2006
Indian Hotels buys Sydney-based "W" Hotel
14 December 2005
ICICI Venture fund picks up 26-per cent stake in Viceroy Hotels
23 November 2005
Hilton Group to sell hotels business to sister company in the US
15 October 2005
Hilton to enter Chennai in tie-up with Empee group
06 October 2005
Royal Orchid group on expansion drive
29 September 2005
Delhi High Court Directs Top Hotels to pay music license fees
07 January 2005
Taj GVK Hotels acquires a hotel in Chennai
21 December 2004
Taj Krishna joins `the leading hotels of the world`
15 December 2004
EIH betters performance in FY 2004
01 July 2004
Tatas launch indiOne hotel
26 June 2004
Grand Hyatt opens in Mumbai
27 March 2004
The Viceroy becomes Marriott Hyderabad
13 February 2004
Indian Hotels board approves proposal for long-term funds
18 December 2003
Five-star favourite
04 December 2003
Indian Hotels to have presence in key international gateway cities
10 October 2003
ITC may see sharp improvement in prospects for paper, hotels biz
24 September 2003
EIH focuses on image building
20 September 2003
Unitech Exhibitions to organise Hotel and Restaurant Tech 2003
04 July 2003
Raymond Bickson to be the new MD of Indian Hotels Company
20 June 2003
Sun-n-Sand Pune opens Kabab Hut for lovers of Nawabi cuisine
03 June 2003
Islands of tranquillity
20 May 2003
Suresh Nanda is chairman of Claridges Group of Hotels
24 April 2003
Claridges chain of hotels finds a new buyer for Rs96 crore
07 April 2003
One hundred years of magnificence
22 January 2003
ITC's post-tax profits rise 22% to 1,468 crore in third quarter
17 January 2003
Herbal holiday
10 January 2003
Hyatt Regency adds 408 rooms in Mumbai north boroughs
12 December 2002
Hotel Hindustan appoints AP agent as part of South foray
07 December 2002
Hotel Hindustan appoints AP agent as part of South foray
07 December 2002
Delta Air Lines ropes in Taj Hotels as its partner
29 November 2002
Sun-n-Sand sets up five-star resort in Pune
29 November 2002
New Delhi gets its first five-star deluxe Ecotel business hotel
22 November 2002
Carlson Hospitality Worldwide ties up with Unicorn Holdings
15 November 2002
Royal Palms to build retirement villages in three metropolises
19 October 2002
AAI says Airport Centaur sale by Batra Hospitality is illegal
19 October 2002
Chawla and Patel join Hyatt Regency Kolkata
02 October 2002
An all-American accepts Indian palate
04 January 2002
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01 November 2001
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01 November 2001
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01 November 2001
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01 November 2001
The hotel industry - an overview
01 November 2001
Unitech will build hotels
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