Hotels

Accor in talks to buy Canada’s FRHI Hotels & Resorts for $3 bn

30 Oct 2015

Three Chinese firms competing for Starwood Hotels & Resorts

28 Oct 2015

Cox & Kings buys UK hotel-booking firm LateRooms

13 Oct 2015

Cox and Kings Ltd, one of India's oldest travel agents, has acquired UK-based hotel-booking firm LateRooms Ltd, which runs the website LateRooms.com, from TUI Travel Plc

Hotel Leela Goa sold to UK's Bagris for Rs725 crore

21 Sep 2015

The sale of the Goa property is part of Hotel Leelaventure's strategy to pare debt of Rs5,000 crore

Ratan Tata invests in Mumbai-based food tech start-up

03 Sep 2015

This is the 14th start-up that Ratan Tata is investing in after he retired as chairman of the Tata Group in 2012

UK restaurant chain Côte pockets staff tips

21 Aug 2015

JW Marriott's owner Strategic Hotels & Resorts explores sale

18 Aug 2015

`Service charge' in restaurant bills is not all tax, clarifies govt

14 Jul 2015

Singapore’s Frasers Centrepoint to buy UK boutique hotel operator for $572 mn

18 Jun 2015

ITC plans to invest Rs8,000 crore in Telengana

13 Jun 2015

NDMC defers Taj Mansingh auction; IHCL gets 3-month extension

13 Jun 2015

Sahara clinches Rs5,500-cr debt deal for London, US hotels: report

08 Jun 2015

Billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben are reported to have acquired control of Sahara Group’s iconic Grosvenor House hotel in London and two US properties in a $850-million debt refinance deal

S Korea's Lotte Group to buy The New York Palace Hotel for $805 mn

01 Jun 2015

The acquisition of The New York Palace Hotel is the latest move by Lotte to expand globally

Sahara bids to reclaim UK hotel as Subrata Roy remains in jail

27 May 2015

The Sahara group’s move comes at a time when the group has failed to raise Rs10,000 crore needed to bail out its boss Subrata Roy who has been in Tihar jail for the past 14 months

Infrastructure, skilled manpower hampering growth in F&B services: report

27 May 2015

Indian Hotels looks to pare debt even as it expands

21 Apr 2015

Owners of British budget hotel chain Travelodge seek sale

13 Apr 2015

Mirach to sue Sahara for $400 mn on defamation grounds

17 Mar 2015

Bank of China takes control of Sahara’s Grosvenor House to recover loans

03 Mar 2015

Bank of China has appointed Deloitte to administer Sahara properties after "it defaulted on debts tied to the hotel", according to a report in the Daily Telegraph

Japanese Hotel to have robots on staff

07 Feb 2015

A hotel in Nagasaki, Japan, is set to change the future of the hospitality industry with robots providing reception and concierge to housekeeping services

Marriott decides to drop petition to block Wi-Fi Hotspots

31 Jan 2015

Mirach Capital eyes Sahara hotels in $2 bn bailout for Subrata Roy

20 Jan 2015

A US-based investment vehicle, Mirach Capital Group, is offering a $2-billion loan against Sahara India’s landmark hotel assets like New York`s Plaza, to secure bail for Subrata Roy

Vadra’s Skylight Hospitality gets I-T notice

01 Jan 2015

China’s Fosun International raises bid for Club Mediterranee to $1.15 bn

22 Dec 2014

Fosun, China’s largest privately held conglomerate, raised its bid offer to €24.60 per share, valuing the Paris-based company at €939 million ($1.15 billion), which is also the eighth offer Club Méd has received since May 2013

InterContinental Hotels to buy KimptonHotels for $430 mn

16 Dec 2014