Angsana Spa debuts in Hyderabad

Golkonda Resorts & Spa announced the opening of the first Angsana Spa in Andhra Pradesh. Angsana, the sister brand of Banyan Tree, is now debuting in Hyderabad with its first spa at…

Re:gen:ta One opens in Hyderabad

Royal Orchid Hotels has opened its upscale brand Re:gen:ta One hotel in Hyderabad. The five-star hotel, located in the IT cluster at Gacchibowli, has 158 rooms, and a banquet hall which is…

BA links Hyderabad

British Airways (BA) has introduced direct flights linking London with Hyderabad, Anil Mathur reports. BA will fly five times a week to the Andhra Pradesh capital, taking the UK…

PATA goes green in Hyderabad

PATA is attempting to make this year's Travel Mart at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) as green as possible. PATA President and CEO Peter de Jong yesterday outlined…

IndiGo goes to Dammam

In a bid to expand its international operations and strengthens its presence in the Middle East, IndiGo has announced the launch of Dammam as its 24th international and 87th overall…

Passenger numbers up 2.1% in APAC

Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded growth in June at 2.1% and 8.1% respectively. According to a report by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific, in…

St Regis debuts in India

Starwood Hotels & Resorts has launched its luxury St Regis brand in India, with the opening of a new property in Mumbai. The former Palladium Hotel has been rebranded and relaunched…

St Regis to debut in India

Starwood Hotels & Resorts will launch its luxury St Regis brand in India later this year. The existing Palladium Hotel in Mumbai is currently undergoing a rebranding and will be…

Vistara航空飞往海得拉巴

新加坡航空公司与印度塔塔集团合资成立的航空公司Vistara,近日宣布新增飞往印度南部城市海得拉巴的航班。 新航线今年3月1日首航,每日两班从德里出发。其中一班于17:15从德里出发,另一班则早上06:45或08:45从印度出发。返程航班分别于20:00,和09:30或11:35从海得拉巴出发。…

VoA grows 12% in January 2014

India’s Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) recorded a 12.60% growth in January 2014, as compared to January 2013.  A total number of 1,903 VoAs have been issued during the period, with 465 visas…

VoA grows 26.5% in 2013

India’s Visa on Arrival (VoA) scheme registered 26.5% growth from January to November 2013. A total number of 17,594 VoAs have been issued in this period as compared to 13,903 VoAs…

卡尔森瑞德酒店集团表彰亚太区优秀人才杰出成绩

卡尔森瑞德酒店集团表彰了业绩优异的员工和酒店,肯定了他们的卓越贡献,受到宾客与顾客的瞩目。颁奖仪式在集团亚太区2013 总经理年会期间举行。来自亚太区、美国及欧洲的150 多名总经理和高管齐聚菲律宾宿务的丽笙酒店(Radisson Blu Cebu),参与了这一仪式。 卡尔森瑞德酒店集团亚太区总裁Simon C. Barlow…

MoT launches Walking Tours

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) in India will introduce ‘Walking Tours’ for visiting tourists.  The ministry has partnered with Genesys International to create a ‘Walking Tours’…

Tune Hotels enters India

Tune Hotels has opened a new hotel in Ahmedabad, marking the budget accommodation brand's Indian debut. The Tune Hotel Ahmedabad launched this month at the new 4D Square Mall in the…

Hyatt debuts fifth brand in India

Hyatt has debuted its fifth brand in India with the rebranding of five hotels to 'Hyatt' label. The Hyatt Bangalore MG Road, Hyatt Hyderabad Gachibowli, Hyatt Pune, Hyatt Amritsar and…

GreenPark opens first luxury hotel

GreenPark Hotels & Resorts has opened its first luxury property. Located in Hyderabad, the Marigold hotel has 181 rooms across five categories, four restaurants, plus meeting and…

Carlson Rezidor debuts two properties

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Friday announced the opening of the Radisson Kandla in Gujarat, and the Radisson Blu Ghaziabad near New Delhi. Simon Barlow, president for Asia Pacific at…

Tune Hotels eyes major Asian expansion

Tune Hotels is plotting a major expansion in the Asia Pacific region, with new deals signed in Australia and India, and plans for new budget hotels in several other markets. Speaking to…

The latest industry appointments

ROSS VEITCH has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of Wego.com. Veitch co-founded the business with Craig Hewitt in 2005 following a six year stint with Yahoo! Southeast Asia. He…

ITC on expansion mode

ITC Hotels has picked a 26% stake in a joint venture with Espirit Hotels to build a luxury hotel in Hyderabad. The stake is valued at INR 45 crore. "The project is at a planning stage and…

More Swissotels for India

Swissotel is planning to come up with three more hotels in India by 2013 to add to its current hotel in Kolkata.Business Standard quoted Ferry Warnke, general manager of Swissotel Kolkata,…

Oberoi Gurgaon opens today

The Oberoi Gurgaon opens in Delhi today. The 202-room hotel was built at a cost of INR400 crore and is under a management contract with Orbit Resorts, which owns the property. Located near…