Category Archives: Hospitality

Ginger opens second hotel in Goa

Ginger Hotels opened their second hotel in Goa, the Ginger Goa at Dona Paula. Located on a hillock overlooking the Arabian Sea, Ginger Goa, enjoys a prime location and is situated between the Dona Paula beach and the Vainguinim beach. The hotel houses 24 beautifully designed rooms with a choice of a private terrace or a balcony. […]

Hilton plans to double its inventory in India

Hospitality major Hilton, which has around 17 hotels in the country across five of its brands, plans to double it in the next three or four years. The company is planning to open a hotel and a resort in Goa and a hotel in Ahmedabad in 2019 and has strengthened its partnership with the Bengaluru-based […]

AccorHotels to launch new hotel brands in India

Europe’s leading hospitality group AccorHotels said it has plans to launch new hotel brands in luxury and service apartment space. The company is in advanced stage of discussions with a real estate developer in Gurugram to launch its first global apartment hotel brand, Novotel Suites in India. The construction of the project which comprises around […]

Pension Scheme for tourism workers by mid -2018

The much awaited Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme will be up and running by mid-2018, informed the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica. The pensions committee, which is chaired by retired actuary, Daisy Coke, is moving steadily towards completing the preliminary processes related to the scheme. “Finally, the long-awaited pension plan is now on the […]

Emaar launches hunt for ‘world’s greatest hospitality talent’

Emaar Hospitality group has announced its hunt for its ‘world’s greatest hospitality talent’. The group will conduct a worldwide search to identify talented young people interested in the hospitality sector. The competition is open to candidates below the age of 26 from anywhere in the world and hold a bachelor’s degree from any discipline. The competition […]

Vishala Hospitality takes over Gokul Oottupura hotel in Kochi

Vishala Hospitality takes over the Gokul Ootupura Rooms in Kochi, a division of Gokul Ootupura, one of the leading vegetarian restaurant chains in Kerala. Launched in 1950, the Gokul Boutique hotel near the Ernakulam Shiva temple, has a background of providing hospitality and restaurant services for over fifty years. Now that with Vishala on board taking […]

Fairmont opens its beach for free to children with disabilities

The private beach at ­Fairmont The Palm Dubai, located on Palm Jumeirah, is open for children with disabilities. The children can avail the facilities totally free of cost, thanks to a collaboration between Team Angel Wolf, a non-profit association and Fairmont The Palm. The children will be taken on a devise specially designed for the purpose. […]

A 24-hour beach-side retreat launched on the Palm

The Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery launched a one-day retreat on the Palm. The retreat costs Dhs999 per person and comes with a night’s stay in one of the hotel rooms. The retreat is designed especially for busy city dwellers to disconnect from an ‘always on’ lifestyle and reconnect with themselves, through a series of experiences expertly […]

Japan launches tsunami-proof floating hotels

With an aim to protect the travellers from the natural disaster, Japan has recently launched tsunami-proof floating hotels, designed to protect its inhabitants from a sudden tidal influx. The spherical capsule hotel was launched at the Dutch-themed park, Huis Ten Bosch, in Nagasaki. The pod hotel has a glass ceiling which allows the guests to […]

Kerala’s first stock market-modelled bar opens at Hycinth

If there is one thing that can ruin a fun night out, it’s the bill at the end of the party. But, if you like trading and drinking, that unusual combination comes together at the Travancore Bar Exchange (TBX) at Hycinth Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram. Conceptualised on the lines of stock market, TBX is a fun, […]

Isobar India launches ‘The Blind Faith Upgrade’ as part of accessible tourism

Isobar India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has introduced the Blind Faith Upgrade, a thoughtful and cause-oriented initiative under accessible tourism. A sustainable step towards accessible tourism, this initiative explores the challenges faced by visually-impaired travellers and allows the hotel to transform any of its rooms into a visually-impaired-friendly room. The launch of […]

New 115m concept Tuhura from Oceanco

Oceanco has released their latest 115-metre superyacht concept, Tuhura, at the Dubai International Boat Show. The new design was unveiled by His Excellency Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council, Vice President and Chairman of Dubai International Marine Club – Mina Seyahi, and Senior Advisor to the Dubai International Boat Show. The Tuhura was conceived in collaboration […]

Dubai to launch world’s first ‘MasterChef’ restaurant

The First Group has signed a landmark deal with global content powerhouse Endemol Shine Group to bring the world’s first MasterChef, the TV Experience restaurant to Dubai. The restaurant will be launched in The First Group’s forthcoming Wyndham West Bay Dubai Marina Hotel, which is scheduled to open in the second half of 2018. Based on […]

Jumeirah launches Zabeel House by JumeirahTM

Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, announced the launch of Zabeel House by JumeirahTM. This exciting second brand from Jumeirah Group, which already operates the award winning luxury Stay DifferentTM brand, has been created in response to the continuing and growing travel trend for exploration and enrichment through […]

Nature cure, the ‘Prakriti Shakti’ way

CGH Earth have always been innovative in coming up with new ideas and projects, which never fail to astonish us with its grandeur and wholesomeness. After having more than two decades of experience in Ayurveda healing at their hospitals in Kalari Kovilakom and Kalari Rasayana, the CGH group started this new project, Prakriti Shakti. Prakriti […]