Tag: corona virus crisis in hotel industry

The Fern Hotels & Resortshas opened a new property called The Fern Royal Farm Resort in Anjar-Kutch, Gujarat, in a move that could give confidence to others in the hospitality industry. This is the 20th hotel which the company is managing in the state. Overall, the company’s count has extended to 76 hotels across the country and in Nepal and Seychelles. Suhail Kannampilly, the CEO of the company said, “We are growing from strength to strength in Gujarat. This is our 20th property in the state and we are expecting to open a few more hotels in Gujarat over the coming months”. The Fern Royal Farm Resort, ... Read more

Leisure travel to downtown Los Angeles has sagged during the coronavirus pandemic, but guest rooms at the 94-year-old Hotel Figueroa are hot commodities as always. These days, however, most guests are locals taking day trips from home so they can work. A special program titled Work Perks aims to reposition some of the hotel’s 268 rooms as day-use offices, says a report by CNN Travel. According to Managing Director Connie Wang, this is a great opportunity for work-at-home warriors to get out of their houses and spend workdays in clean, quiet and socially distanced spaces that come with high-speed WiFi, unlimited printing ... Read more