The ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution is still waiting to hear from the hotel and restaurant industry associations on how they intend to resolve the issue of levying service charges ‘unfairly’. The matter had come to a head in early January when the ministry sent a directive to all state governments asking […]
Jet Airways, an India based international airline, today opened up its ‘priority advantage’ fast check-in service for economy class passengers. The service was earlier available only to passengers travelling by higher classes. However, unlike JetPrivilege members, normal economy class traveller will have to pay extra for getting this service. The service allows guests to check-in at […]
Be it buying goods and supplies or enrolling your kid into a school, bargain hunting is the most common thing that an Indian would usually do and now it has reached a new level. Indians are now considered as the world’s largest holiday bargain hunters, according to a new research report. Indian travellers want infinite […]
Leisure hotels in India seem to be doing very well, going by annual numbers from The Leela group, while the slowdown in economic growth seems to be taking their toll on business hotels. The annual investor presentation by Leela, one of India’s biggest luxury hotel chains, brought out a clear dichotomy in growth between the […]
Ginger Hotels announced its 34th hotel in the pilgrimage city of Tirupati. “Situated in the heart of the Tirupati city, the hotel provides the guests an easy access to places of worship, key transport modes and basic amenities of the city,” Roots Corporation said. Ginger Hotels is one of India’s largest hotel chains, and caters […]
After airlines, its hotels that are offering discounts for advanced booking. Hilton Worldwide, which also owns the DoubleTree brand, is offering 25% at the 14 hotels in its India portfolio if bookings are made before Sept 30 this year. The period of stay must be on or before January 17, 2016. “This offer is ideal […]
Lonely Planet India, the local arm of the prestigious travel guide company, has selected The Leela Kovalam situated in Kerala as the “Best Hotel for Relaxation” at its annual travel awards. The Raviz hotel has, in the past, won other awards from Lonely Planet India – Best Resort Hotel in 2012 followed by Best Hotel […]
According to a recent survey revealed by travel site Skyscanner, 59% of women travelers in India prefer spending more on food in preference to sight-seeing and adventure sports (18%), or even shopping (35%). “Skyscanner’s ‘Food and Spending’ survey discloses the habits of Indian travellers on the go. The survey also revealed that even though Matthi […]
The Taj Group today announced that starting November 15th it will introduce complimentary Wi-Fi connectivity for residential guests across its 125 hotels around the globe. Guests at any of the Taj Group of hotels – The Taj, Vivanta by Taj, Gateway Hotels and Ginger will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi connectivity for the […]
India is the fourth most vacation deprived nation globally, according to Expedia’s 2014 Vacation Deprivation. 67% of Indians said they feel very or somewhat vacation deprived, the annual analysis of vacation habits said. 35% of the global respondents said they would take a cut in salary for extra vacation – highest among those in India […]
