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India's cruise industry finds sea legs as younger travellers, easier access drive demand

New Delhi, July 1 -- What was once seen as a niche luxury holiday is steadily entering the mainstream as more Indians-from young travellers and multigenerational families to holidaymakers in smaller c... Read More


It's the crazy rich Indians' turn to rewrite the luxury travel playbook

New Delhi, June 29 -- A Mumbai business family recently booked all 14 villas at the Maldives' Soneva Secret, where nightly rates for a single villa range from about $3,300 for entry-level hideaways to... Read More


Sony bets big on bilateral cricket to beat sports market fragmentation

New Delhi, June 26 -- With India set to play a string of overseas cricket series over the coming months, Sony Pictures Networks India is betting that bilateral cricket can deliver a strong line up of ... Read More


Midnight munchies, empty bars: FIFA World Cup has flipped India's food & beverage game

New Delhi, June 23 -- FIFA World Cup's post-midnight timings mean it's not party time for India's high-street bars. The tournament this year, hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, has had a mixed impa... Read More


Midnight munchies, empty bars: FIFA World Cup has flipped India's food & beverage game

New Delhi, June 23 -- FIFA World Cup's post-midnight timings mean it's not party time for India's high-street bars. The tournament this year, hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, has had a mixed impa... Read More


SaffronStays pivots to luxury villas and religious tourism

New Delhi, June 22 -- After years of building its business around weekend holiday homes in Maharashtra, villa rental platform SaffronStays is pivoting towards luxury villas, premium estates and religi... Read More


Beyond Holiday Inn: IHG sees luxury brands, franchises as growth drivers

New Delhi, June 21 -- UK-based IHG Hotels & Resorts is accelerating its India expansion, betting on luxury brands, hotel conversions and airport-linked developments to capitalize on surging travel dem... Read More


Why The LaLiT parent Bharat Hotels will focus on consolidation before reviving IPO plans

New Delhi, June 18 -- Even as hotel companies race to add rooms amid a hospitality boom, Bharat Hotels Ltd, owner of the five-star The LaLiT Hotels, Palaces and Resorts brand, is taking a different ro... Read More


DS Group boosts FY27 hotel investment by 50% to Rs.1,500 crore amid hospitality boom

NEW DELHI, June 17 -- Riding a buoyant hotel market and a shortage of room supply, fast-moving consumer goods conglomerate Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group is raising its hospitality investment commitmen... Read More


Indian hotel chains double down on resorts as leisure travel fuels expansion

NEW DELHI, June 15 -- India's hotel companies are expanding deeper into resort markets as strong room rates and growing demand for experiential travel reshape where the industry's next wave of growth ... Read More