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Wyndham targets 200 India hotels by 2028 as smaller cities drive growth

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company, aims to more than double its footprint in India to around 200 hotels by 2028 from 96 currently, as a surg... Read More


India's art market is running on old masters and new money

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- India's art auction market is increasingly becoming a story of price rather than volume. After turnover jumped 87% to Rs.3,040.65 crore in 2025, the market has extended that run ... Read More


Diageo to reformulate India whisky, rum brands after FSSAI flavouring challenge

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Diageo's Indian subsidiary United Spirits has agreed to reformulate some of its whisky and rum brands to comply with food-safety requirements, a move that could force wider chang... Read More


FSSAI gives liquor makers 90 days to comply with whisky, rum labelling rules

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- New Delhi: Diageo India will change the labels of several whisky and rum brands flagged by India's food safety regulator but retain their composition, even as the company gets 90... Read More


McDowell's maker bows to FSSAI norms, industry fears wider ramifications

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Diageo's Indian subsidiary United Spirits has agreed to reformulate some of its whisky and rum brands to comply with food-safety requirements, a move that could force wider chang... Read More


House of Abhinandan Lodha targets 40 boutique resorts in five years

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Real estate developer House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) plans to build about 40 boutique resorts under its hospitality business Miros over the next five years as it looks to add ... Read More


DLF maps 'luxury ladder' across malls as it segments retail portfolio by consumer spend

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The country's growing pool of affluent consumers is prompting mall operators to rethink how they segment retail space, with DLF looking to create a progression from accessible pr... Read More


Big brands go small as micro-markets offer more bang for the buck

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- British cookie brand Ben's Cookies could have chosen Khan Market, Delhi's best-known and busiest retail destination, for its first city store. Instead, it opened in June at Meher... Read More


Hotels lean on domestic demand in Q1 as global travel falters

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- India's listed hotel companies entered fiscal year 2027 (FY27) facing disrupted international travel and weaker foreign tourist arrivals as the West Asia conflict escalated. Yet ... Read More


From Balenciaga's trash bag to Lamborghini strollers, weird is the new luxury flex

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- A Balenciaga handbag designed to look like a garbage bag sells for Rs.2.7 lakh. A Lamborghini-branded stroller, made in collaboration with premium baby gear maker Cybex costs ove... Read More