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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


Delsey Paris plans 'tsunami of innovation' in India to catch up on backpacks and other trends

New Delhi, June 15 -- French luggage-maker Delsey Paris is increasing its investments in India, which has become its fifth-largest market worldwide, as it looks to catch up with changing travel habits... Read More


Marriott sees India as key growth engine as business crosses $1.3 billion

New Delhi, June 12 -- India is fast emerging as a key growth market for Marriott International, joining the ranks of China, where the company operates about 700 properties, while the US remains its ce... Read More


Manam Chocolate bets on premium market, raises $9 million

New Delhi, June 11 -- For decades, premium chocolate in India has largely meant imported Belgian and Swiss brands, but three-year-old homegrown player Manam Chocolate believes that is beginning to cha... Read More


Luxury beauty becomes everyday indulgence in India, lifting Shoppers Stop's distribution arm

New Delhi, June 8 -- Luxury beauty companies are increasingly seeing a new trend: consumers who hesitate to buy a designer handbag but are willing to spend on premium and luxury fragrances, lipsticks ... Read More


Why India's hotel companies kept growing despite a year of travel disruptions

New Delhi, June 7 -- New Delhi: India's listed hotel companies shrugged off a year marked by military conflict, airline disruptions and geopolitical tensions to post robust earnings in FY26, even as i... Read More