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Quick commerce, alcohol moderation fuel India's zero-proof drinks market as liquor giants, startups widen bets

New Delhi, July 2 -- Quick commerce, modern retail stores and changing drinking habits are giving India's fledgling zero-proof beverages market a fresh momentum, prompting global liquor companies and ... Read More


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