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Maharashtra, Sikkim prohibit hotels from resuming operationsOn Saturday, guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) permitted hotels and restaurants to resume operations outside containm...
Oyo suspends payments to hotels; Partners say clause not in contractOyo stated in the letter that since hotel revenues have dwindled and are unlikely to improve in the next few months it is constrained to ex...
Covid-19: Oyo sends letter to vendor partners, warns of disruption in payment cyclesThe letter written by Ankit Agarwal, head of Oyo's procurement and supply chain states that the hospitality industry is critically dependan...
Restaurants seek clarification on CBDT’s service charge orderRestaurant and hotel associations are seeking clarification from the central government after the apex direct taxes body, the Central Board...
Kamala Mills fire takes toll on resto bars in MumbaiThe Kamala Mills fire outbreak and the BMC's ongoing demolition drive against resto bars in Mumbai have brought down footfalls in restauran...
Mumbai Fire: Industry body for better infra, fire safety steps"The Mumbai fire incident reiterates the need for improving infrastructure conditions, in particular fire safety," National Restaurant Asso...
Maharashtra excise department issues notification to renew bar licenses of affected outletsThe Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) expressed gratitude to the commissioner of state excise for expediting the or...
Mumbai hotels struggle to make room for guestsHotels close to the airport including Ibis, Sahara Star and Orchid were full and were unable to accept new bookings as existing guests were...
HRAWI welcomes MCGMs decision to streamline licensing process for hospitality industryHRAWI said that out of the several points listed out in the circular, weightage has been placed on ensuring that the licencing process be s...
HRAWI to organise GST seminar for hoteliers and restaurateursHotel and Restaurant Association Of Western India (HRAWI) has organized a seminar on ‘GST Law – 2017’ on Thursday 13th July, 2017 at the Tr...
Overall, hospitality industry geared to adapt to GST: HRAWIHotel and restaurant industry has been witness to a slowdown in the last three weeks. The maximum downward impact was seen in the last week...
Three different tax slabs will hurt hospitality, says industrySuresh Nair, partner, indirect tax practice at EY said the 28% tax slab for hotels with tariffs of Rs 5,000 could lead to an effective push...
Hotels seek review of Supreme Court's liquor banHotel associations from various parts of the country have filed review petitions seeking reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s ban on liqu...
Cesses, VAT behind high bills, not service charge, say restaurateursAfter Paswan's initial announcement, restaurateurs said there were already several instances of customers refusing to pay service charge st...
Liquor ban impact: Rs 2,00,000 crore loss to exchequer, closure of more than 1 lakh establishmentsThe liquor ban on highways has affected at least 1,000 star hotels in Maharashtra including the VIP Lounge at the domestic airport.
Hospitality industry hopes for PMO's help against Supreme Court liquor banA blanket ban will have an adverse impact on the hospitality business and will directly result in a decline of foreign tourist arrivals int...
Liquor sale ban by highways: Hoteliers to meet Maharashtra CMThe apex court later in its order on Friday made it clear that the judgment banning the liquor vends along the highways would also be appli...
Hotel industry pitches for equality in regulations, taxesA policy that is fair to all players and one that will allow the tourism industry in the country to take off should be drafted, the HRAWI s...
Hotel industry seeks uniformity in regulationsThere have been multiple cases of exaggerated promises, misrepresentations, disagreements and conflicts with guests, hygiene issues and int...
Hotel Industry warns tourism will suffer at 18% GST on roomsIn the recently concluded meet on GST, the government has declared a four tier structure of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent of which the service ...