Holiday rush: Most top-end hotels sold out for the year end despite rise in overseas travelIndia's leisure destinations are experiencing a surge in year-end holiday bookings, with increased occupancies and higher room tariffs comp...
19 Dec, 2024, 07.58 AM IST
For Independence Day break, travellers make tryst with luxuryThe extended weekends in August, including Independence Day, resulted in a booming demand for hotels and flights, causing prices to soar an...
01 Aug, 2024, 09.49 AM IST
ITC Hotels' brand Welcomhotel grows with 25 properties pan IndiaThe company said the launch of Welcomhotel Belagavi, Karnataka, is a testament to ITC Hotels' 'asset-right' expansion strategy and reflects...
25 Jul, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
Travel platforms see bookings hot up for chilly destinationsTravel companies are experiencing a surge in bookings as extreme heatwave conditions drive people to cooler destinations like Kullu, Manali...
31 May, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Travel, hospitality players see surge in summer travelIndiver Rastogi, president and group head of global business travel at Thomas Cook (India) and SOTC Travel, said despite higher air pricing...
02 Jun, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
ITC Hotels plans to launch over 20 properties in two years, says divisional chief executive Anil ChadhaHe said ITC Hotels is also evaluating its overseas expansion and considering the Middle East market. "We are trying to see how we make an e...
12 Sep, 2022, 02.26 PM IST
Top cities for a destination wedding in IndiaThese cities offer a range of options, from premium luxury palaces and 5-star luxury hotels to 3- and 4-star heritage hotels, affordable bo...
11 Jul, 2022, 06.30 AM IST
Fully booked: Hotels leave Covid scars behindAn ITC Hotels spokesperson said all ITC leisure hotels did very well during the long weekend, and properties such as Welcomhotel Amritsar s...
18 Apr, 2022, 12.47 AM IST
As Covid wave ebbs, Indians are packing bags for leisure tripsFor instance, the weekend preceding February 14 saw an encouraging week-on-week growth in bookings, industry insiders said.
15 Feb, 2022, 09.38 AM IST
Indians shrug off Omicron scare, head to hills and beaches to welcome 2022Vista Rooms cofounder Amit Damani said, "We are sold out for New Year's eve across destinations. From Kasauli, Mussoorie, to Lonavala, Goa ...
01 Jan, 2022, 08.05 AM IST
Indians travel in big numbers to ring in the new year despite Omicron scare, spike in casesTravel platform ixigo said it was seeing a substantial uptick in last minute search queries for travel in the last week of December. Search...
31 Dec, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Travel bookings spike across India in August after dismal 2020Travel bookings have spiked across the country after a dismal 2020.Bookings have increased by double digits for key service providers in Au...
04 Sep, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Hotel companies put Covid blues behind them, to launch more propertiesZubin Saxena, managing director for South Asia at Radisson Hotel Group, said the chain opened three hotels last year and is on track to ope...
28 Aug, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
As Covid numbers fall, Indians catch the travel bug"Within a week since restrictions began to ease, we have seen a jump of over 200% in hotel bookings for the month of June, with the majorit...
19 Jun, 2021, 08.32 AM IST
ITC to expand Welcomhotel brand to 25 hotelsThe brand opened two properties in a span of six months. Welcomhotel Tavleen Chail was unveiled on Thursday and Welcomhotel Shimla about si...
13 Jun, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
ITC Hotels launches Welcomhotel in ShimlaITC Hotels said aligning with its 'Responsible Luxury' philosophy of conservation of resources, all the grey water at the property will be ...
29 Dec, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Summer business gets hit in the North because of GST, state policiesThe leisure markets of northern India witnessed a slump in business even in their peak season summer this year.
23 Jul, 2018, 03.28 PM IST