Bhatnagar previously served as the area general manager of India and concurrently the general manager of The St. Regis Mumbai.

Neeraj Govil will head India in his new role as area VP South Asia, Marriott International, and there are new regional head positions.

The Taj-Shangri La alliance, without entailing any financial investment, comes at a time when global hotel giants are consolidating.

Marriott also announced that it will match member status across Marriott rewards – which includes The Ritz-Carlton Rewards – and Starwood P...

The new company will now operate or franchise more than 5,700 properties and 1.1 million rooms, with Marriott’s distribution more than doub...

Global chains seek to widen their presence to strengthen negotiating position with online travel agencies and take on new-age disruptors su...

“The US is like a matured cash cow company and India is like a start-up where the growth is much faster with much more potential,“ Craig Sm...

Global hospitality chain Starwood Hotels & Resorts will more than double its revenue from the Indian market in the next three years.

Starwood Hotel and Resorts’ acceptance of a sweetened offer from Marriott International could be a win for the owners in the Indian hospita...

Starwood had announced on November 16, 2015 that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Marriott International under which ...

In a tweet, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it has approved the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Post deal, estimated to be worth about USD 12.2 billion, the combined entity would have more than 5,500 hotels spread across 100 countries.

While the companies have announced that Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International, will head the combined entity post the ...

Marriott International Inc will buy Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc in a cash and stock deal valued at $12.2 billion to create the ...

While a luxury hotel costs at least Rs 1 crore per room, a mid-market brand can be constructed for around Rs 30-35 lakh per room.

Mumbai will have to wait a while longer for its ultra-luxury Bulgari hotel, as talks between the Italian hotel brand and Oberoi Realty have...

While 2009 was the year of the Staycation, the travel trend for 2010 is the Awaycation or getting away from it all, in terms of distance tr...