Bengaluru: Flat owners seek review of 18% levy on maintenance fee ahead of GST meetBangalore Apartments Federation wants a review of the 18% GST on apartment maintenance. The GST Council will meet in Delhi to discuss tax r...
02 Sep, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Hotels up hiring game: About 100,000 jobs likely to be created in 12-18 monthsHotels across segments are ramping up their workforce as they are adding more rooms and entering new markets amid a strong pickup in busine...
16 May, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
A traveler's guide when and how much to tip when you are on a tripOffering guidance on when and how much to tip when you travel, etiquette experts, academics and travelers weighed in with the following adv...
07 May, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
China says private tutors will not be able to offer classes onlineA competitive higher education system has made tutoring services popular with parents but the Chinese government has sought to reduce the c...
08 Sep, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
FICCI and Oyo launch online certification course for hospitality industryOyo said the course will focus on redesigning the sanitisation protocols and minimising person-to-person contact for hotels in line with th...
06 Aug, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
Covid-19: Companies scale up cleanliness protocolL’Oreal, Salesforce, RPG Group, Panasonic Life Solutions and Flipkart are among those that are doubling down on hygiene for employee safety...
08 Jun, 2020, 10.57 AM IST
India under lockdown: Jobs, salaries safe despite disruption, companies tell employeesFrom paying advance salary to honouring joining date for new joinees, cos going all out to reassure employees.
31 Mar, 2020, 09.27 AM IST
Online housekeeping services cos UrbanClap, Quikr seek tax parity with offline players“The manner in which GST law is worded, disparity has been created in the manner of doing business for housekeeping services, online vs. of...
17 Jan, 2018, 06.52 AM IST
Railways to rank best & worst performing trains, zonesThis initiative is part of railway minister Piyush Goyal’s efforts to give the national transporter a performance makeover before the 2019 ...
07 Dec, 2017, 10.41 PM IST
What do most people consider when booking a hotel? Find outAs per the survey, 35% travellers preferred booking through desktop/ laptop/ computer while 23% preferred booking directly with the hotel.
24 Oct, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Government launches e-marketplace to bring transparency in purchase for staffThe portal or marketplace is another step towards streamlining government spending, plug leakages and stamp out corruption.
12 Aug, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
Home services provider OK Sir in talks to raise Rs 134 croreThe funds will be utilised for the daily needs and emergency services-based application’s expansion plan, said Arun Kapur, founder and chie...
21 Dec, 2015, 05.49 AM IST
OYO Rooms to woo customers with new food technology venture and housekeeping serviceWith OYO Cafe, the company will aggregate its listed hotels’ kitchens to prepare food, which it will sell under its own brand.
16 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
How virtual concierge proves useful for daily errands, emergenciesReal estate developers are also warming up to the idea, especially of those projects targeted at techsavvy buyers.
01 Jun, 2015, 05.28 AM IST
Railways claim 39 budget promises on trackRailways is focusing on leanliness as the transporter has set up a new department for housekeeping, introduced disposable bags for garbage ...
07 May, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
RoomLion.com, a startup helping customers find and book service apartments onlineScrappy Ventures, which runs RoomLion.com, an online portal that helps customers find and book service apartments in India. The business th...
21 Feb, 2014, 05.48 AM IST
- Hotel cos step up outsourcing
In a bid to cut costs, hospitality majors like Taj Hotels, Mariott and Hyatt among others have stepped up outsourcing services in recent mo...
07 Nov, 2006, 12.31 AM IST