Category HOTELSCAPES

Radisson Hotel Group is launching India’s first stadium hotel in Nathdwara, near Udaipur, as part of its expansion strategy in the country. The hotel will be integrated with the Miraj Stadium complex and is being positioned as a model similar…

A contemporary, eco-sensitive hideaway in the heart of Goa. Surrounded by acres of lush greenery and sweet birdsong, Avataara is a pocket of tranquil charm where even the susegad life comes to unwind. Built on a foundation of sustainability and…

Studio IV Designs brings Charles Correa’s 43-year-old Cidade De Goa Resort into the 21st century through a sensitive balance of redesign and restoration. Spanning 30 acres along Vainguinim Beach in Panaji, Goa, Cidade de Goa was an iconic 201-key upscale…

When Buildings Tell Better Stories Than Hotels Built From Scratch  There is something about walking into a hotel that used to be something else entirely.  A tea factory in the Sri Lankan hills. A spy headquarters on Whitehall. A hospital…

In an informal conversation with Rajeev Menon, president, Marriott International for Asia Pacific (excluding China), based in Singapore, while he was in New Delhi recently, we discover the trends in Indian hospitality, how Menon sees India’s growth story in the…

The global vanguard is building ‘agentic meshes’ and cloud-native ecosystems. For domestic Indian hotels, the race is not about matching their complexity—it is about mastering the foundational digital stack that makes AI possible. 1. THE NEW ARCHITECTURE OF COMPETITION The…

A strategic initiative to build a future-ready talent pipeline and institutionalise service excellence and culture. Not a day too soon, as the industry needs human capital commensurate to its projected and promised growth. Best is to become self-reliant, grow your…

What is Feels Recalling your Learning, How Do you See Going Forward In a free-wheeling conversation, moderated amidst some lighter moments, as only Mohit Nirula could handle, the current CEO, Oberoi Group, was taking a group of alumni back into…

The hospitality industry today faces increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices without compromising on aesthetics, durability, or guest experience. In this evolving landscape, bamboo has emerged as a highly viable material across many parts of the world—including the Maldives, Indonesia,…

Some hotels need no loyalty programme, no brand flag, and no introduction. This is what they have in common and what the rest of us can learn from them There is a question that sits underneath a lot of conversations…

With Radisson Hotels, growth is not being measured only in numbers. Even then, the group is looking at 500 properties in the next few years. How does the challenge stack up, we check out in a conversation with Nikhil Sharma,…

Three Generations. Meeting the evolving needs of Design in Hotels. On the anvil is a website and showroom that is hospitality-based design resource center. It will have furniture, fabric, rugs, flooring and be a one stop shop. The showroom will…