Chitra Balasubramaniam

The key stakeholders of India's hospitality and tourism industry have ambitious goals for the sector by the end of the decade.

The hotel industry in India is seeing increased investment from businesses for which hotels are not their core interests.

India’s two stock exchange platforms for small and medium enterprises at the National and Bombay stock exchanges, NSE Emerge and BSE SME, respectively, are proving a big hit with hoteliers looking to ...

The last year has seen a flurry of initial public offerings and listing by hotel chains based in India when over the last decade such listings have been few and far between.

Indians have a new passion — international travel.

Indian Hotels Company Limited, part of the Tata Group and operating such hotel brands as Taj Hotels, has seen notable growth in the last half-decade.

The creation of a stock index geared for hospitality and tourism companies in India has segment executives excited for the future of the industry.

Small, quirky, off-the-beaten-path hotels are becoming the hottest industry commodity in India as domestic travelers seek meaningful retreats and an escape from the stresses of the country’s large ...

The development pipeline of international hotel brands is heating up in India.

Distress is occurring in India, but there is a sensible resolution for hotel owners wishing to avoid bankruptcy.

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.

Writer George Bernard Shaw supposedly remarked that in cricket “11 fools are batting, 11 fools are bowling, and 11,000 fools are watching.”

In recent decades, fleet-footed and asset-light hotel management companies in India have notched up impressive revenues and growth without the need for heavy amounts of capital expenditure.

Indian weddings are back with a bang.

The leader of India's biggest hotel brand company didn't sit idly by waiting for the industry to recover before setting his own strategy in motion.

Economic sentiment, current hotel business on the books and market share going forward are all under analysis and debate in India — far more than they were before the pandemic — but India’s hotel ...

In survival mode throughout the pandemic, many owners of India's independent and boutique hotels and small, regional chains have opted for the safety umbrella provided by the larger hotel brands and ...

Religious tourism — travel for religious or spiritual purposes and viewing monuments — is a growing hotel industry trend in India as spiritual sites attract a well-paying younger generation.

India's hotels, especially those at the luxury end of the scale, have always been noted for a very high staff-to-guest ratio, but after more than 20 months of pandemic-era operations and with the ...

REPORT FROM INDIA—Indian hoteliers still are coming to terms with COVID-19, but have found innovate ways to generate revenue, cut costs and make optimum use of resources.