To increase gender equity in leadership positions, hoteliers are identifying promising women candidates and assign mentors who can guide them in graduating from middle to senior management
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Vande Bharat Vanguard
Eyeballing losses during the lockdown, Hilton Chennai tossed up between life and livelihood and chose to become a quarantine center — a decision that ultimately worked in its favour
Reclaim your time
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ President for EMEA, Dimitris Manikis, believes it is time for hoteliers to repossess the opportunities they lost since the pandemic struck, and do it unapologetically
OYO to sponsor vaccination cost for Indian employees and their families; also introduces a host of policies
From April 2021, OYO employees in India will receive their salaries on the 25th of every month (or earlier) in order to enable them to plan their monthly finances and long term savings better.
Norwegian Cruise Line entices travelers with its much-awaited BOGOHO offer
Available on select sailings for a limited time, upon purchase of a cruise fare, the BOGOHO offer will allow second guests to enjoy 50% savings
Hyatt announces plans to expand its brand footprint in India
Hyatt will add over 3,600 keys to its existing portfolio of 32 Hyatt-branded hotels across eight distinct brands in the country
Airbnb’s sentiments on knife-edge despite relative positivity in Q1 2021, says GlobalData
The company’s sentiments were slightly higher than average for the T&T sector, and it seems to have gained resilience by scaling back on growth areas and focusing on core operations
École Ducasse Culinary Schools to debut in Thailand with Nai Lert Group
The “École Ducasse – Nai Lert Bangkok studio”, will span on nearly 1,000 m2, will open in the first semester in 2022
Quarantine-free travel for vaccinated tourists will expedite tourism revival in Thailand, says GlobalData
Several destinations across the globe still require tourists to undergo a period of quarantine irrespective of whether a tourist has been vaccinated or not. Such quarantines have an impact on the trip costs as well as the sentiments and tourists are less likely to visit destinations
