PRS Oberoi
As a sprightly 92-year old, PRS remains actively involved in EIH’s operations. He has been vocal about the need for the hotel industry to get an infrastructure status to overcome the battering that it suffered during the pandemic.
PRS Oberoi, lovingly called Biki by his family and friends, is a legend in the hospitality industry. The Executive Chairman of East India Hotels Limited (EIH), The Oberoi Group’s flagship company, he is also the Chairman of Oberoi Hotels.
Having received his education in India, Switzerland and the UK, PRS gained a deeper insight into what extravagant comfort meant to global travellers. Since then, he pioneered the development of the ‘Oberoi’ brand, which is synonymous for elegant luxury.
Maintaining that a company is known by its people it keeps, PRS established ‘The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development’ at New Delhi in 1966. This institution is considered amongst the best in Asia today, and is the gateway for many aspiring students keen to understand the hospitality industry’s operations.
As a sprightly 92-year old, PRS remains actively involved in EIH’s operations. He has been vocal about the need for the hotel industry to get an infrastructure status to overcome the battering that it suffered during the pandemic.
“Tourism continues to be one of the sectors hardest hit by COVID- 19 and the outlook remains highly uncertain. Encouraging news on vaccines has raised hopes for recovery but challenges remain as seen during the subsequent second wave, the sector expects to remain in survival mode until well into 2021,” he said.
He added that more should be done to protect the livelihoods of people dependent upon the tourism sector. “Fiscal and tax policies should encourage further investments which are necessary at this time. More than ever before the government should consider providing infrastructure status to the industry,” he added.
