Starting his journey with the Marriott brand in 2013 as GM at Courtyard by Marriott, Ahmedabad, Gaurav Singh later opened the dual property complex of Courtyard by Marriott & Fairfield by Marriott, Bengaluru Outer Ring Road in 2015. Both hotels broke-even operationally in the second month of operations. Within a year, Singh managed to initiate various cost optimization strategies, which bore great results.
As on September, 2016, the properties managed overall savings of INR 86 lakh in utilities cost as compared with the budgeted cost. For the same period, it achieved an overall savings of INR 69 lakh in payroll cost through continuous training of associates by ensuring they performed their work efficiently and effectively. He also propagated gender inclusivity in the workforce and at present 40 percent of the key operational associates are women.
