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01 mar 2011
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Grand Intercontinental Becomes ‘The Lalit’, probably inspired by ‘The Leela’
19 nov 2008
Counted among India’s largest privately owned hotel company, Bharat Hotels has changed its brand name from the ‘Grand’ to ‘the Lalit’, reflecting the name of its late founder Mr. Lalit Suri coupled with the end of its franchise arrangement with ‘The Intercontinental’.
Oberoi Vilas Properties still Continue their Dominance
13 jul 2008
The Indian hospitality sector has once again shown its standards and class in global ranks. The Oberoi Vilas properties are once again ranked among the top in the 2008 Travel + LeisureWorld’s Best Hotels list.
Reliance Industries to setup a real estate fund for retail projects
19 may 2008
Making its foray into real estate and hospitality sector to derive synergy from existing retail operations, Reliance Industries has setup a $1bn real estate fund with Vornado Realty Trust to develop malls and highway shopping centres in India.
Reliance Retail eyeing Shopper’s Stop – good synergies to drive with
19 feb 2008
Among the pioneers of organised retail in India, Shopper’s Stop may be up for sale if The Economic Times is to be believed. Though the management has dismissed the news as ‘baseless rumours’.
Anil Ambani may partner Starwood Hotels for luxury hotels foray
20 nov 2007
ADAG and Starwood may float a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with ADAG holding majority stake. Reliance is believed to use its holding company Reliance Land and use the unused property of Adlabs in major cities for developing the hotels.
DLF takes inorganic route for global hotel foray, buys the luxury Amanresorts
14 nov 2007
In a takeover, which would clearly signify the intentions of DLF and its plans in the hospitality business, India’s largest real estate developer has bagged the Singapore based luxury hotel chain, Amanresorts.
‘India in Luxury’ – an itinerary exclusively for the rich
05 oct 2007
In what may be the first ‘itinerary-based holday’ in India, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts have launched a holiday package called as ‘India in Luxury’.
The package would be targeted towards top-end independent travellers from US and Europe.
Oberoi and Hilton part ways, to chalk their own course
27 sep 2007
The 4 year long marketing and co-branding agreement between East India Hotels and Hilton International has been terminated effective April 2008. As such 8 ‘Trident Hilton’ properties in India having 1900 rooms would be rebranded as ‘Trident’ while the ‘The Hilton Towers’ in Mumbai would be known as ‘Trident Towers’.
DLF on course to become India’s largest hotel company
30 aug 2007
India’s largest real estate company, DLF is strengthening its hotel portfolio by adding new hotel properties to its list.
After announcing a partnership with Hilton in November 2006 to build 75 business hotels and service apartments throughout India, DLF Hotels would open a luxury hotel in Gurgaon before 2010 Commoniwealth Games in partnership with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
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