A touch of Indian chic hospitality for the world

    2018-08-01T13:16:26+00:00August 17th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Sector Focus/Hospitality, Year|

    India’s Bird Group, which operates the Roseate Hotels and Resorts luxury chain, has ambitions to expand across Europe and the Middle East after its most recent acquisition of a boutique hotel in the UK. Ankur Bhatia, executive director of the group and director, Bird Hospitality Services, tells ‘India Global Business’ about his vision for the industry and what sets his chain apart in the world of hospitality. How does your latest acquisition in the UK fit in with your global vision? [...]

      Outbound tourists are the biggest Indian job creators abroad

      2018-08-01T13:16:15+00:00August 17th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Sector Focus/Hospitality, Year|

      Indians spend an estimated $20 billion on their travels around the world, boosting local economies and creating jobs. A WTO study says this figure will rise to $60 billion by 2020, or about the same as the total FDI inflow into India last year. Let us start with two simple quiz questions: Which Indian group has spent the largest sum of money in the US since the turn of the millennium? And ditto for Europe? Okay, here’s are a few [...]