Contents April 1-15, 2013
Vol 8 No.12 APRIL 1-15, 2013
Chairman of the Board Viveck Goenka Editor Reema Lokesh* Assistant Editor Steena Joy Associate Editor Sudipta Dev CONTENT TEAM Mumbai Sayoni Bhaduri, Kahini Chakraborty Kolkata
MARKET
MANAGEMENT
HP to give out land parcels for development ................08 HRAWI proposes formation of HPC for single window clearance ........................................08
Joy Roy Choudhury Editorial Associates Marcellus Baptista, H A Mishra, Harpal Singh Sokhi, P S Sundar, M S Ram Advisory Board
Toshali Resorts set to reopen two properties near Buddhist heritage sites in Odisha..................................09 Interview with Manav Thadani, chairman South Asia, HVS' ..........................................10 Pune Marriott is now JW Marriott ................................10
Anil Madhok, Rajeev Chopra, Santosh Shidhaye, Homi Aibara, Param Kannampilly, K V Simon, Jiggs Kalra, Jose Dominic, Raju Shahani, N S Bhuie, Nirmal Khandelwal, Muralidharan Menon, Narendra Verma, Prakash Mankar, M Narayanan
Fairmont Raffles Makkah looks at Indian Hajj Umrah business ......................................................................11 Magic Holidays to expand global footprint ....................12
A barometer for travel trends ....................................30
Hoteliers honoured with National Tourism Awards........13
Focus on communication ........................................32
Interview with Steve Tate, chairman, Check Safety First UK...................................................14
Art at the party! ........................................................33
MARKETING Deputy General Manager
Sicilian degustation ..................................................34
The Park Hotels unveils its new look............................15 EDGE SPA & WELLNESS
Sachin Shenoy Marketing Team Dattaram Kandalkar, Rajan Nair Marketing Coordination Darshana Chauhan Asst.Manager - Scheduling & Coordination Arvind Mane CIRCULATION Mohan Varadakar PRODUCTION General Manager B R Tipnis
A milestone in wellness...............................................18
Production Manager
A brand new positioning.............................................19
Solar power on a dish ............................................38
Bhadresh Valia Layout Ratilal Ladani, Kiran Parker
LIFE
INTERIOR & DESIGN
Asst. Art Director Surajit Patro Chief Designer Pravin Temble Senior Graphic Designer Rushikesh Konka Photo Editor Sandeep Patil
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April 1-15, 2013
Connecting through art...............................................20
Interview with Michael Romei, general secretary of International Board, UICH Les Clefs d'Or....................40
REGULARS
Editor’s Note................................................................................................................................................................6 Product Tracker ..........................................................................................................................................................16 New Kids on The Block ..............................................................................................................................................17 Movements ................................................................................................................................................................41 Weekend ....................................................................................................................................................................57
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