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Dear Members,
I am pleased to note that
leading Hotels in the Region, as well as
the various Institutes of Hotel Management
functioning in Western India, have responded
to the appeal made by the Association for
an effective Industry exposure to faculty
members. You will appreciate, that such
co-operation will update and upgrade the
faculty members to Industry practices and
at the same time, the Industry can also
closely interact with the teaching faculty.
The Association, through its Core Committee,
is also planning to identify certain trainers
who will visit Hotels from place to place,
to upgrade the craft as well as managerial
skills of employees in the Industry.
I would like to assure
you, that it will be your Committee's endeavour
to extend man-power planning and training
service to the members during the coming
months, especially to the smaller Hotels
& Restaurants. I firmly believe, that
through such sustained training efforts,
the quality of services rendered by the
Industry will improve greatly, giving value
for money to our honoured guests.
You will be pleased to
note, that the programme of the 40th
FHRAI Convention, scheduled to take
place at Dubai
from 09th to 11th
Sept. 2004 is getting finalized.
A separate first information flyer is being
sent out to all the members across the country,
and I am confident that you would not like
to miss this opportunity to be present at
this Industry gathering, which will give
you an insight into the mind boggling changes
that Dubai has effected in its tourism infrastructure
for adding one lakh guest rooms.
The Convention will deliberate
around the theme "INDIATOURISM
THE WAY AHEAD" and the infrastructural
needs of the Indian Tourism sector, of which
the Hotel Industry is indeed a vital part.
Eminent speakers, both from India and abroad,
will make presentations on fundamental issues,
like building Up the Hotel inventory to
cater to 5 million tourists in the next
4 to 5 years. Human Resources, adoption
of new technology and off course investment
in tourism infrastructure would also be
discussed.
The Convention will provide
the delegates an opportunity to compare
the tremendous achievements made by UAE
in garnering
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over 5 million tourists every
year, and about 19 million tourists transiting
through Dubai every year. The destination promotion
methodology will be most enlightening for us to
see, and I am sure the interactive sessions with
the local hoteliers should be also quite absorbing.
A session is also planned with
potential investors who would like to invest in
the Indian Hotel Industry. Hoteliers wishing to
pursue investment opportunities in Dubai, like
in the Palm island, would also have a session
planned for them.
To one and all, the Convention
would indeed be a memorable one, and I would appeal
to you and your spouse to register for the event
soon, as the response to the proposal so far has
indeed been tremendous. Special rates are being
negotiated with Emirates, Air India & Gulf
Air, as well as with the various categories of
Hotels to make the whole package an affordable
one.
With the Parliamentary Elections
over and the results declared, the political uncertainty
has now come to a close. I am hopeful that, both
the Union and the State Governments in Western
India, will now address themselves to the issues
which the tourism sector confronts itself with,
for rapid economic progress. With the recognition
that it is the highest employment generator, I
expect even more proactive approach than in the
past
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