07th December 2009 - After braving recession, hotel industry calls for delicensing.
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06th August 2009 - Special Allowance & Deduction for Food Value.

The Minimum Wages Special Allowance and Food deduction applicable from the month of July to December 2009, is given below:...(Read more)

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05th October 2009 - Donation of Used and Discarded Materials by FHRAI Members.

We are receipt of a letter from Federation of Indian NGO on Drug Abuse Prevention (FINGODAP)...(Read more)

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8th May 2009 - Mineral water Weights & Measure case - Havmore Restaurant Vadodara.

Please find enclosed a detailed Judgment copy of mineral water case against a restaurant in Baroda...(Read more)

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24th June, 2009 - The President & Members of Managing Committee & Staff Members

This is to inform you, that the Office of the Association, will remain open on Saturday, 27th June, 2009...(Read more)

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22nd December 2005 - Italian hotels to improve slowly

- HotelBenchmark™ Survey by Deloitte

The sluggish performance of the Italian economy has not cast a shadow on hotel performance; Italian hoteliers have managed to grow revenue per available room (revPAR) by 2.8% year-to-October 2005 - the second year of revPAR growth following two years of decline... (Read more)

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08th June 2005 - The Highs & Lows Of Mumbai’s Five-Star Segment

While 2004 ended on a promising note with Mumbai’s five-star segment enjoying over 80 per cent occupancy, hotel performances in the initial months of 2005, particularly post February, have dropped by over eight per cent. Express Hotelier & Caterer takes a look at how hotels in Mumbai’s five-star segment have fared from January to April 2005... (Read more)

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1st May 2005 - Full Of Promise - The Development of India's Hotel Industry

With India capturing the attention of the world, Deloitte has responded by dedicating the 18th edition of the HotelBenchmark Survey to report each month on the country's hotel performance. In this article Deloitte explores the dynamics of India's domestic and international markets and the implications for its hotel industry. They also examine how the airline industry has paved the way for the improved infrastructure needed by India to ensure future tourism growth... (Read more)

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1st April 2005 - VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT)

For the period 1st May, 2004, to 31st March, 2005, the rate of Luxury Tax will be 6%, as advised in August, 2004. Necessary circular granting administrative relief is expected to be issued by the Finance Department very soon, and a copy thereof, will be forwarded to you, when received. Your Assessment for the year 2004-2005 will then be done on that basis... (Read more)

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28th Jan 2005 - Good Housekeeping

Management contracts, mergers, acquisitions and franchising have became the new mantras in boardrooms of hotel companies in the ’90s with hospitality majors Hilton, Shangri-La, Sheraton, Inter-Continental, Hyatt, Marriott, Le Meridien restructuring their corporate strategies to extend their brand into different countries....(Read more)

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12th December 2004 - Changing Times, Changing Tactics

- Marketing alliances with foreign brands, mergers, acquisitions, management contracts and franchising are some of the routes hotel managements are taking to stay in business

The Past
Management contracts, mergers, acquisitions and franchising have became the new mantras in boardrooms of hotel companies in the ’90s with hospitality majors Hilton, Shangri-La, Sheraton, Inter-Continental, Hyatt, Marriott, Le Meridien restructuring their corporate strategies to extend their brand into different countries... (Read more)

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4th October 2004 - How Green Is My Tourism

- Hoteliers & Caterers

Recently the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised an International Conference on Eco
and Rural Tourism .... (Read more)

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16th June 2004 - India reaps rich rewards

- By Shailaja Neelakantan - New Delhi

On a recent Sunday afternoon in south Mumbai, hotel touts were having a field day. "All booked," they gleefully announced to scores of tourists,many of who were medium-to-high- budget travelers, as they hoped to lure them into one of the .... (Read More)

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Jan-March 2004 - E-Business Application in Hospitality Industry.

- Yang , Flynn and Anderson

This paper invovles recent application of e-business application tools in Hospitality Industry. (Read more)

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Jan-March 2004 - HVS valuation of Hotel Industry

- HVS International

Every year HVS International,Singapore evaulates five star hotels in asia's capital cities.. (Read More)

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