At BTO 2025 in Florence, the air had that familiar charge that makes this event unlike anything else in Italy. BTO has spent more than fifteen years turning digital tourism into a living organism, a place where ideas collide, where people learn by exposure rather than instruction, and where new projects seem to appear almost by spontaneous combustion. It is the moment of the year when researchers, operators, and the usual tribe of innovators gather to compare notes, test intuitions, and understand where the industry is actually heading. It is also the main Italian meeting ground for anyone working in...
As Christmas draws near, one question feels more urgent than ever: How can we celebrate sustainably?As Christmas draws near, one question feels more urgent than ever: How can we celebrate sustainably?
“Sooner or later the question will come up— you weren’t profitable at a million orders a day, and now you’re at two million — so why aren’t you profitable yet? Investor appetite will eventually tighten,” Dhindsa added.“Sooner or later the question will come up— you weren’t profitable at a million orders a day, and now you’re at two million — so why aren’t you profitable yet? Investor appetite will eventually tighten,” Dhindsa added.
A specialist in Awadhi and Mughlai cuisines, charcoal grilling, menu engineering, and large-scale banqueting, Ali is known for crafting elevated dining experiences rooted in authenticity, technique, and bold flavours.A specialist in Awadhi and Mughlai cuisines, charcoal grilling, menu engineering, and large-scale banqueting, Ali is known for crafting elevated dining experiences rooted in authenticity, technique, and bold flavours.
In the hospitality industry, achieving sustainability is often viewed as a complex challenge, one that requires coordination, consistency, and commitment across departments. Interestingly, many of the sustainable products we introduce into hotel environments embody these same qualities. If they could speak, their daily experiences might sound surprisingly similar to those of hotel teams working through peak occupancy.In the hospitality industry, achieving sustainability is often viewed as a complex challenge, one that requires coordination, consistency, and commitment across departments. Interestingly, many of the sustainable products we introduce into hotel environments embody these same qualities. If they could speak, their daily experiences...
The new president of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India speaks about what is planned for the year ahead and striving for greater representation.The new president of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India speaks about what is planned for the year ahead and striving for greater representation.
The 108-key Boulevard9, Nadiad – IHCL SeleQtions features Navras, the all-day-dining restaurant, a variety of indoor and outdoor venues and a range of amenities including a gym, spa, swimming pool, indoor game zone, and versatile meeting room.The 108-key Boulevard9, Nadiad – IHCL SeleQtions features Navras, the all-day-dining restaurant, a variety of indoor and outdoor venues and a range of amenities including a gym, spa, swimming pool, indoor game zone, and versatile meeting room.
The platform provides clear, standardised venue details, from layouts and capacities to AV, F&B and stay packages, supporting training, workshops, offsites, meetings, media events and social gatherings.The platform provides clear, standardised venue details, from layouts and capacities to AV, F&B and stay packages, supporting training, workshops, offsites, meetings, media events and social gatherings.
This strategic launch brings together the retreat’s well-established spiritual and holistic experience with ELIVAAS’s strength in thoughtful luxury hospitality, said a release.This strategic launch brings together the retreat’s well-established spiritual and holistic experience with ELIVAAS’s strength in thoughtful luxury hospitality, said a release.
Assets worth over Rs 520 crore attached in a bank-loan fraud case involving Cox & Kings Limited have been restored. The Enforcement Directorate attached these assets as proceeds of crime. The company V Hotels Limited, which received siphoned funds, underwent insolvency.Assets worth over Rs 520 crore attached in a bank-loan fraud case involving Cox & Kings Limited have been restored. The Enforcement Directorate attached these assets as proceeds of crime. The company V Hotels Limited, which received siphoned funds, underwent insolvency.