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Mumbai. Founded in 1957 by Capt. C.P. Krishnan Nair, the Rs.450 crore Leela Group is engaged in the business of ready-made garments and luxury hotels and resorts.
Mumbai. The Indian Nair family earn their money with textiles and hotels. The Leela Palaces & Resorts are bringing them the turnover and GOP increases that Europeans can only dream of. As far as expansion is concerned the small group concentrates on only the most opulent palaces above which a "7 star" rating will shine. Leela President Peter Leitgeb now advocates further partners alongside Kempinski. Behind the scenes, company founder Captain C.P. Krishnan Nair aged 84 is slowly handing over the business to his son Vivek.
White Plains, N.Y.. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and its Starwood Preferred Guest program is introducing a new online blog called TheLobby.com. To help keep Starwood Preferred Guests on top of the latest travel trends, Starwood and ElectricArtists have assembled a team of travel writers to contribute to this site. Every weekday this site will be covering the latest and greatest in worldwide travel.
Parsippany, N.J. Cendant Hotel Group has completed the previously announced acquisition of the Baymont Inn & Suites brand and system of 115 franchised properties. The acquisition from affiliates of The Blackstone Group, a private investment firm based in New York, includes worldwide rights to the Baymont Inn & Suites brand but no real estate.
Hanover. As part of "The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai a Robisnon club and an Iberotel are to be built directly on the sea front. TUI Hotels & Resorts has now signed contracts for both hotel brands. Construction works for the two properties are to begin this year.
Munich. Munich's budget-hotel chain Motel One has closed a lease contract for a 185 room hotel directly adjacent to Wiesbaden's central train station.
Frankfurt/M. The number of Chinese tourists to Germany is growing steadily. Most tourist groups come as part of cheap package deals. All the same, tourism analysts are sure that the wait for less thrifty guests and early preparation will one day pay off. When this day will come, however, nobody can tell.
Augsburg. Each year, a small book is published at the International Tourism Fair that leaves insiders quite curious: Who is the "PR Agency of the Year"? Those companies that are listed among the top ten in this ranking, can expect to be considered in terms of budget allocation in contrast to others. However, the book does not answer the question whether those winners are automatically suited to their own demands. This is why hotel groups still have to do the pitch when looking for a PR agency. What benefit does a ranking have for both sides? How does a company find the right PR agency? What are the mistakes made by the company?
Munich. Last year a Munich based PR agency questioned large German companies about their partner PR agencies. Tourism companies were largely unrepresented in the study, instead the focus lay on weighty stock market listed undertakings. The ten central results give insight into the choice of partner.