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Wedding season boom: Hotels in Corbett, Goa, Rajasthan see record bookings
India's wedding season is booming, with hotels and villas in popular destinations like Rajasthan, Goa, and hill stations nearing full capacity. Increased auspicious dates, new luxury properties, and a preference for domestic weddings are driving demand. Bookings are significantly higher than last year, even for non-auspicious dates, indicating a strong season ahead for the hospitality industry.
StayVista plans to hire over 1000 hospitality professionals in FY26
StayVista, a luxury villa rental platform, announced its ambitious plan to hire over 1,000 hospitality experts in financial year 2026. This recruitment drive aims to bolster on-ground service teams across its 1,000+ villas nationwide, focusing on roles like housekeeping, guest relations, and F&B. The hiring will prioritize emerging regions such as Goa, Coorg, Lonavala, and Himachal Pradesh.
StayVista raises over Rs 40 crore in Series B funding round
StayVista, a luxury villa rental platform, has secured over Rs 40 crore in Series B funding. JSW Ventures led the investment, with support from DSG Consumer Partners and Capri Global. The company plans to use the funds to expand into new markets and enhance its services. StayVista aims to become India's largest platform for alternative accommodations.
Amid Covid & global chaos, Indians’ big fear: Missing that flight
Despite global uncertainties, travel is booming. Summer holiday packages are more expensive this year. Destinations like Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Georgia are popular, but Thailand remains a favorite. Domestic spots like Ladakh and Goa are also in demand. Bookings have recovered after a brief lull. Southern India, Uttarakhand and Goa are seeing increased interest.
Business + leisure = Booming business for travel, hotel companies
Bleisure is gaining popularity in India. Professionals are combining work trips with leisure activities. Travel companies and hotels are seeing a rise in bleisure bookings. Many companies are encouraging this trend. Stays are getting longer. Destinations like Dehradun and Goa are becoming popular. Hotels are offering attractive weekend rates. This trend is improving weekend occupancies for hotels.
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Luxury gets a royal treatment this New Year's Eve
Luxury hotels in Rajasthan, such as The Leela Palace Udaipur and Taj Group’s Rambagh Palace, are commanding high rates for New Year's Eve due to increased domestic demand. Indians constitute a significant portion of bookings with packages offering exclusive amenities. Despite a rise in outbound travel, domestic travelers are driving revenue at unprecedented levels.
Revving up memories: Bosses share their first car stories
Bosses take a drive down memory lane as they recall their first cars.
Tellado Realty divests its hospitality business to StayVista
Tellado Realty has sold its hospitality business to villa rental brand StayVista, which will offer fully-serviced stays at Tellado's villa establishments in Goa. This partnership enables Tellado to concentrate on building luxury villas while StayVista takes over operations and management.
Weekend Break: India Inc actively push to leverage upcoming extended weekends
Even companies, at their end, are encouraging their staff to take these microbreaks and return rejuvenated as it increases productivity, executives said. Employees either solo or with friends and families are heading for either a quick break or visiting their hometowns in the upcoming long weekends (August 15-19; August 24-26 and September 5-8).
Indian travellers, CXOs take to adventure trips
Indian travelers are increasingly seeking adventure, with travel and hospitality companies noting a 30% year-on-year increase in demand for adventure trips. From biking tours in Malaysia's Penang to paragliding in Thailand’s Chiang Mai, the trend is gaining popularity among enthusiasts, including CEOs and CXOs of India Inc. Many are also interested in unique experiences in the Himalayas.
India Inc's high-flyers in for a travel treat; overseas tour, meet-ups with celebs among unique rewards
Corporates across sectors such as banking, auto and insurance have loosened their purse strings for top performers, partners and distributors this season and are rewarding them with unique travel experiences, luxury watches and bags as well as catch-ups with Bollywood celebrities and other rewards. Travel, including trips with families, figures high on the rewards and incentives list.
StayVista launches new luxury venture called Vieda
The company said the menu at Vieda properties will be crafted by the country’s best chefs, and will offer 'unlimited' meal options. Vieda by StayVista will launch with one single celebrity-approved home in Alibaug called Magnolia Villa.
A home away from home? Travellers take to the hills to beat summer heat
Villas continue to be the dominant preference driver in the homestays, alternative accommodation category experiencing significant growth this summer, said MakeMyTrip co-founder and group CEO Rajesh Magow. "Leading the surge are prime leisure destinations such as Ooty, Lonavala, Coorg and Mahabaleshwar. Goa is experiencing the maximum growth in villa bookings closely followed by Alibaug and Kodaikanal," he added.
Scorching heat sends demand for cooler climes soaring this season
Hotel tariffs soar in Indian hill stations, prompting rush bookings for cooler destinations. Popular places like Ooty, Manali, and Kashmir see significant demand spikes, with travellers prioritizing climate change in vacation planning.
Yeh dil maange luxury! Indians holiday in style
Companies are catering to this trend with upscale offerings, such as Thomas Cook's relaunch of premium European packages and Cleartrip's surge in sales of premium air tickets. This shift reflects a growing preference for exclusive and curated travel experiences among Indian travelers.
Global wellness economy is $5.6 trillion. India should vie for a larger chunk of the pie
India has unique strengths in traditional forms of well-being such as yoga and ayurveda and also offers new-age wellness solutions. How can the country leverage such advantages and position itself as a wellness hub for the world?
Hoteliers seeing extraordinary spike in bookings from Delhi-NCR as residents look to take a break from toxic air
Traditionally, Indians stay at home for the festivities; however, residents seem to be travelling to avoid deteriorating air quality. There has been a sharp increase in bookings for the Diwali weekend from the Delhi NCR region, said Amit Damani, co-founder of villa and bungalow rental company StayVista.
Buying a vacation home could be your ultimate dream but are you ready for it?
Dreaming about a personal abode in nature’s lap is one thing, but can you fit it within your financial reality? A weekend property will cost a tidy sum. This will eat into a sizeable portion of your savings. Make sure your priorities are right before taking the plunge. Here are the key things you need to consider before buying a vacation home.
Don't have a weekend booking yet? You're probably too late
"We are pretty much sold out across our major properties. For example, in Nainital, both our properties are sold out. Bhimtal is sold out. Corbett is almost sold out and our Aloha on the Ganges property in Rishikesh is also sold out," said Shahzad Aslam, head of sales at Leisure Hotels Group. "Our property in Haridwar is sold out. We are doing 100% occupancies during September 8-10. In Varanasi, we are currently at 70% occupancy, but hopefully by tomorrow, we will be touching between 90% and 100% occupancy. Prices have gone up by about 20-25% on an average for this weekend."
Hotel, travel companies take a hit as rains lash North India
Amit Damani, co-founder of villa and bungalow rental company StayVista, said business has been impacted in the hills of North India and it would be down by 50%."Interestingly, demand has increased at places such as Sohna and Kurukshetra as people are rescheduling their holiday destination," he added.
Travel companies, hotels enjoy bumper long Republic Day weekend
The prices and search data were based on searches between November 1, 2022 and January 1 2023 for travel during January 26-29. These were compared with searches between November 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020 for travel for January 26-29, 2020.
Homestays stay buzzing despite 'back to office' calls
Amit Damani, co-founder of villa and bungalow rental company StayVista, said October is an extremely busy month for the chain with festive holidays. "We are the largest luxury villa brand in India with over 500 villas, and basis the demand, are looking to continue expanding our network. We are looking to scale up to over 750 homes in the next six months with an annual run rate of over ₹200 crore," he said.
Together with MakeMyTrip and Times of India, India has chosen its favourite Homestay properties across the country
MakeMyTrip and Times of India declare the winners of MakeMyTrip’s first-ever ‘Favourite Homestay Awards’
Villa rental startup StayVista raises Rs 40 crore in funding led by DSG Consumer Partners
The startup partners with luxury villa owners and provides them with manpower, operational expertise and marketing through its app and website.
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