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Maharashtra government to allow reopening of hotels, restaurants soon

CM Uddhav Thackeray appealed to companies not to retrench their workers even if there is a wage cut

06 Jul 2020 11:35 AM

COVID-19 hits hotel industry: Revenue per room drops 13-29% in Jan-Mar. (PTI Photo)

Covid19 hits hotel and hospitality sector; Delhi, Bengaluru worst-hit

The occupancy level fell most in Delhi at 16.9 percentage points during January-March 2020

13 May 2020 11:59 AM

A worker fumigates the interiors of a Karnataka interstate transport bus to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Bangalore. The state government is considering a total ban on interstate bus services.(AFP)

Karnataka pulls in 960 persons for corona watch on one day

A small positive sign: Number of corona+ cases remains at 15

20 Mar 2020 11:07 PM

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo has said that it will reopen on Wednesday, seven weeks after the five star property was attacked by a suicide bomber on Easter Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo to reopen on Wednesday after deadly Easter attacks

While the other two hotels reopened in recent weeks, most of the sections of the Shangri-La Hotel remained closed.

11 Jun 2019 3:54 PM

While it's no secret that advertisers are tracking users' browsing habits, in this case the information shared could allow these third-party services to log into a reservation, view personal details, and even cancel the booking altogether.

Two in three hotel websites leak booking details, personal data

Hospitality services’ websites may leak your booking details, others can view your personal data, cancel your reservation.

11 Apr 2019 3:18 PM

The vulnerable websites have advertisers and third-party analytics tools embedded on the pages who also get the URL. (Photo: ANI)

Beware! Your hotel confirmation e-mails are vulnerable to misuse

Hotels are the most vulnerable to hack attacks as they have a trove of information through guest check-ins.

11 Apr 2019 10:38 AM

Almost 42 per cent Indians spend an average six to 10 hours researching online for deals on hotels, airlines or combo offers before booking a week-long holiday, according to a survey.

Most Indians spend 6 to 10 hours on online research to plan holidays

65 per cent Indians don't take risk to get great hotel deals.

08 Aug 2018 2:39 PM

Restaurants in starred-hotels will charge 18 per cent tax with input tax credit, those in lower category hotels to charge 5 pc GST without ITC.

Apex body of hotels, restaurants welcomes GST rate change

Govt decided to fix GST rate at 5 per cent for all restaurants and not give them input tax credit.

11 Nov 2017 11:31 AM

Sahara group spokesperson declined to disclose any deal value at this stage or the name of the interested buyer.

Middle East giant in talks to buy Sahara's billion-dollar New York Hotels

Sahara holds 85 per cent in New York's Dream Downtown hotel and 70 per cent in the Plaza.

27 Aug 2017 4:05 PM

GST Council gives 2 months relaxation for return filing

The Council's decision came in the wake of the industry's push for deferment of the tax implementation.

18 Jun 2017 7:15 PM

GST panel had proposed minimal taxes for the business turnover of below Rs.20 lakh - five per cent.

Hotel owners to press for 5 pc slab at GST review meet

Association has announced a State-wide bandh on May 30 to protest the proposed increase in tax under GST for hotels.

25 May 2017 3:15 PM

Entertainment tax will be merged with service tax under the GST and a composite 28 per cent levy will be charged on cinema services.

Theme park visit to attract 28 per cent GST

GST Council over the two-day meeting on May 18-19 has decided to retain majority of the exemptions.

20 May 2017 12:28 PM

On the company's performance during the current year, he said the growth would be 2.5 to 3 times more that that of last year.

Oyo to add over 200 townhouse hotels by end 2017

Oyo plans to add 60 hotels across seven cities in the South by end of 2017.

10 May 2017 7:19 PM

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