Sarovar Hotels has announced the promotion of Mielle Batliwala to the role of Vice President – Human Resources. Since joining Sarovar Hotels two years ago, Batliwala has played a pivotal role in stabilising and strengthening the Human Resources function, streamlining organisational processes, and enhancing overall service delivery standards. A key highlight of her tenure has been driving...

Intrepid Travel has appointed Ravindra Singh Shekhawat as Country General Manager-India, strengthening its leadership in one of its key global markets. Shekhawat brings nearly 18 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industry and has been with Intrepid since 2008. He began his career as a Tour Leader in India before moving into senior operational and leadership roles...

Cygnett Hotels & Resorts Pvt Ltd has announced the appointment of Sumit Ghosh as Associate Vice President – Sales, reinforcing its senior leadership as the hospitality group scales operations across multiple Indian markets...

SAMHI announced the appointment of Priyanka Ahluwalia as Cluster General Manager for its portfolio of Holiday Inn Express hotels, effective January 2026. In this leadership role, she will oversee the operations of the 12 Holiday Inn Express (HIEX) hotels across India owned by SAMHI...

Sarovar Hotels has appointed Pavan Kumar as Director – Institutional Hospitality, Sonuraj K. R. as General Manager – Pre Openings, and Anuj Sharma as Director – Design Services within the Corporate Development team.

Bhatura is a respected industry mentor and is widely recognised for building strong trade partnerships and enabling successful market entry and growth for airline brands in India.

Backed by decades of European and international aviation experience, he will lead ACI World’s strategic direction until 2027.

Anchipaka brings with him previous experience in tourism administration, having earlier served in Goa Tourism Department.

In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the financial strategy of Machan Resorts, strengthening financial discipline and controls, optimising operational efficiencies, and supporting the organisation’s long-term growth and sustainability objectives.

Upon assuming office, Sinha identified environmental sustainability as a key priority area. Before this, Sinha has served as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies in the Government of Nepal.