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  • Taronish Karkaria to lead iconic Taj West End, Bengaluru as GM

    Taronish Karkaria to lead iconic Taj West End, Bengaluru as GM

    MUMBAI: Taj West End, Bengaluru has appointed Taronish Karkaria as its new general manager. A second-generation hotelier, Karkaria has spent more than 20 years with Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), shaping operations at some of the group’s most celebrated properties.

    He was most recently the pre-opening general manager of Taj Gandhinagar Resort & Spa, and earlier served as director of operations at  Taj Palace, New Delhi, the capital’s largest luxury convention hotel. His career has also spanned senior roles at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, and Taj Lands End, Mumbai.

    IHCL, senior vice president–operations, Satyajeet Krishnan said Karkaria’s experience would “play a key role in further strengthening the hotel’s position as one of the city’s most distinguished luxury destinations.”

    Calling Taj West End “a true icon of Bengaluru’s hospitality landscape,” Karkaria said he aimed to build on its legacy by blending warmth and innovation to craft meaningful guest experiences.

    In his new role, he will oversee operations, sharpen revenue strategy and strengthen the property’s reputation as one of Bengaluru’s most storied hotels.

     

     

  • IHCL checks in with 100 new hotels, portfolio bulges to 380

    IHCL checks in with 100 new hotels, portfolio bulges to 380

    MUMBAI: India’s hospitality heavyweight IHCL has flexed its muscles with a staggering 100 new properties in the last fiscal year, comprising 74 signings and 26 openings. The Tata Group behemoth, which operates the iconic Taj brand, now boasts a portfolio bulging at 380 hotels.

    Executive vice president for real estate and development Suma Venkatesh highlighted the company’s “industry leading pipeline” of 137 hotels, crediting IHCL’s “strong brand presence” and “sustained demand buoyancy” for the achievement. The firm’s ambitious “Accelerate 2030” roadmap appears to be motoring along nicely, with upscale and midscale segments—Gateway and Ginger brands—garnering the lion’s share of signings.

    “Ginger crossed a 100-hotel portfolio and Vivanta reached the 50+ hotel mark,” Venkatesh noted, clearly delighted with the milestone.

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    The company hasn’t confined its expansion to domestic shores. It has ventured into fresh middle eastern territory with properties in Bahrain and Ras Al Khaimah, adding over 800 keys to its international collection.

    Executive vice president for hotel openings and new businesses Deepika Rao highlighted Ginger’s particularly prolific year, with nine new establishments springing up across commercial hubs, industrial townships, leisure destinations and state capitals.

    Not content with conventional locations, IHCL has also played pioneer in virgin tourism territory. “Building on its legacy, IHCL pioneered new tourism destinations with SeleQtions and Gateway hotels in Diu and expanded its presence in spiritual destinations with a Taj resort in Puri,” Rao explained.

    The hiring spree accompanying this expansion has been equally impressive, with over 2,500 new jobs created across the 26 new properties.

    IHCL, which was founded when Jamsetji Tata opened The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai in 1903, is now hurtling toward its “Accelerate 2030” goal of a 700-hotel portfolio. For a company recently crowned with the “World’s Strongest Hotel Brand 2024” title by Brand Finance, the sky—or perhaps the penthouse suite—appears to be the limit.

  • JIVA BRINGS YOU LIVE YOGA SERIES ON INSTAGRAM THIS INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

    JIVA BRINGS YOU LIVE YOGA SERIES ON INSTAGRAM THIS INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

    MUMBAI: Jiva, the award winning wellness brand from IHCL has curated a one-of-a-kind yoga series for its guests and followers this International Yoga Day. Celebrating Indian wellness traditions, professional yoga practitioners will showcase holistic healing techniques through a three-part virtual wellness series taking place from 19th to 21st June. These experts will take guests through the principles of Ashtanga Yoga – the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Focusing on physical, mental and spiritual well-being, the virtual sessions will be live streamed from some of the most stunning Taj hotels across the country.

    The soulful and tranquil ambience of the beach at Taj Fisherman’s Cove makes an ideal location to demonstrate the first few principles of Ashtanga Yoga, focussing on physical well-being. This will be streamed on the 19th of June 2020. Dr. Rajneesh, Ayurveda Physician and trained Yoga expert, will give guests an introduction to Ashtanga Yoga, followed by a discourse on Yama and Niyama and a demonstration of the Pawan Mukta series.

    The next part of the series will take place on 20th June at the magnificent Taj Falaknuma Palace. Perched 2,000 feet above the city of Hyderabad, Taj Falaknuma exudes romance and grandeur, blending together colonial and Indian designs with a piece of history. As part of the session, National Gold Medallist in Yoga, Sandeep, will focus on mental well-being, introducing and demonstrating Pranayama, while hosting a discourse on Pratyahara. 

    The live sessions will conclude on 21st June in Rishikesh, the ‘Yoga Capital of the World’, at the Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa. Located by the banks of the holy Ganga and at the foothills of the Himalayas, the hotel is the perfect location to celebrate International Yoga Day. The last session on spiritual well-being will be hosted by Yoga instructor, Kapil Kumar, who will briefly introduce Dharana and Dhyana, before moving on to meditating on the banks of the Ganga. The three-part series will end with a Ganga Aarti.

    Each of these three sessions will be hosted live on Taj’s official Instagram handle at 5:30 PM from 19th-21st June. They will last for close to 30 minutes, and are open to all participants.

    Follow the brand page here to find the pathway to health. Please turn on notifications to get real-time updates about the series.