It is always the hard times that serve the role of a tough teacher, leaving in their wake lessons that become ineffaceable. It is human nature to gloss and glide over the good times and take them for granted.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), South Asia s largest hospitality company, reported its Consolidated and Standalone financials for the third quarter ending December 31st, 2020.
Reinventing Products, Offerings to Cater to Changing Preferences
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Illustration by Raj Verma
2020 will leave its mark in history - as a year that altered lives and businesses, and reshaped the travel and hospitality landscape forever. The pandemic posed an unprecedented challenge and created a new, altered reality. Of all industries, travel was the worst hit. The first quarter of FY21 was a washout, as travel for both work and leisure came to a complete halt. With technology enabling remote working and several companies actively fostering work-from-home ethos, things were looking quite bleak for the hospitality industry.
How the pandemic has changed the face of tourism in Goa
New set of travellers who prefer secluded resorts, hardship for small hotels, reduced number of airport pickups … the virus has turned one of India’s most popular tourist destinations on its head.
Hilton Goa Resort Lounge Pool.
Nothing deters Indians from travelling, when Goa is the destination. The lockdown may have restricted travellers for a few months owing to the mandatory COVID tests, but no sooner did Goa relax the rules, that there was an influx of domestic travellers from across the country.
Waiting to break-free and experience unbridled fun albeit in the form of ‘stayacations’ and ‘workacations’, from friend’s villas to budget hotels and way-out, but well-equipped five-star resorts, travellers sought them all.