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DreamFolks and DragonPass make waiting at airports a memorable experience

Kanchi Batra No matter how thrilling your trip is after a while airports just get boring. Waiting at the airport for your flight can be an extremely boring and annoying experience, especially when there are delays. Also after going through snaking security lines and security checks, travellers have to go through noisy, jam-packed gate areas. Unless they have the option to head towards an airport lounge. Airport lounges may be travel industry’s best-kept secret. These calm and secluded areas make travelling less torturous. Lounges are akin to specialised hospitality clubs that service frequent flyers and passengers holding business- or first-class tickets. Good news for the new age flyers. DreamFolks, one of India’s leading providers of travel benefits and services, has collaborated with ...

2017 could bring massive deals in Indias hotel sector, Mandeep Lamba JLL

Sheela Mamidenna 2017 has started off with a big bang as far as hotel real estate transactions in India are concerned. 2016 was quiet, but 2017 showered many deals and acquisitions. In an exclusive, Mandeep Lamba, MD, Hotels JLL India said, “this year saw the acquisition of a majority stake in India’s foremost hotel management company, Sarovar Hotels, by The Louvre Hotel Group (part of Jin Jiang International Holding). This transaction alone has paved the way for 2017 to set a new record in India’s fledgling hotel transactions’ market!” As per ICRA Research Services, the hotel industry for over nine years (FY2008-FY2016) has been in a trough after enjoying a brief honeymoon in FY2008 wherein heightened optimism about ‘India growing and shining’ ...