Hotels reviews

Until now, home-grown brands like Taj, Oberoi and Leela have dominated India’s luxury hotel market, but that’s about to change. More >

Marriott International Inc., the largest publicly traded US hotel chain, plans expansion in Asia Pacific markets including China, India and Thailand amidst a slowdown in Europe and the US. More >

Holiday Inn Express, an international mid-scale hotel, will come up in Mahindra World City, an integrated township at Maraimalainagar near Chennai. The hotel is part of a 76:24 joint venture between Duet India Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG). More >

India’s pilgrimage centres are fast becoming hot-spots for hotel chains, as both domestic and international groups look to plug a gap in the market for quality accommodation.

Devotees flocking to so-called “temple towns” such as Shirdi in western Maharashtra state, the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in Punjab and far-flung Haridwar have for years had to make do with basic facilities. More >

The world may have been financially struggling in 2010 and the travel industry suffering, but Starwood Hotels & Resorts went ahead and pulled in $5.1 billion in revenue, anyway. After all, if you’re on a trip in pretty much any city in the world, you’ve got a pretty good chance of staying in one of Starwood’s more than 1,000 hotels. More >