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Ginger Hotels Looking To Sell Six Properties

Budget hotel chain Ginger driven. The company has new look of the hotels.”
t Hotels is looking at selling released a mandate to In February this year, IHCL,
six properties in locations consulting firm Horwath which operates the Taj
h like Goa, Whitefield HTL Corporate to proceed Group of hotels, had
Bengaluru, Mysuru and with the sale process, and is unveiled the 'Aspiration
Pondicherry, according to considering a sale and 2022' strategy to improve its
g people aware of the lease back arrangement, EBIDTA margin from 17%

development. the persons cited earlier told now to 25% by 2022 under
i The move is seen aligned ET. A top-notch brand its new managing director,
with the 'Aspiration 2022' consultant DY Works has P u n e e t C h h a t w a l .
s strategy unveiled by its helped the new Ginger Roots Corporation, which
parent, Indian Hotels brand identity .A German operates Ginger Hotels, is a
n Company Ltd (IHCL), to company, JOI Design, has subsidiary of IHCL.
become less ownership done the interiors for the
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s Govt May Lease Out Ashok Hotel By Dec 2018

Government of India is seeking to lease out Ministry of Tourism and the Department of
s The Ashok Hotel in New Delhi by Dec 2018. Investment and Public Asset Management

e The hotel is operated by the Indian Tourism are drafting a deal structure, which is

Development Corporation (ITDC). The expected to be open-ended.
n

i Marriott International to

s Trial Facial Recognition Technology

u Marriott will begin testing The pilot is slated to kick off after identities and booking

f a c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n this month at Hangzhou information is verified.
B technology at two of its Marriott Hotel Qianjiang and The fact that Marriott is
properties in China from Jul Sanya Marriott Hotel
rolling the technology out in
2018. Marriott International Dadonghai Bay. If all goes
a is partnering with Alibaba well, there will be a global China likely has much to do

with market research from
i Group to test facial rollout across all Marriott Ipsos showing that Chinese
r e c o g n i t i o n c h e c k - i n International properties in
travelers have a strong
technology at two of its the future.
d properties in China. interest in new technologies
The technology allows in hotels. In fact, more than
n The technology, being guests to simply scan their 60 percent expressed a

created by Fliggy, Alibaba's IDs, take a photo and input preference for facial
I travel service platform, contact details on a self- recognition technology.

reduces check-in time to h e l p m a c h i n e . T h e
less than one minute, intelligent device then
according to Marriott. dispenses room key cards