Marriott hotels to add 7 new properties in India

Five of these will be in leisure locations — two in Goa, and one each in Mahabaleshwar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Dehradun. Marriott International is looking to make deeper inroads into......

Hotels roll out red carpet for year-end vacationers

After a better-than-expected Dussehra weekend, hospitality firms are hopeful of ending the year on a positive note by doing good business over Christmas and the New Year. Typically, year-end......

Goa to be gamblers' paradise

Toying with the idea of adding more glitz and jangle to its beach tourism, Goa, the world's fifth best tourist destination, is set to become a gambler's paradise a la Las Vegas, as the state......

Hotels and travel firms look for summer relief

Online travel agents and hotels are seeing traction build gradually for the upcoming season. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After a dry spell induced by Covid-19 last year, hotels and those......

Why you should head to Goa RIGHT NOW!

'One afternoon, I spotted Karan Johar and film critic Rajeev Masand having tea with Nina Gupta, the head of NFDC, and barged into their meeting.' Aseem Chhabra's IFFI diaries... Image: Gulzar and......

Vote: Who makes a better Masterchef host? Akshay or Vikas Khanna?

Second time's a charm, right? Doing away with celebrity hosts, the second season of MasterChef India lets food be the real star of its show.  Barring Akshay Kumar's omission, the concept......

Soppy, Shabby, Soggy: MasterChef India disappoints

Sukanya Verma reviews MasterChef India.There's something tantalising about food. Exciting presentation, secret ingredients, lingering aroma -- everything about it screams of excitement and promise.......

Goa IFFI: Bureaucracy on the Beach

Aseem Chhabra encounters an Indian dinosaur at the Goa film festival. Wishes do come true. In the late 1970s as a college student in Delhi, I promised myself that one day I will make a career out......