Minor hotels tips

Minor International runs 540 hotels and aims to grow that count about a third by 2026.

Core revenue climbs 17% y-y to THB 29.6bn for the quarter.

Expansion Plans and Market Strategy: Minor Hotels aims to open 50 hotels in India within the next 10 years, focusing on quality over quantity and emphasizing strategic partnerships and sustainable development. They plan to penetrate untapped markets, particularly in South India, and establish a significant presence in emerging destinations.

Anantara Kafue River Tented Camp to launch in 2025 in Kafue National Park.

Minor’s European hotel business was a particularly strong performer, achieving its highest-ever third quarter RevPAR fuelled by robust leisure demand and a substantial increase in business travel supported by several large events, corporate conventions and trade fairs.

Gaudéric Harang holds an MBA in Hospitality Management at ESSEC Business School in Paris. Wael Soueid holds a Bachelor’s Degree from International Tourism Institute of Toulouse France.

Ramsey, an accomplished professional with academic achievements from the University of Surrey, City University London, and Cornell University in New York, contributes a wealth of two decades’ worth of experience in the premium hospitality sector.

Thailand-based Minor Hotels will launch its luxury Anantara brand in India with Anantara Jaipur Hotel in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2023. The hotel will feature 150 guest rooms and suites, including four terrace suites with private plunge pools, and a 160-square-meter royal suite with a large terrace and private pool. Besides bars and restaurants, other facilities will include a spa, beauty salon, gym, semi-outdoor pool, kids’ club, and event spaces. The hotel will be able to cater to weddings of up to 2,500 guests with its collection of indoor and outdoor venues. “Jaipur is one of India’s most vibrant destinations, with a huge destination wedding potential, and I look forward to working with (owner) Ajay Gangwal and his team to launch our first Anantara in India, which is a significant strategic step for Minor Hotels,” said Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Hotels. Minor Hotels currently has a portfolio of more than 530 hotels and resorts in 56 countries across its brands, which include Anantara, Avani, Elewana, Oaks, NH, nhow and Tivoli. In other developments, Hilton announced that it, too, has an interest in Jaipur, where it will debut its luxury brand, the Waldorf Astoria. Radisson, too, is thinking luxury, and announced on Wednesday that it would be debuting its luxury lifestyle brand, Radisson Collection in India with the signing of the first hotel in Hyderabad.