Restaurant associations, unsurprisingly, were not happy with the move when it was announced, saying these guidelines were not laws, and therefore not enforceable.
Sandeep Jaiswal discusses the advantages of hotels allowing room bookings on an hourly basis for different kinds of travellers, and the hotel industry as a whole.
In a first for the hospitality sector, a plug-n-play hotel concept has been launched in Gujarat. Brainchild of Tanmay Bathwal, the portable hotel is called Beetle Smartotels. Its 141 rooms are made up of shipping containers.