Westin enters Pushkar
Jagdeep Nambiar, General Manager, Westin Resort and Spa, Pushkar, gives a sneak peek into the new property ahead of its opening in August this year.
T he 100-room Westin Pushkar is going to be the first big brand in Pushkar and is going to open its doors during the Independence day weekend this year. Nambiar says, “The hotel is spread over 100 acres of green land. Predominantly, we are looking at the weekend, MICE and wedding markets. That’s where we are going to position ourselves.”
Pushkar Mela, which happens in the first week of November, will also be a key focus for the newly appointed general manager of the hotel. Nambiar adds, “Right now priority for me is the timely opening of the hotel and seeing that we are able to live up to the standards of both Starwood and Westin.”
Being the first big brand in Pushkar, there is a lot of expectation in and around the market about the opening of the hotel, he says. “In terms of trends, the main players are going to be the domestic market. Inbound is an important sector but that’s only for a period of time in the year. From our side we will make sure that we customise our hotel for every guest. We follow a philosophy of ‘It’s not one size that fits all.’ We are going to market ourselves as a very strong kid friendly hotel," he adds.
Talking about the changing face of hospitality, Nambiar says, “A lot has changed. Earlier it used to be the FITs that would be the bread and butter for most of the hotels, but over a period of time most of the domestic markets have proven to be big in terms of revenue. With increase in travel, people nowadays know what to expect and what to get from a hotel. So, it has become more challenging to meet the expectations and go beyond that especially for the domestic travellers.”
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