Monday, September 16, 2013

Syama Raju is the new president of SIHRA


Chennai:
K Syama Raju, managing director of Hotel Maurya, Bangalore, has been elected president of The South India Hotels & Restaurants Association (SIHRA).
He was elected during the 62nd Annual General Meeting at the GRT Convention Centre, Chennai, recently.  K Murali Rao, mamanging director of New Woodlands Hotels is elected vice President (Tamilnadu & Puducherry).
T Nataraajan, CEO, GRT Hotels & Resorts, Chennai is elected secretary of SIHRA.
Raju said that despite global economic recession, the Indian Hospitality  industry had a growth of 6 per cent  and the foreign exchange grew at 8 per cent.  Though there is slow down in Foreign travel arrivals, there is an increase of Domestic travelers to tune of 13.6 million in 2012. There is also increase of hotels inventories especially under Budget category in Tier I, II and III cities in South India, Raju added. 

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