India’s hospitality sector is expanding faster than almost any other market globally, but most coverage stops at expansion numbers, new openings, new cities, new brand tie-ups. The more interesting question is what it takes to lead through that pace of growth: how hotels identify, train, and retain the next generation of managers when demand for skilled leadership is outstripping supply industry-wide.Increasingly, the industry’s growth is shaped by experiences, whether that’s destination dining, weddings, staycations, or the growing contribution of local guests to hotel revenue.
Kunal Shanker, GM of Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach, has a strong point of view on this. He brings over two decades of hospitality leadership across business hotels, resorts, and lifestyle destinations. Given his experience across multiple markets, he can offer practical, on-ground perspectives on how guest expectations, revenue strategies, and hotel operations are changing rather than just commenting on industry headlines.
Areas he can contribute to include how hotels are increasingly becoming lifestyle destinations, the growing importance of total revenue over room revenue, the rise of experience-led programming, beachfront and urban staycation trends, evolving wedding formats, and how hotels are balancing commercial performance with guest experience.
I’m also sharing a few thought-starters that could work as exclusive authored pieces if they align with your editorial plans.
Why wedding venues are being designed like lifestyle destinations
How digital discovery isi influencing hotel revenue before guests even book
How a legacy five-star repositions “luxury”
The AI search is changing the way hotels think about marketing
Let me know if any of these fit what you’re planning, or if you’d like me to shape one specifically around an issue or theme you’re already building out.