According to Scott Thomson, General Manager of Hilton New Delhi Noida Mayur Vihar and DoubleTree by Hilton New Delhi-Noida-Mayur Vihar, India, the location of the properties i.e. Delhi’s Mayur Vihar and Noida’s downtown business district, have played a constructive role in bringing better results. “Looking at the same, we are positive about the response in the future as well,” he stated, adding that Mayur Vihar and the area around it have a lot of untapped potential yet to be explored by other hotel brands. “Moreover, the area has large business potential for banquet and F&B,” he added.
According to him, these hotels get good business from overseas and domestic markets. “Apart from the local walk-ins, we receive guests from across the world, especially North America and European markets. The domestic markets show keen interest due to its strategic location,” he revealed.
To further push the occupancy, both these hotels leveraged on the F1 excitement and are currently occupied with the activities and events placed in and around the hotels. “While we are booked to capacity, we introduced special packages and offers in the spa and F&B outlets for our guests coming from overseas. With the festive and holiday season around the corner, we are expecting a surge in footfall,” he said.
Commenting on the impact of rupee depreciation on business, Thomson said that India as a destination is not greatly affected by exchange rate changes because motivations for travelling here are quite specific; either business where the trip will be commercially justified, or leisure, which will create a keen interest amongst travelers India that will not necessarily be swayed by saving a few dollars on the exchange.
