Mandeep S Lamba, MRICS

Consulting Experience

Mandeep S. Lamba, HVS President of South Asia, oversees the practice in the region and is based in New Delhi, India. Mr. Lamba is a hospitality professional with an established leadership track record of over 35 years in varied roles with international leading organizations, including 17 years in CEO positions. Mandeep has extensive experience in hotel operations, development, strategy, and hospitality advisory, having worked for companies such as Choice Hotels, IHG, and Radisson Hotels before becoming President of ITC Fortune Hotels in 2001. After successfully building the Fortune Hotels midscale brand in India, Mandeep ventured into an entrepreneurial stint for over eight years, setting up joint-venture companies with Dawnay Day Group UK and Onyx Hospitality Thailand before joining Jones Lang LaSalle in 2014 as Managing Director, Hotels & Hospitality Group – South Asia. Mr. Lamba’s current role at HVS involves advising investors on their hospitality-related growth and acquisition strategies; working with hotel owners and operators on asset management and raising debt and equity; consulting on feasibility, valuations and market studies, and participating in HVS’s Executive Search for hospitality and real estate leadership positions. An established industry leader, Mandeep has won several awards and recognitions for his accomplishments and contribution to the hospitality industry. He is a member of the Tourism Council of CII (Northern India) and a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK (MRICS). Recently, he was featured in the Hotelier India Power List of the most respected hoteliers in India for the second year in a row. For more information, please contact Mandeep S. Lamba at [email protected].

Press Coverage

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My Articles

HVS Monday Musings: Growth of Cloud Kitchens in India

Cloud kitchens have grown in conjunction with dine-in restaurants in the past decade. This article discusses some of the factors that have helped in the growth of cloud kitchens in India.

• July 25, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Food & Beverage , Technology , Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Sri Lanka Tourism – Achieving the Next Growth Frontier

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has become a key contributor to its economic growth. This article highlights a few factors that can help the sector achieve its next growth frontier.

• July 18, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , Sri Lanka

HVS Monday Musings: Rebooting Inbound Tourism in India

This article highlights some measures which can help India become a preferred tourist destination once again for global travelers in the post-COVID era.

• July 11, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Sri Lanka Tourism – The Post-war Growth Story

This article briefly discusses the growth of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka post the civil war in the country.

• July 5, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , Sri Lanka

HVS Monday Musings: Effective Destination Management – the Key to Sustainable Tourism

Several popular global destinations went from over-tourism to under-tourism in the last year, encouraging their tourism authorities to utilize the downtime to develop strategies that can help balance the two extremes in the future. Read on to know more.

• June 27, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Technology , Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Hotels of the Future – Hotel Design Trends in the Post-COVID Era

This article highlights some of the architectural and design changes that are expected in hotels in the post-COVID era.

• June 13, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Hotel Operations , Architecture & Interior Design , Hotel Brands , Hotel Companies , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Hotels of the Future – Tech-driven Changes in Hotel Design in the Post-COVID Era

Hotel design and architecture will undergo significant changes in the post-COVID world. This article discusses how technology will be one of the key factors driving and facilitating these changes.

• June 6, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Technology , Architecture & Interior Design , Hotel Brands , Hotel Companies , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Repurposing Hotels is a Growing Trend Globally

Hoteliers across the globe are repurposing hotel properties to emerge out of the crisis. This article discusses a few such instances.

• May 23, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Architecture & Interior Design , Hotels - Distressed , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: ‘Vaccine Confidence’ is Driving the Recovery in the Global Travel Sector

The largest vaccination drive is currently underway across the world and is helping in the revival of the global travel sector.

• May 18, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Vacation Home Rentals – the Next Big Story in the Making in India

This article discusses some of the factors that have driven the growth of the vacation home rentals segment in India.

• May 9, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , Shared Ownership & Timeshare , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Will EV Charging Stations be the New Service Offering at Hotels in India?

This article discusses some of the benefits of installing electric vehicle charging stations at hotels in India.

• May 2, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , Parking , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Adventure Tourism in India

Adventure tourism is still evolving in India and has considerable growth potential. This article discusses some of the factors that can help in the growth of this niche segment in the country.

• April 25, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Reviving the Global Travel & Tourism Sector

Countries across the globe are now planning to reopen inbound tourism. This article highlights some of the measures that governments are taking to attract foreign tourists to their respective countries.

• April 18, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: Medical Tourism in India

COVID-19 is an inflection point for medical tourism in India. Initiatives taken by the government in the last one year, coupled with the country's reputation of being one of the most affordable medical tourism destinations globally, will go a long way in making India a global medical tourism hub going forward.

• April 11, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , COVID-19 , India

HVS Monday Musings: The Rise of the Upscale Hotels Segment in India

With changing demand dynamics, hoteliers are once again focusing on the upscale segment, especially while increasing their footprint in the leisure segment. Read on to know more.

• April 4, 2021 By Mandeep S Lamba , Dipti Mohan

• Travel & Tourism , Resorts , COVID-19 , India