Akash Datta
Senior Vice President - Consulting & Valuation, New Delhi- [email protected]
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Education
-BA(Hons) in Hotel Management from Institute of Hotel Management (affiliated with Taj Group of Hotels) Aurangabad. Batch of 2001
Experience
Akash, Consulting & Valuation Analyst, joined HVS International in August 2005. Prior to joining HVS, he has trained under various Front Office departments as an Executive Trainee at the Renaissance Hotel & Convention Centre.
My Articles
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
- December 1, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
Extended-stay hotels are one of the fastest growing segments globally, but it remains a relatively niche offering in India. Read on to know more.
- November 5, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
- October 29, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
This is a monthly industry update that highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
- September 28, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
This monthly industry update highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
- August 28, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
This monthly industry update highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
- July 26, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
This monthly industry update highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry.
- June 28, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Dhwani Gupta
This report highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry in 2022 along with the sector performance metrics, brand signings, and brand openings during the year. It also provides our outlook for the sector for 2023.
- April 24, 2023 By Mandeep S Lamba , Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan
The Indian hospitality sector made a significant comeback in 2022. Read on to know more.
- January 29, 2023 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan
This report highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality industry in 2021 along with the sector performance metrics, brand signings, and brand openings during the year. It also provides our outlook for the sector for 2022.
- March 31, 2022 By Mandeep S Lamba , Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan
This report highlights the key trends in the Indian hospitality sector in 2020 along with the sector performance metrics, brand signings and openings during the year. It also provides our outlook for the sector for 2021.
- March 26, 2021 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan , Anuj Roperia
This article discusses some of the reasons why franchising, which is the most popular model in mature hospitality markets, is still struggling to make a breakthrough in the Indian hotels sector.
- March 21, 2021 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan
Hotel conversions are expected to increase in India in the next couple of years as both hotel owners and brands consider this win-win proposition to tide over the current downturn.
- February 28, 2021 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan
2020 was a challenging year for hotel transactions in India, with hotel transactions value in the country contracting by approx. 50% compared to the previous year. The uncertain market conditions and COVID-19 related restrictions suppressed M&A activity during the year as companies adopted a wait-and-watch policy.
- February 21, 2021 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan
India's first post-COVID budget failed to provide any direct and immediate support to the Indian hospitality sector. However, the massive fillip given to other allied sectors such as healthcare and infrastructure will indirectly help boost the tourism and hospitality sector’s growth in the long-term.
- February 7, 2021 By Akash Datta , Dipti Mohan