HRAWI ANNOUNCES NEW COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

Mumbai: The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) held its 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to elect the office bearers for the term 2014-15 on Wednesday, Sept 24. At the AGM, held at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai, Mr. Bharat Malkani, Managing Director, Hotel Transit was elected as the President for 2014-2015. The office bearers are Mr. Dilip Datwani as Senior Vice President, Mr. Gurbaxish Singh Kohli as Vice President, Mr. Pradeep Shetty as Honorary Secretary, Mr. Sherry Bhatia as Joint Honorary Secretary and Mr. Prrem Tiwari as Honorary Treasurer for the same term.

“I, like my predecessors, will strive to work in the best interests of the association and the hotel industry as a whole. With the support of this team we will continue with the good work and resolve any pending matters at the earliest. Our vision is to work inclusively with the Government. Government and industry are equal stake-holders in building the Tourism potential in this great nation of ours. We believe by working together we can achieve the potential of doubling the tourism arrivals into the Western Region in a span of two years. We shall prioritize working on resolving the various tax and regulatory issues like Luxury Tax rates in Madhya Pradesh, Entertainment Tax in Maharashtra, visa-on-arrival issue in Goa among others. I congratulate the preceding office bearers for all they have achieved so far, including the recent successful launch of the non-commercial laboratory for food testing in Vadodara and wish all the new members all the very best for the future,” says Mr.  Malkani.

The six members nominated for Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) for 2014-2015 to represent from Western Region are Mr. Bharat Malkani, Mr. Vivek Nair, Mr. D. S. Advani, Mr. Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Mr. Pradeep Shetty and Mr. Nirav Gandhi.

About Hotel & Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI)

The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) is a 64 years old Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Western India. Its members include Hotels up to 5-Star Deluxe categories like The Taj, Trident, Hyatt, J.W. Marriott and The Leela who are some of the prominent members of our Association. With around 1300 members across Western India, HRAWI covers Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa and the Union Territories of Daman, Diu & Silvassa is considered to be the voice of the Hotel Industry. The association is part of the national body of Federation of the Hotels & Restaurants Associations of India (FHRAI), located in New Delhi, which was originally founded in Mumbai in 1950 by the late Mr. J.R.D. Tata.