National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has directed Mahindra Holidays to “thoroughly and proactively” review its accounting policies and practices in respect of segment reporting. What’s the background and what exactly is this all about? NFRA order is passed in the wake of Delhi High Court’s order of January 18, 2023 following a writ filed by … Read more
Mahindra Holidays and Resorts has shared the following – The company had 2.8 lakh members as of December 2022. It will add 2,100 more rooms in the next five to six years with an investment of around Rs 1,800 cr At present, the company has 4,900 keys inventory across 119 properties; 60 per cent of … Read more
Hey ChatGPT, can you plan one week Thailand Trip? Of course, I’d be happy to help you plan a one-week trip to Thailand! To get started, I would need some information from you such as your budget, interests, and travel dates. Based on your responses, I can provide recommendations for places to visit, things to … Read more
ITC‘s Chairman and MD, Sanjiv Puri has shared the following – Indian FMCG industry will bounce back by volume sales growth from FY24, led by rural demand, with early signs of recovery already visible. concerns around monsoons this year can be a dampener (he didn’t mention it) ITC will accelerate investments across businesses back to … Read more
Zomato Gold is a periodic subscription based membership, whereby the subscribing customers get significant discounts and free deliveries from the member restaurants. Initially, it was mainly available on offline eating. However, later Zomato extended it to deliveries and that’s when member restaurants put up a significant protest because of which the scheme was altogether stopped … Read more
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Monday barred hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically or by default in bills. It will be completely up to the customers to pay any amount as tip and eateries cannot directly or indirectly levy any charge more than the rate of food items. “Hotels, restaurants can’t … Read more
Airbnb is making permanent its ban on parties at homes listed on the site for short-term rentals. The San Francisco company believes the ban has worked, saying Tuesday that reports of parties at listed properties have dropped 44% from a year ago. More than 6,600 guests were suspended last year for related violations, Airbnb said. … Read more
Quick commerce is a buzzword now-a-days and Zomato has been at the forefront of it. It has provided significant support to Blinkit (erstwhile Grofers) over the last few months. In November 2021, invested an equity of $100 mn, valuing Blinkit at > $1 bn; and In March 2022, committed debt of $150 mn to support … Read more
Airbnb will allow its employees to live and work almost anywhere around the world, fully embracing a remote work policy to attract staff and ensure flexibility. The San Francisco short-term-stay company said late Thursday that under the new policy, employees can work from the office, home or during their travels to 190 countries. Staff will … Read more