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SECTOR | 12 Dec 2024

As tourists discover Finland's Santa Village, locals call for crowd control

Business Standard

Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus Village, a winter-themed amusement park perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle. They frolic in the snow, take a reindeer sleigh ride, sip a cocktail in an ice bar or even meet Saint Nick himself in the capital of Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, which happily calls itself the official hometown of Santa Claus." The Santa Claus Village theme park, which attracts more than 600,000 people annually, is especially popular during the holiday season. This is like my dream came true, beamed Polish visitor Elzbieta Nazaruk. I'm really excited to be here. Tourism is booming in Rovaniemi which has hotel and restaurant owners, as well as city officials, excited as it brings lots of money to the town. However, not everyone is happy about the onslaught of visitors, 10 times the town's population, each year at Christmas time. We are worried about the overgrowth of tourism. Tourism has grown so .

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

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SECTOR | 12 Dec 2024, 12:40AM

'Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue

Business Standard

Nearly 1.9 million Indian tourists visited the U.S. in the first ten months of 2024, a nearly 48% rise from 2019, according to data from the U.S. National Trade and Tourism Office (NTTO)

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism

SECTOR | 11 Dec 2024, 09:52AM

1st India-Nepal Tourism meet held in Kathmandu to promote Mahakumbh 2025

Business Standard

The event organised with an aim to create B2B connections to foster implementation of circuit tourism between India and Nepal

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

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SECTOR | 10 Dec 2024, 07:25PM

OYO Will Build Global Back Office In Jaipur, Says Co-Founder Ritesh Agarwal

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OYO's Jaipur-based global back office will support operations in the US and Europe, highlighting the city's growing role in the company's international strategy.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

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SECTOR | 05 Dec 2024

Moody's upgrades Oyo parent Oravel Stays rating; maintains stable outlook

Business Standard

Moody's Ratings has upgraded the corporate family rating (CFR) of Oravel Stays Limited -- travel tech platform OYO's parent firm -- and the rating on the senior secured term loan issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary OYO Singapore to B2 from B3, and maintained the stable outlook. In a statement on Wednesday, Moody's said it has assigned a B2 rating to the USD 825 million senior secured term loan facility to be availed by Oravel Stays Singapore Pte. (OYO Singapore). The term loan is fully underwritten by Deutsche Bank. Elaborating upon the rating rationale, Moody's said OYO is in the process of securing a new five-year USD 825 million term loan, which together with the USD 174 million of primary equity capital raised between June and August 2024, will be used to repay its existing TLB that matures in June 2026, easing its refinancing pressures. The proceeds will also fund the company's proposed USD 525-million acquisition of US-based hotel chain Motel 6. OYO's interest expense will

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism

SECTOR | 04 Dec 2024

OYO group's premium hotel brand 'SUNDAY' opens first properties abroad

Business Line

The initiative is a part of OYO's ongoing efforts to strengthen its premium property portfolio across the globe, the company stated

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

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SECTOR | 03 Dec 2024

Hoax Bomb Threat to Taj Mahal Received by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Office

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According to Deepti Vatsa, deputy director of Uttar Pradesh Tourism, The email regarding the bomb threat was immediately forwarded to Agra Police and ASI, Agra circle for action.

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

'Threatening to blow up the..': Taj Mahal receives bomb threat, police investigate email warning

Business Today | 03 Dec 2024

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SECTOR | 03 Dec 2024

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Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

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SECTOR | 29 Nov 2024

Indian stock market could be bottoming out after crash, says Chris Wood

Business Standard

As an investment strategy, Wood has taken exposure in the US-listed online travel company MakeMyTrip in the India long-only portfolio with a 4 per cent weighting

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.

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SECTOR | 29 Nov 2024

40 tourism projs get approval to boost lesser-known destinations in India

Business Standard

Forty projects worth over Rs 3,295 crore and spanning 23 states have received nod from the Centre for developing lesser-known destinations into iconic sites and promote a more balanced distribution of tourists across the country. As per the directives of the Department of Expenditure, the Ministry of Tourism issued operational guidelines for Special Assistance to States/Union Territories for Capital Investment (SASCI) for the development of iconic tourist centres, officials said. The Ministry of Tourism circulated the SASCI guidelines to the state governments with a request to formulate and submit the project proposals to the ministry, which are iconic in nature and can create impactful destinations, they said. By the last date of submission, October 15, 2024, a total of 87 project proposals were received costing more than Rs 8,000 crore, a senior official in the ministry said. Thereafter, the Ministry of Tourism in line with the guidelines and as per the procedure or criteria,...

Prabhudas Lilladhar released a Sector Update report for Hotels, Restaurants & Tourism on 07 Oct, 2025.