Neeraj Govil of Marriott International on pent-up demand, people opting for five-six smaller vacations, and recovery by 2022
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The hospitality sector, one of the hardest hit last year, has entered a phase of recovery. More and more people are now getting out for short vacations or workations at a location within India, given that International travel is still risky and the options are limited. In such a scenario, luxury hotels, even at places that mostly got traffic over the weekend, are now fully occupied throughout the week.
Neeraj Govil, senior vice president, operations- APEC, Marriott International, tells Forbes India about the luxury hospitality trends driving the recovery of luxury hospitality in India.
What are the biggest trends in Indian luxury hospitality today?
Domestic travel
There is a real pivot to domestic travel. Luxury travel in 2021 is going to be domestic travel. The ability of the affluent to travel abroad to see the world is now restricted. Luxury travelers are looking for new destinations within the country and embracing short, micro vacations, as the Work from Home trend has enabled people to work from anywhere.