India 19 July 2016: Novotel Hyderabad Airport announced the appointment of Mr. Ravi Khubchandani as the hotel’s new General Manager. Ravi, with his extensive experience and domain expertise in hospitality industry, will steer the hotel to scale greater heights of success. In his new role, Ravi will focus on enhancing overall guest experience at Novotel Hyderabad Airport, bringing about stellar growth in revenues, and develop a talented and committed team to manage the hotel operations in a fast evolving business environment.
Ravi Khubchandani, General Manager, Novotel Hyderabad Airport
An AccorHotels veteran with over a decade of experience in the industry, Ravi started his career with AccorHotels in 2003 in Wellington, New Zealand. Over the course of his career with AccorHotels in New Zealand, he worked across various verticals and locations, including MICE, Corporate, Boutique and Airport hotels. His tenure with AccorHotels in India began in 2011 as the Hotel Manager for ibis Pune and in 2012 he was appointed as the General Manager of ibis Gurgaon. In 2015, Ravi was recognised as the “General Manager of the Year” at the Hotel Operations Summit India (HOSI) by world renowned hospitality body, HVS. This was in recognition of his exceptional performance in a very challenging market.
Ravi Khubchandani holds a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management from Wellington Institute of Technology, New Zealand. He was also part of AccorHotels’ prestigious International Hospitality Management Program (IHMP), run by Academie Accor – Singapore.
Ravi enjoys exploring new destinations & cultures and is fond of road trips with his friends and family.
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In India, AccorHotels operates a network of 7 distinctive brands underpinned by operational excellence, while embracing its European heritage. With 39 hotels across key destinations in the country, AccorHotels is uniquely placed as the only international hotel group with brands that span across all segments from luxury to budget.
As the leader in operating hotels and convention centres, AccorHotels currently manages the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Lavasa International Convention Centre and Novotel Visakhapatnam The, the largest all-sea facing convention centre on the east coast of India supporting the growing MICE market segment. Additionally, AccorHotels will add the Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre in its portfolio towards the later part of this year.
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