Even as the Fortune Park Hotels managed 'Fortune Inn Haveli' at Gandhinagar saw an upward revision in its star category from '3 Star' to '4 Star', the company has witnessed 12-15 per cent growth in food and beverage business.
"In terms of Food & Beverage facilities, the hotel has been showing a very encouraging upward trend of 12-15% growth year on year and due to the excellence in comfort, cuisine backed by warm and efficient service. We are confident that these numbers would increase in the future," said Suresh Kumar, president, Fortune Park Hotels in response to an emailed query.
The Ministry of Tourism, (HRACC) Government of India, recently upwardly revised the star category of 'Fortune Inn Haveli' from '3 Star' to '4 Star' for a period of 5 years effective from December 28, 2011 to December 27, 2016.
"The upward revision of the star category of ‘Fortune Inn Haveli’ from '3 star' to '4 star' has been a great achievement for us. Flagged in March, 2010, under the Fortune banner, Fortune Inn Haveli is a first class, full service business hotel providing consistent quality of product and services. The hotel has built a reputation for adopting various environment friendly initiatives towards energy conservation and also has contributed to the community by measures such as employing differently-abled persons as Associates in the hotel. All these factors put together have contributed to the star category upgradation of the hotel," Kumar said.
While the property is owned by Gandhinagar Hotels Ltd., the same is managed by Fortune Park Hotels.
According to Kumar, despite the upward revision of the star category, the enhancement of business in the coming months would essentially depend on the market dynamics. "With the multidimensional industrial growth that the state has witnessed over the recent years, we are definitely expecting commensurate growth in the business in the times to come. The classification therefore is an accreditation of the facilities that are in line with the growth trajectory in that location," he added.
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Apart from the Gandhinagar property, the company is "continuously looking at expanding our footprint and the development in Gujarat is a very good sign in terms of opportunities for hotel tie-ups through management contracts".
Meanwhile, Fortune Landmark, Ahmedabad and Fortune Park Galaxy, Vapi are the two other hotels in addition to the Fortune Inn Haveli, Gandhinagar. Moreover, Fortune Park Hotels has yet another property under construction in Rajkot, even as its Development team looks at suitable opportunities to penetrate further in different locations in Gujarat.