wanderlusthospitality.inWanderlust Hospitality India Pvt. Ltd. is a PREMIER, Full-Service commercial hospitality firm, offering comprehensive capital markets’ services including acquisition/disposition and advisory across all hospitality product segments for single and multiple asset transactions.INDIA FOCUSED & Particularly ACTIVE in the cities approved as part of the SMART CITIES MISSION, an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Govt. of India with a mission to develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable in collaboration with the state governments.With a near 25 years extensive hospitality background, the firm is recognized for its ability to source unique and advantageous off-market deals and unlock exceptional value for its investors. Our advice is centric to the best investment opportunity, achieving the best price with speed & certainty of closure.Investors – Individual/Institutional, developers, financiers, owners of properties depend on our broad insight, hands-on experience, objective assessment and pragmatic approach based upon an opportunistic investing strategy and SYNCHRONIZED-APPROACH, matching OWNERS & BUYERS. Our expertise & asset class covers the full range of hotel genres from entire portfolios, to branded corporate hotels, privately owned boutique city and regional country house hotels, resorts, retreats, hideaways, lodges in the rich tapestry of India’s tourism landscape, business & leisure.Active mandates are being pursued at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Baroda, Belagavi, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Calicut, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Davangare, Delhi-NCR, Goa, Gokarna, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kakinada, Kochi, Kolkata, Kovalam, Ludhiana, Madurai, Manali, Mumbai, Munnar, Mukteshwar, Mysore, Nagpur, Nashik, Pondicherry, Pune, Rajkot, Rishikesh, Solapur, Surat, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Vadodara, Varanasi, Varkala, Vishakapatnam, Wayanad

Facilitate companies merge all aspects of hospitality in one multifaceted platform viz Finance, Acquire, Develop, Franchise, Manage and Consult across the full Hospitality Spectrum.

Executing role responsibilities in conjunction with the board as a director, decision maker, and leader, consistently excelling and developing successful management teams, bringing a diverse international perspective, and presiding over the operations.Effectively contributing towards driving & directing change in operating policy, procedures, programs or new directions. Directly involved in the company’s overall business development i.e. branding and image building, upcoming projects supervision, quality assurance, training, and marketing.Creating, communicating, developing, leading & implementing the vision, mission and overall direction of the organization’s strategy with a hands-on-management style and range of experience including hotel consulting, operations, marketing, promotions, finance, resource planning, architectural design & construction, asset management, development & investment to build one of the Finest, Trendy, State-of-the-Art, High-End Business Hotel with a Lifestyle Twist in the State of Uttarakhand in the capital city of Dehradun in the heart of Rajpur Road and broaden the LEADERSHIP POSITION.Instrumental in the overall development and delivery of the project, aligned to the best of international hospitality standards for a first time owner within the ascertained time-frame and signing-up a collaboration contract with STARWOOD for a FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON, the first in the State of Uttarakhand.

Manage the company's operating activities, including budgeting, revenue and sales growth; operating efficiencies, cost and margin control; and monthly, quarterly and anual financial performance, ensuring optimum resource utilization by directing all Corporate Functional Heads and establishing, formulating, defining, developing and disseminating planned strategies.(A) Investor*Plan & Execute for the Short/Medium & Long Range horizons*Consolidate all business units and shared services into one cohesive unit* Integrate newly acquired entities into one organization* Lower cost through optimization of People, Processes, Technologies* Replicate Best Practices across business units(B) Client * Accomplish market dominance from present market leadership* Plan, Build & Deliver greater value to customers and business partners* Review existing SOPs, Introduce Business Process overhaul, where necessary and constantly impart inputs to upgrade them in line with best of breed international standards that are feasible in the circumstances(C) Employee * Provide Inspirational People Leadership for the Management & Employees* Integrate people through Vision, Mission, Values & Organizational Structure* "Build" Managers' domain competencies and unleash innovation* Drive Change, Accountability & ExcellenceAmritara offers a chain of "Expereince-driven" Boutique Resorts & Private Hideaways that is focussed on the Leisure Travel Segment with an accent on providing rejuvenating, real life experiences that can be classified into A) Lifestyle Centric B) Nostalgic Vintage Journeys C) Spiritually Bound and D) Outdoor. All the Units are rated among the Top-three on TripAdvisor with Suryauday Haveli, Benares being Ranked One.Suryauday Haveli, Benares- The Amritara flagship property has won the prestigious TripAdvisor 2012 Certificate of Excellence Award, extended to the very best in the business.

Asst VP Operations & General Manager: The Zuri Whitefield, Bengaluru (July10-Sep10)Spearheaded a significant, all round operational enhancement in the standing of the hotel within a short span of 3 months. The popularity index rating of The Zuri Whitefield, Bengaluru jumped from 27th out of 481 hotels in Bangalore to 13th, as recorded on the “Trip Advisor”, a key portal for the hospitality industry, as also reflected in the unsolicited guest accolades uploaded in the Reviews & Comments section of the hotel’s website during Jul10-Sep10.Facilitated and guided divisional business unit leaders in formulating new vision and strategic direction that successfully repositioned division as a differentiated competitor in the market, adding value to the consumer.Led management team in identifying and correcting critical problems; reduced and streamlined overhead expenses, strengthened product gross margins, overhauled and improved operating processes and systems

General Manager: Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa, Mombasa, Kenya Feb09-Jun10 & Resident Manager (Officiating GM) Apr07-Jan09Spearheaded complete turnaround of Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa through reorganization and business structure overhaul leading to its becoming an internationally recognized “Superbrand”Awards:•Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa won the “SERVICE EXCELLENCE-Gold at the Amarula Best Retreats in Africa Awards 2009 presented in Museum Africa in Johannesburg. - (Oct 29th, 2009)•“MOST INNOVATIVE RETREAT-Gold”, “SERVICE EXCELLENCE-Silver ” & “THE LEADING WELLNESS RETREAT-Silver” at the Amarula Best Retreats in Africa Awards 2008 in Johannesburg.- (Oct 01st, 2008)Amarula Best Retreats in Africa Awards are the prestigious travel awards that celebrate and reward the rich diversity of hotels & retreats throughout Africa and assist in promoting the continent as a prime destination for first class world travel.Recognitions:•Only one of two hospitality establishments in African Continent to receive Membership of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Chicago, - (2009)•The only hand-picked resort in Kenya to be listed as a 5-star deluxe in the Kuoni Destination Management Meetings & Incentive Global Planner presenting an exclusive array of 320 hotels, resorts and meeting venues in more than 30 countries worldwide in 2008. The listing was retained in 2009. (-2008 & 2009)•Feature in “Luxury SPAS” 2010 & 2009 Edition of Conde Nast Johanssen for offering one of the world’s best spa experience -(2009 & 2010)Human Capital:•Developed staff of the Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa into a highly skilled, motivated and aligned team, dedicated with unstinted commitment to unobtrusive, yet quality service of the highest standards for its guests.

1.The Liner Hotel- Liverpool, United KingdomA Comprehensive Destination & Marketing Overview recommending Repositioning of the Hotel in the post refurbishment scenario with a focus on Brand Positioning, Brand Promotion (Internal & External), Brand Marketing, Public Relation strategies including Media Campaigns, Leading the first-ever forays in Merseyside with an objective of recasting Business Mix Composition, Client Profile, Bottom Line profitability.2.Radisson White Sands Resort, Goa (now The Zuri White Sands Goa Resort & Casino).Product Infrastructure vs Business Analysis (Market Share, Apr’05-Mar’06)- A Complete Destination, Product Infrastructure & Financial Performance Overview of all Competitor-set Hotels & resorts in Goa (South & North) with product/financial performance ratings, backed up by Strategic recommendations. A detailed Charter Business Analysis (Oct’05-Mar’06) - Report on Charter Productivity vis-à-vis other profitable market segments with impact on bottom line revenues.3.Radisson Plaza Resort & Spa, Kumarakom (now The Zuri Kumarakom, Kerala Resort & Spa.Conducted a Pre-Opening Overview encompassing a Destination Overview, Competitor-set analysis, Strategy Proposals related to Brand Positioning-Pricing-Promotion-Marketing, as well as issues related to Project concerns.SPECIAL EVENTS:Invitation to join the Hollywood Stars at the 2007 GOLDEN GLOBES WORLD EXPERIENCE STYLE TALENT LOUNGE. Held at the luxurious Beverly Hills Hilton from January 12th to 14th, The World Style Talent Lounge gave nominees, presenters and attendees of the 64th Golden Globes an “Around the World” experience, unlike any other with the finest gifts from across the globe. Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa supported the world renowned Nobel peace prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu on his 75th Birthday Fundraising Gala Dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills on August 18th, 2006.

Post graduation as a Gold Medalist from the prestigious Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, India, I have had professionally enriching experiences with the Taj Group of Hotels (Taj Mahal Palace & Taj President- Mumbai, Taj Bengal- Calcutta, Taj Residency-Bangalore, Indore & Aurangabad) Hyatt International(Hyatt Regency Kathmandu), Le Meridien & Claridges, both at New Delhi.