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Ramada Plaza by Wyndham to Open in Jim Corbett Kotabagh, India

In a significant development for Uttarakhand’s hospitality landscape, Mr. Ashok Arora, Partner at Ashoka Leisure Valley LLP, today announced the upcoming launch of Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Jim Corbett Kotabagh, a 100-room upscale hotel expected to open in the third quarter of 2027. The property is being developed in collaboration with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with more than 8,300 hotels across over 100 countries.
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Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection Survey Reveals Americans Crave More Quality Time

Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection today released the Time Rich Report, a national consumer survey designed to examine how people perceive and manage one of their most valuable resources – time. Conducted in collaboration with Wakefield Research, the study explores the connection between current definitions of “quality time” and perceptions about travel and the powerful role it plays in helping people reconnect with loved ones, with self, and with what’s important.
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Impulse and Indulgence: The Psychology of Unplanned Luxury Consumption

As novelty and exoticism become increasingly appealing to consumers, luxury purchases are taking on new psychological significance. High-end acquisitions, particularly when unplanned, offer more than status; they provide a temporary escape from everyday pressures. Yet despite their prevalence, spontaneous luxury purchases remain surprisingly underexplored. To address this gap and help hospitality and tourism practitioners capitalise on the behaviour of luxury consumers, Professor YooHee Hwang and Professor Sam Kim of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), working with a co-author, explored the emotions driving unplanned luxury consumption among US and Asian consumers.
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