A Few Thoughts
It is a fantastic feeling to be adjudged as ‘The Best Place to Work’ among all the Real Estate Companies in the country. We sincerely thank the Economic Times & the internationally acclaimed The Great Place to Work Institute for this recognition. It will certainly motivate us to continue to adopt & innovate, when it comes to people friendly HR policies. It is heartening to note our Group received a number of Awards during the last few months; be it ‘Hotel Owner of the Year’ at the Hospitality Leaders Industry Choice Awards, or the Best Luxury Residential project for Brigade Caladium and even those awarded to individual Brigadiers.
The Indian economy is just chugging along. Unfortunately, the new Government has not been able to meet the high expectations of the people & the industry. Probably they promised too much in a short span of time. All said & done, ours is a complicated economy with too many pulls & pressures from all directions, apart from multiple vested interests. One can only wish & pray that our dynamic Prime Minister will ultimately succeed in his efforts to improve the growth rate and put the Indian economy on the right track. For too long we have been a third world country.
While the government understands the importance of Tourism, too little is done to improve the inflow of foreign tourists with high spending power. With a population in excess of 1200 million, we have tourist inflows of only 6 million. That hardly works out to 0.5% of the population. A not so prominent country like Croatia, has a tourist inflow of 12 million with a population of just 4 million. The impact of tourism on Croatia’s economy & job creation for ordinary citizens is huge.
Bangalore Citizens will elect new representatives (Corporators) to the City Council in BBMP (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike). Hopefully, the representatives who get elected will actively work towards improved Urban Infrastructure like better quality roads, traffic management, waste management & related issues.
Recently, Sheraton Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway was rebranded as Sheraton Grand at Brigade Gateway. It is one of the only 10 hotels in the world to be rebranded amongst all Sheraton Hotels, based on parameters such as superior product, service & customer satisfaction.
We recently concluded Brigade Showcase, our annual property exhibition. The event witnessed robust support in an otherwise subdued market environment, thanks to a good choice of product offerings in different locations, apart from the Group’s brand strength
The Festival season is around the corner - Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Eid Ul-Adha, Dussehra, Diwali & Christmas - Seasons Greetings and best wishes to each and everyone.