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From home sales and jewellery to power consumption, these are all the sectors that are back to pre-pandemic levels

<ul><li>The hotel chain posted a 80% fall in profits and posted a consolidated net loss of ₹19 crore in the last quarter of FY20.</li><li><keyword id="74790" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lemon-Tree">Lemon Tree</keyword> expects its numbers to bounce back to normal only when a cure is found. The company said that it expects the May numbers to continue until September at least.</li><li>Given the situation, the hotel chain is hoping to raise ₹150 crore through a rights issue. </li></ul><keyword id="136437" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lemon-Tree-Hotels">Lemon Tree Hotels</keyword> poor quarterly results saw its shares jump by 5% as the market opened on Tuesday (June 2). The hotel chain posted a huge fall in profits but the board also approved a fundraising plan for ₹150 crore. The government’s decision to allow hotels to operate from June 8, also brought in some cheer in the market. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-chart" data-src="visualisation/2672002" data-url="https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/2672002/embed"></div>]]></cdata></div> The hotel chain posted a 80% fall in profits and posted a consolidated net loss of ₹19 crore in the last quarter of FY20, a big fall from the ₹33.6 crore profit in the same quarter the previous year. For FY20, its net losses stood at ₹21.6 crore. However, Lemon Tree expects its numbers to bounce back to normal only when a cure is found. The company said that it expects the May numbers to continue until September at least. Given the situation, the hotel chain is hoping to raise ₹150 crore through a rights issue. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lemon Tree hotels had to shut their doors from the beginning of the lockdown on March 25, even before that the fear of the virus had kept customers away. “The growing concerns around the spread of Covid-19 followed by the nation-wide lockdown announced by the central government impacted the operating environment for hotels significantly,” said Patanjali Keswani, Chairman &amp; Managing Director – Lemon Tree Hotels. The company also said that its revenue from operations were down by 76% in April 2020 on a year-on-year basis, whereas the expected numbers from May are set to be down by 70%. While the company has said it would not layoff permanent employees, it has announced a freeze in hiring as well paycuts across the management. “All discretionary spends like advertising, leased cars, etc.are paused. There will be a careful monitoring of all costs undertaken to achieve breakeven at Net EBITDA level in Q1 FY21,” said the company. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/barclays-morgan-stanley-jll-and-others-hiring-senior-executives-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown/articleshow/76147578.cms">Barclays, Morgan Stanley, JLL and others hiring senior executives during the coronavirus lockdown</a>

Lemon Tree Hotels share price jumps by 5% as it looks to raise funds after 80% fall in profit

<ul><li>After a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels in India are beginning to clock sales and are back on the path to recovery.</li><li>Most of the listed hotels have already shown a gradual quarter-on-quarter growth with their latest results for the October-December quarter of the current financial year.</li><li>The <keyword id="2173225" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="travel-and-tourism">travel and tourism</keyword> industry seems to be an elated industry with the news of the COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out across the globe.</li></ul>The stocks of India’s hotel companies have rebounded in the past few months, as several indicators signal a recovery for travel and tourism. After a complete halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels in India are beginning to clock sales and are back on the path to recovery. Here’s how India’s top hotel stocks have fared in the last six months <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change in share price in last six months </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IHCL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+36.77% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+50% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chalet Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+27.6% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">EIH Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+28.5% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahindra Holidays and Resorts </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">+40% </td></tr></tbody></table> While most of the stocks are yet to recover to their pre-COVID levels, the recovery in the last few months have been fuelled by various reasons and especially, with the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Vaccine – shot of hope for travel and tourism" comment="subhead" text="Vaccine – shot of hope for travel and tourism">Vaccine – shot of hope for travel and tourism</cmsannotation> The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has started across the globe triggering hopes for people to go on leisure as well as business travel. “While we anticipate a gradual revival in corporate travel, leisure demand is already strong and this traction is expected to further increase in months ahead,” said a report by ICICI Direct dated February 12. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Resilience of hotels" comment="subhead" text="Resilience of hotels">Resilience of hotels</cmsannotation> Most of the listed hotels have already shown a gradual quarter-on-quarter growth with their latest results for the October-December quarter of the current financial year. Analysts say this is reflecting in their share price movement. “One is the business recovery, from a complete standstill gradually the businesses have started recovering. Secondly, they have done a good job of cost rationalisation during the pandemic,” Himanshu Shah of Dolat Capital told Business Insider. <div type="image" title="hotels." msid="81032343" hostid="261"></div> Even unlisted companies like OYO Hotels and Homes have seen a recovery in business thanks to “revenge travel”. The term gained popularity in China, after people having been stuck in a lockdown, started travelling within the country, just to get out of their homes. OYO said that during the Valentine’s Day weekend, its online traffic was up by 70% of pre-COVID levels. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Premium hotels will be the first to cater to demand" comment="subhead" text="Premium hotels will be the first to cater to demand">Premium hotels will be the first to cater to demand</cmsannotation> The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things, and the most important of them all is our priority towards safety and hygiene. And that’s where premium hotels will have an edge over others as people travel more often. “Most of the listed stocks are premium hotels. Business and leisure travellers will now prefer branded names as they will still be cautious,” Kranthi Bathini, equity strategist at WealthMills Securities told Business Insider. Despite all the disruptions during the pandemic, travel and tourism is set to make a big comeback as Bathini puts it “man is made for mobilisation”. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Back on track for business" comment="subhead" text="Back on track for business">Back on track for business</cmsannotation> Hotel companies have also announced that they are now back on track with their plans for new hotels across the country. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">New projects already under development or signed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">To be completed by </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chalet Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Commercial projects at Renaissance Complex, Powai, Mumbai Marriott Complex, Whitefield, Bengaluru </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Q4FY23 &amp; Q4FY22 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree Mountain Resort, Shimla Lemon Tree Vembanad Lake Resort, Alleppey, Kerala Aurika, Intl. Airport, Mumbai </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mumbai project to be completed by 2022. </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IHCL </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Signed six new hotels with over 1100 rooms in third quarter </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> And that may translate into more business for hotels. “Despite investment activity being paused since March 2020, there are emerging signs of re-valuations and a slow demand revival, improvised cost structures and reduced profit levels in the next two years,” said a report by real estate services company JLL. 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Indian hotel companies have shown resilience during the pandemic and now the markets are celebrating them

<ul><li>The 30-share BSE index was trading 296.95 points higher, and the broader NSE Nifty climbed 0.61% on Tuesday at 10:00 am.</li><li>Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. </li><li>These are the top stocks that are buzzing in trade today.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a> </li></ul>Indian equity benchmark indexes hit record highs on Tuesday, led by a rally in banks, airlines and hotel stocks, as investors cheered the progress in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. The 30-share BSE index was trading 296.95 points higher, and the broader NSE Nifty climbed 0.61% on Tuesday at 10:00 am. Here’s a list of the top losers and gainers in the Nifty pack. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Gainers </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Top Nifty Losers </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tech M </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IndusInd Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Tech </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">ICICI Bank </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj FinServ </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cipla </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">TCS </td></tr></tbody></table>*as of November 9, 9:57 am These are the top stocks in news today. Pfizer India shares zoom 19% Pfizer India shares gained over 19% a day after the company announced that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-is-90-effective-in-preventing-coronavirus-in-those-who-havent-been-infected-ever-before/articleshow/79130097.cms">its COVID-19 vaccine</a> trial data suggests that its shots prevented more than 90% of symptomatic infection. This indicates the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with US regulators. <keyword id="6354706" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="IndiGo">IndiGo</keyword> and <keyword id="6358032" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="SpiceJet">SpiceJet</keyword> gain on hopes of a COVID vaccine soon Air travel has been one of the hardest hit in the past 10 months, and now the hope of a COVID vaccine soon has brought a rally in the shares of the listed airline companies. IndiGo was trading 6% higher, whereas SpiceJet was up 4%. Inox Leisure trades 4% higher The shares of cinema giant Inox Leisure gained over 4% after it launched its qualified institutional placement (QIP) at ₹263.1 per share. The floor price is set at a 1.42% discount to Monday’s closing price. <keyword id="193491" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JK-Cement">JK Cement</keyword> hits 52-week high; trades 4% higher The shares of JK Cement gained over 4%, hitting the 52-week high on the back of strong Q2 results. The company reported an almost three-fold jump in consolidated net profit to ₹221.55 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. <keyword id="1912283" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lemon-Tree-hotel">Lemon Tree Hotel</keyword>, <keyword id="6399185" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-hotels">Indian Hotels</keyword>, EIH and other hospitality stocks rally Lemon Tree Hotel, Indian Hotels, EIH and other hospitality stocks rallied after positive COVID vaccine news. Lemon Tree Hotel was trading 6% higher, Indian Hotels was up 8%, and EIH gained 5%, during the early trading hours on Tuesday. 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Top stock movers — Pfizer, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, TCS, Infosys, IndiGo, SpiceJet, JK Cement, Lemon Tree Hotel, Indian Hotels, and others

<ul><li>EIH Hotels which operates the Oberoi, Trident chain as well as one of Delhi’s oldest hotels – Maiden, has seen its stock price battered since late February. </li><li>Chalet Hotels, which runs – Marriot, Hyatt and Novotel in India, saw its profits jump three times in Q4FY20 but even then the market fears saw its share price down by 2% on June 9.</li><li>The hospitality, travel and tourism industry being severely impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic.</li></ul>From Oberoi to <keyword id="2808667" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="OYO">OYO</keyword>, the Indian hospitality industry opened doors for business on June 8, but the market is still skeptical of people booking rooms. The latest trigger for panic selling in the shares of hotel stocks came was the delay in declaration of earnings by EIH, which operates the Oberoi, Trident chain as well as one of Delhi’s oldest hotels – Maiden. <div type="image" title="EIH shares." msid="76281467" hostid="261"></div> However, EIH is not alone. Chalet Hotels, which runs the premier hotels – Marriot, Hyatt and Novotel in India, saw its profits jump three times to ₹42 crore in the quarter ended March 31. However, even then the market fears saw its share price down by 2% on June 9. With the hospitality, travel and tourism industry being severely impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic, almost all of India’s listed hotels have seen their share price tumble since February. “It is well known that the hospitality and tourism industry is the worst affected by the outbreak of COVID19 (coronavirus). This has been reflected in the stock prices of hospitality stocks, which have declined by 62% to 82% from their 52 week highs,” said a report by Nirmal Bang on the hospitality sector dated June 2. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Share price change since the beginning of 2020 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Chalet Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-53% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">EIH Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-48.6% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Indian Hotels Company Limited </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-37.6% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Lemon Tree Hotels </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-60.4% </td></tr></tbody></table> India’s hotels were shut for almost three months due to the coronavirus lockdown, and only some opened up as quarantine centres for international returnees in May. Sanjay Sethi, MD &amp; CEO, Chalet Hotels while announcing initiatives like sanitized stay, deferred hotel construction said they will help in the near mid-term revival. “With the new regulations to open up the economy we are gearing‐up our portfolio for a quick scale up and eagerly waiting to welcome our guests,” said Sanjay Sethi, MD &amp; CEO, Chalet Hotels. However, the optimism of the hotel industry still faces a challenge – whether travel will actually resume anytime soon. With work from home and video conferencing being the new norm, business travel could be impacted. “Leisure demand will likely be the first to bounce back. Domestic corporate travel will depend on the economy,” said a recent report by STR realty. And the economy isn’t looking good. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="76274381" title="World Bank projects global economy to shrink by 5.2% in 2020" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> For leisure travel, hoteliers are excluding ‘airline travel’ and are looking at weekend getaway spots or ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/oyo-mahindra-holidays-emirates-and-boeing-agree-people-wont-fly-for-a-while/articleshow/75731204.cms">driving destinations</a>’ as India opens its state borders. The hope for budget hotels Corporates, who are cutting down costs, could now turn to budget hotels that they consider safe and hygienic. And that’s what budget hotels like Lemon Tree, OYO, <keyword id="2870818" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="FabHotels">FabHotels</keyword> are betting on. OYO Hotels &amp; Homes, FabHotels have all launched a spree of initiatives for sanitized and clean hotels to bring in consumers. “It has been a long wait, but we’re delighted to welcome our guests once again to our select hotels across India. All you need to do is look for a #SanitisedStay tag &amp; we’ll take care of the rest. #AtitiDevoBhava,” wrote OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal on Twitter. OYO’s rival in the budget hotels space – FabHotels too has gone in the similar route advertising “100% Safe Place to Stay” hotels. “From an economic standpoint as hotels and tourism in India have suffered unprecedented financial damage over the last 70 days, losing more than 20% of the annual business already, with a prolonged recovery expected now,” said Vaibhav Aggarwal, Founder &amp; CEO, FabHotels. 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<ul><li>Lemon Tree Hotels is putting together a unit that will be led by a chief technology officer.</li><li>The investment into technology will have three strategic goals, according to CEO <keyword id="6370083" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patanjali-Keswani">Patanjali Keswani</keyword>.</li><li>The company is looking to identify struggling hotels in buzzing locations.</li></ul>Average <keyword id="7487693" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="hotel-room-rates-in-india">hotel room rates in India</keyword> are still 30% below what they were at the end of March 2008, according to Axis Capital. While waiting for an imminent turnaround in the industry, Patanjali Keswani, the founder and chairman of Lemon Tree Hotels is putting together a technology team that will be led by Chief Technology Officer (CTO). While the CTO is yet to be hired, the goals have been defined. "Technology will not be a support function, but it will be a strategic function and we will share it with Hamstede," Keswani told Business Insider. Hamstede Living, is a joint venture between Lemon Tree Hotels and global private equity major Warburg Pincus, that will offer co-living spaces for young, urban professionals and housing for migrant students in Indian cities. Lemon Tree Hotels will have a 30% stake in Hamstede. There are three ways in which Keswani aims to use technology to boost his hotel business but this will not include internet of things (IOT). "You don’t need your phone to open your curtains. The mid-market customer does not want it," he said adding that,"I don’t agree with what a lot of these international guys are doing where they are spending a lot of money on what I currently feel are doubtful return on investments. You can have your cell phone doing everything in the room, but as a consumer myself that’s not a real delight. It’s going to cost me Rs 10 lakhs a room, but I am customers are not going to pay me even Rs 2 lakhs a year." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 So what is it that Lemon Tree Hotels wants from its CTO. Find struggling hotels in hotspots The company has developed an algorithm that will analyse and project traffic in key locations using a combination of data on airline traffic, average room rates, and other such data points that may be a proxy to predict demand for hotel rooms. The next step is to identify under-performing hotels within a market. "We may not go build a hotel there. But if someone has 55% occupancy in an area where the others have 80% occupancy, then, we move to human side. We can talk to the owner to either lease the hotel or let us manage it for a fee. We think, with our customer base and reach, we can improve your performance at cost and revenue level," he said. At the end of December 2018, over 30% of Lemon Tree Hotels' rooms were owned by others but managed by the chain in exchange for a fee, according to research by HDFC Securities. Enhance the loyalty programme A three-year old loyalty programme has played a big part in helping Lemon Tree Hotels retain customers. "I was astonished in the last five hotels we have taken under management, in three months, 20% of the hotels’ inventory has come from the loyalty programme. It’s an amazing number. Typically, hotels cash break-even (without accounting for interest cost) at 25% occupancy. If you include interest cost, the break-even point is at 40-45% occupancy. If in 3 months, I get 20% (from loyalty programme) which means you are at cash break even in 3 months, that too in a bad year. So, going forward, why would I not leverage this? We are going to invest more capital in our mobile site, in loyalty, and in technology," Keswani explained. Productivity and cost control How can technology help hotels save cosrs? "I have a call centre with 150 people who get thousands of calls everyday from customers. 80% of those queries are very, very repetitive and predictable. Therefore, I can put chatbots and reduce the headcount or improve the productivity," Keswani said. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 The other leg of the cost control was to implement a management information system (MIS). "We have ensured all our platforms talk to each other through a middleware. How do I get real-time data to control costs, to manage multiple aspects more efficiently? The MIS will help us respond faster," he added. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/heres-why-hotel-room-rates-in-india-may-double-in-the-next-3-to-4-years/articleshow/68664363.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Here's why hotel room rates in India may double in the next 3 to 4 years</a>

India's largest budget hotel chain is spending on technology instead of discounts

<ul><li>India's largest budget hotel chain is looking to go asset light going forward.</li><li>The company will either retain a part stake or to manage the same hotels, Chairman <keyword id="6370083" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patanjali-Keswani">Patanjali Keswani</keyword> explained.</li><li>The stake can be sold to <keyword id="148003" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="pension-funds">pension funds</keyword>, insurance companies, or sovereign funds that seek assured returns.</li></ul>Lemon Tree Hotels was already the largest Indian chain in the mid-market segment when the stock listed on the Indian stock exchanges just about a year ago. In the next five years, the business may look very different what it is today, according to revelations by founder and Chairman Patanjali Keswani, in an exclusive chat with Business Insider. The goal is to unlock value. "Broader point is, in the next three to five years, I will sell every hotel I own and then, either own a part stake in it or I will sell it and lease it back for a very long period with assured returns," said Keswani, who is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) and Indian Institute of Management (Kolkata). How will the business make money? In some cases, the company will continue to own a part of the original stake. In the ones that are fully sold, the company will make money from the management of these hotels. "The new hotels, which are managed, I only charge a management fee. I, typically, get a seventh of the owner’s profit. Being asset light means seven hotels under management is the same as owning one hotel. It is a risk-free approach. We are right now very asset heavy," Keswani revealed. 
 
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 But he is not in a hurry to sell. "The question is the right price. If I am willing to sell my hotels today, I am sure I will find a buyer but I want a certain price, which is a return on my risk for developing hotels. When you develop a hotel there are multiple risks -- there are land title issues, government approvals, financing, my equity-- and so, I want a return. Therefore, I will not sell it cheap," Keswani explained, adding that the stake sale will happen only when the business cycle turns around. And by most accounts, the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/heres-why-hotel-room-rates-in-india-may-double-in-the-next-3-to-4-years/articleshow/68664363.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">recovery is right around the corner</a>. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-is-eyeing-properties-in-new-york-bangkok-and-colombo/articleshow/68666574.cms" target="_blank">Lemon Tree Hotels is eyeing properties in New York, Bangkok, and Colombo</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-loyalty-programme-smile-is-looking-to-ape-jet-privilege-and-plans-tie-ups-with-airlines-and-retailers/articleshow/68669196.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Lemon Tree Hotels' loyalty programme may open doors to new partnerships</a>

Lemon Tree will sell stake in all its hotels in 3 to 5 years: Chairman

<ul><li>India's largest budget hotel chain is looking to take its brand to more international cities.</li><li>Chairman <keyword id="6370083" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patanjali-Keswani">Patanjali Keswani</keyword> reveals interest in properties New York, Bangkok, and Colombo.</li><li>The properties in the new cities will be managed, not owned by, Lemon Tree Hotels.</li></ul> Lemon Tree Hotels is India's largest hotel chain targeting middle-income customers. And the company is looking to tap the international market for Indians who frequently travel abroad. Chairman and Managing Director Patanjali Keswani said that it is likely to close deals in the next six months to manage hotels in New York, Bangkok, and Sri Lanka and the talks are at different stages. "26 million Indians fly out of India every year. And this is expected to double in the next five years. These guys stay 3-5 days in the places they visit. Which is 100 million room nights. Two-thirds of them stay in 8 cities only- London, New York, Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Colombo, and Kathmandu," Keswani said based on his findings. "Out of the 100 million room nights, 60-70 million are in these 8 cities. So, if I have loyal members why should I not have hotels in these cities? But I don’t want to put capital at risk. We said we will manage for others," he added. The company is betting <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-loyalty-programme-smile-is-looking-to-ape-jet-privilege-and-plans-tie-ups-with-airlines-and-retailers/articleshow/68669196.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">big on its loyalty programme</a> to retain customers as well as for value creation. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-patanjali-keswani-says-company-will-sell-stake/articleshow/68665953.cms" target="_blank">Lemon Tree will sell stake in all its hotels in 3 to 5 years: Chairman</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-to-hire-a-cto-to-find-hotels-and-cut-costs/articleshow/68665032.cms" target="_blank">India's largest budget hotel chain is spending on technology instead of discounts</a>

Lemon Tree Hotels is eyeing properties in New York, Bangkok, and Colombo

<ul><li>Indian hotels have had a long down cycle and it is now turning around, says <keyword id="6370083" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Patanjali-Keswani">Patanjali Keswani</keyword>, founder of Lemon Tree Hotels.</li><li>Demand is growing faster than supply of new hotel rooms after a decade, according to analysts.</li><li>The changing dynamic in demand and supply may lead to a spike in hotel room rates.</li></ul> The wave is turning for India's hoteliers after a decade of anguish. The number of travellers seeking accommodation is growing faster than the rise in new hotel rooms for the first time since the global financial crisis struck a lethal blow. And Patanjali Keswani, the founder and chairman of Lemon Tree Hotels, believes the turnaround may be so strong that hotel rooms rates may double in the next three years. "My expectation is from October this year, for the next two years -- because it takes about five years for new supply to come in-- prices will keep going up. Then,the returns (on capital) will improve and new guys will plan their supply because then it will be a business worth investing in. But it will take a few years for that supply to come in. I guess, just like how it was the longest bottom-up cycle for hotels in India -- from 2009 to 2017-18 -- it will be a long top-up cycle because people who invested in hotels in India in the last 10 years have been so badly burnt, you will need a very brave guy to take a counter view. So my guess is, if you ask me what the room rates will be three to four years out, I will say it may be double of what they are today," Keswani said in an interview with Business Insider. Industry watchers agree with Keswani. Demand is expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 6% until financial year 2022, that's one and a half times the 4% growth expected in new hotel rooms, according to advisors at Nirmal Bang Institutional Equities. Even now, average <keyword id="7487693" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="hotel-room-rates-in-india">hotel room rates in India</keyword> are still 30% below what they were at the end of March 2008, according to Axis Capital, which also sees definite signs of a turnaoround. Hotels raise prices when the occupancy rates cross 70% and the industry-wide rate last year was already at 68%, Keswani explained. Lemon Tree Hotels has an average occupancy of close to 80%, according to Keswani. The company has already hiked prices twice in the last two years. "In October 2017, we got a 13% price hike (in average room rate) and in October 2018 we got a 8.5% on a higher base. We are expecting similar, if not higher, price hike going forward because now, there is clearly a shortage of supply," he added. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 What will drive the demand? Aside from the slowdown in addition of new hotel rooms, Keswani projects a sharp spike in demand triggered by economic growth. "There are 3 parts of India. Half of India is earning less than $500 per capita- these are people who consume roti (bread), kapda (clothes), makaan (shelter), and mobile. Next 40% of India's population earns upto $2000 per capita. These are people who consume healthcare and education, which are non-discretionary to them, and some minor discretionary items- could be entertainment, leisure and a little bit of retail. The last 10% of India is upto $7000 per capita. This is the real consuming population of India, about 30 million households," Keswani explains, adding that when the economy grows there will be an exponential growth in the consuming population. According to him, if the per capita income grows 50% in the next seven years, the size of the big consuming segment will be thrice its current size. And that is the boom that the hoteliers like Keswani are waiting for. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-patanjali-keswani-says-company-will-sell-stake/articleshow/68665953.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Lemon Tree will sell stake in all its hotels in 3 to 5 years: Chairman</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-is-eyeing-properties-in-new-york-bangkok-and-colombo/articleshow/68666574.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Lemon Tree Hotels is eyeing properties in New York, Bangkok, and Colombo</a>

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<ul><li>Chairman Patanjali Keswani reveals plans to tie up with airlines and retailers in the future</li><li>The mid-market hotelier is looking to leverage the strength of its loyalty programme</li><li>The three-year old loyalty programme already has a million members, according to the company.</li></ul> <keyword id="136437" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lemon-Tree-Hotels">Lemon Tree Hotels</keyword>' Chairman and Managing Director Patanjali Keswani is looking to unlock value and the three-year old loyalty programme may be the ace up his sleeve. In an exclusive interview with Business Insider, Keswani revealed his future plans. "I can tie up with related companies like an airline and a retailer, and the members of my loyalty programme can redeem points in any of the three purchase points," he said. The boost to valuation Aside from opening doors to new partnerships, the loyalty programme may also offer a valuation boost. The now beleaguered Jet Airways' loyalty programme, Jet Privilege, had 8 million member, according to the annual report of 2017-18. However, even before that in 2017, the programme was valued at over a billion dollars. Lemon Tree Hotels currently has a million 'loyal' customers, but the company's market capitalisation is a little less than a billion dollars. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Keswani is confident that the pace of member addition will only increase in the days to come. "In three years, I have data on a million customers, and am adding half a million customers or more every year. As I open more and more hotels, more and more people will join. Since I am tripling in size in the next 3-4 years, I will start adding 150,000 (loyalty programme) members a month. I will also hit 8-10 million (loyalty members) in the next 5 years," he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-hotels-patanjali-keswani-says-company-will-sell-stake/articleshow/68665953.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Lemon Tree will sell stake in all its hotels in 3 to 5 years: Chairman</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/lemon-tree-to-hire-a-cto-to-find-hotels-and-cut-costs/articleshow/68665032.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">India's largest budget hotel chain is spending on technology instead of discounts</a>

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