India has been revered for the hospitality to its guests. The term 'Atithi Devo Bhavah', means 'The guest is God', has been the essence of Indian hospitality since the ancient times. Studies reveal that India is a dream destination and is in high demand for leisure, business, luxury and mid market hotels.
The rise in disposable income has made the urban Indian able and willing to pay for the services rendered. Whereas the international visitor is ready to soak in the experience of India in its true sense. The current scenario seems very rewarding and what lies ahead is the emerging new trends in the Indian hospitality sector with ample investment opportunities to international markets including its Indian counterparts.

According to Darren Ross, CEO of Service Freak Hospitality, the different stages of a potential hotel guest's journey include five different stages, namely: dreaming, researching, booking, traveling and sharing. He believes, its important to have a good connection with the guest and an all-star service doesn’t just come from the front desk, but it is a team work of all departments, which can only be achieved when they have a healthy communication internally.

Understanding the need of the hour, Fleming Gulf presents The Hospitality India Summit 2014, taking place on 22 - 23 August in Bangalore. Karan Godhwani, Director Sales at The Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts, Saurabh Bakshi, General Manager-Sheraton Bangalore Hotel, Vikas Sharma, General Manager of Hilton and Carlyle Pereira, General Manager Engineering of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces are just a few names amongst a list of eminent industry experts who are going to share their insights and speak at the conference.

Key topics will include insight into the emerging market for the hospitality sector in India and the concerns with regards to the return on investments and factors that affect the hotel sector. Other topics that will be addressed are the pivotal role of the Government of India in licencing policies and how there is scope of improvement in the licencing act.

The Hospitality India Summit will feature an exhibition of leading solution providers and generate high level of networking opportunities for industry peers. Along with a powerful agenda, the summit will venture into ideas that will boost the industry to overcome all emerging challenges in the hospitality sector in India.