1. “The Difference Between a Memorable Holiday and a Forgettable One Is Never the Marble Floors”
By Krishna Shantakumar, Co-Founder, Adevo Academy
Thirty years behind the pass at South India’s most celebrated restaurant concepts, including The 13th Floor and ASEAN On The Edge, taught Krishna one thing: the guest experience is decided in the back of house, not the lobby. A personal, narrative piece on what makes five star service feel effortless and the unglamorous training that produces it.
2. “I Left the Taj to Fix What the Taj Never Could”
By Rashmi Koppar, Co-Founder, Adevo Academy
Former Taj and Oberoi trainer, then Deputy Registrar at Ramaiah University, Rashmi Koppar walked away from institutional prestige to build something the hotel chains had never prioritised: a genuine management development system for mid level hospitality professionals. A first person piece on ambition, frustration, and building something from scratch.
3. “India’s Luxury Hotels Are Filling Up Faster Than Ever. The People Running Them Are Not Ready.”
By Brendon Pereira, Co Founder and CEO, Adevo Academy
Ex CFO of an NSE listed hospitality company, IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, and with 30 years in operations, Brendon makes the case, with data and candour, that India’s travel boom is running ahead of its management infrastructure, and what that means for the guest experience your readers are paying a premium for.
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4. “India’s 50,000 New Hotel Rooms Have a Problem Nobody Is Talking About at Check In”
India’s hotel pipeline is the fastest growing in Asia. What’s not keeping pace is the mid management layer that determines whether brand standards are actually delivered. A reported piece on India’s hospitality supervision gap, anchored by Adevo’s data and client work across South India.
5. “Why Your Resort Holiday Feels Different Every Time You Visit”
The inconsistency that frustrates repeat travellers isn’t about chefs or GMs. It’s about the 200 untrained decisions made daily by supervisors who were never taught to lead. A piece your readers will recognise immediately from their own travel experiences.
6. “The Gen Z Hotel Worker Who Quit in 60 Days”
India’s luxury hospitality is haemorrhaging its youngest staff at rates the industry is only beginning to acknowledge. This is not a Gen Z problem. It is a management problem, and it is directly affecting the guest experience your readers expect.
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7. “Three Hospitality Veterans With 87 Combined Years Are Teaching India’s Hotels How to Grow Up”
Brendon Pereira (IIM Ahmedabad, ex CFO), Krishna Shantakumar (30 years in F&B operations across South India), and Rashmi Koppar (Taj, Oberoi, Ramaiah University): how three people who spent their careers inside India’s finest hospitality institutions decided the industry needed to be rebuilt from the management layer up. A story about ambition, institutional frustration, and what it takes to train the people who train India’s hospitality workforce.
