Sunder Advani, chairman and managing director, Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) Ltd. was felicitated with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the SATTE (South Asia Travel and Tourism Exhibition) Awards, 2020. The 27th edition of the travel and tourism exhibition was held recently in Greater Noida.‘The Lifetime Achievement Award’ was presented to Advani by VK Duggal, the chairman of the SATTE 2020 jury.
In his acceptance speech, Advani said, “It is indeed a great honor for me to win the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by an eminent jury of SATTE, a body which has members across South Asia. This award is especially important as I’m being conferred at the Largest Travel and Tourism exhibition in Asia and in front of my respected peers and industry leaders. I will cherish this prestigious award forever.”
At the age of 81 years, he continues to work as the Chairman and Managing Director of the 200 room five Star Deluxe Caravela Beach Resort, Goa which is owned and operated by Advani Hotels and Resorts (India) Ltd.
“We only own one hotel, but last year the Mumbai Stock Exchange showed that we stand among the top 1000 listed companies and that makes me proud of my legacy,” Advani said.
He further asked all stakeholders in tourism to work towards boosting the opportunities in this sector. “In the last few years, I have also started to spend my time in helping the government of Goa and India in boosting tourism. I would also like to encourage everyone to wholeheartedly focus on increasing tourism in our region,” said Advani
He further added, “ We have a lot to offer but have a lot of competition globally and it is therefore important to continue to do what is necessary to improve the competitiveness of this critical industry in India.” he said.
One of Sunder Advani’s major contributions to the hospitality industry was to obtain relief on the GST rate charged on hotel rooms. As Chairman of the World Travel and Tourism Council (India Initiative). He rallied against the issue and got it changed.
