Kapil Chopra Founder and CEO, Postcard Hotels Kapil Chopra founded The Postcard Hotel – a collection of intimate luxury hotels and experientials, back in 2018. Despite being a fairly new launch, the company quickly gained traction during the pandemic as people opted for getaways to smaller, high-end hotels in the country. The hotel chain’s bookings have risen 100 per cent month-onmonth compared to 2019, with celebrities and CEOs opting for the Postcard Hotels as their preferred brand of hotels in Goa. Chopra previously served as the President of Oberoi Hotels and Resorts. Under his direction, the brand won several awards by leading publications for its impeccable hospitality. Besides being a hotelier, Chopra is an avid collector of Indian contemporary art. He also mentors two galleries, Art District XIII and BestCollegeArt.com. Kapil Chopra is also passionate about reforming health care in India and runs charitybeds.com, which helps people from the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) get treatment in over 51 private hospitals in Delhi, every day, without any charge. He also invests in start-ups “A leader must have clarity of thought especially in a time of crisis. One should be able to innovate and find new ways to grow revenue and motivate his/her teams.” in the culinary space to mentor and develop business. The Postcard Hotels introduced the One Key concept, which lets guests book the entire property and enjoy it as if it were their own home. In the future, the goal for the hotel brand is to manage $1 billion of assets, and to do so, it’s working with JLL to develop properties. Manish Mehrotra Manish Mehrotra is a stalwart in the Indian culinary industry, with his brand Indian Accent one of the most critically acclaimed restaurants in the country. Having started his career in Mumbai as part of Ananda Solomon’s team at the Thai Pavilion of the Taj Hotels, Mehrotra joined Old World Hospitality in 2000. Flooring the guests at Oriental Octopus with his culinary skills and charm, he has since spent over 22 years with Old World Hospitality, opening several restaurants for the group. Manish is extremely passionate about his craft, making his knowledge of ingredients and their origins immense. He is an inspiration to aspiring young chefs today. Indian Accents path breaking menu has been designed by Chef Manish Mehrotra. He reinterprets nostalgic Indian dishes with an openness towards global techniques and influences. Mehrotra has been referred to by many as “the most exciting modern Indian chef in the world today”. A big food enthusiast, Manish likes to travel for food, “My favourite holiday destinations – New York City or Mexico City, where you “Luxury for me is something really special, expensive, created specially for me, in my own comfort, what else?” can eat everything from $5 to $500, and that is what my holidays are about, eating, that’s it!” Culinary Director, Indian Accent, New Delhi. New York. Mumbai 66 | | 67
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