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Datwani elected HRAWI president for 2016-17 at 66th AGM of association
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Thursday, 20 October, 2016, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Dilip Datwani, chairman and managing director, Datwani Hotels Pvt Ltd, has been elected president of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) for the year 2016-17 at the body’s 66th annual general meeting (AGM) held in Mumbai.
He has been an active voice and part of the hotel and restaurant fraternity for over two decades.
Known for promoting the interests of the industry, Datwani has, in the recent past, officiated in several capacities, including chairman of the membership committee, chairman of the classification committee and senior vice-president, HRAWI.
Besides these, he was an executive committee member, Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI).
“HRAWI has made tremendous progress and has crossed several important milestones in the last few years. The immediate past committee leadership has relentlessly strived to voice the concerns of members to the governments and has ensured expedited resolutions where it was much needed,” Datwani said.
“Of the several things that are being panned out for the future at HRAWI, the first would be to set up food testing laboratories that will provide hotels and restaurants the benefit of conducting an unbiased audit of foods from their kitchens,” he added.
Datwani owns and operates Shatranj Napoli (a restaurant at Pali Hill, Bandra) and operates Jayshree (a transit hotel at the Mumbai Domestic Airport). He also plans to set up a business boutique hotel at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
“Our immediate priority is to implement and promote the independent hotel classification. This was developed by HRAWI in a bid to modernise and standardise the classification procedures of hotels as per international standards,” Datwani said.
“Under the ease of doing business for hospitality, we intend to knock on the doors of several departments including tourism, urban development, the home department and excise to address issues ranging from opening up of 24x7 tourism zones and single-window clearance to scrapping of one-day club license and health permits,” he added.
“Apart from this, we will continue working inclusively with the governments on several other fronts which the association has been pursuing in the interest of hospitality and tourism in India,” Datwani stated.
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