Vishnu Rageev R.

Vishnu Rageev R is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience in business journalism. Before joining Asian Media Group in 2022, he worked with BW Businessworld, IMAGES Group, exchange4media Group, DC Books, and Dhanam Publications in India. His coverage includes industry analysis, market trends and corporate developments, focusing on retail, real estate and hospitality. As a senior journalist with Asian Hospitality, he covers the U.S. hospitality industry. He is from Kerala, a state in South India.

Hampton Inn & Suites Irving Hwy 183 hotel in Texas

Openings & Acquisitions

RMS opens Hampton Inn in Irving, TX

The 110-room hotel will be managed by Hotel Equities

Rahul Raj appointed as head of LuLu Group India's hospitality division

Raj is head of hospitality, LuLu Group India

He was general manager at LuLu-owned Hyatt Regency Trivandrum

OYO Adds 3,500+ Corporate Clients in FY25

OYO adds 3,500+ corporate clients in FY25

Mumbai led all markets with more than 700 new corporate clients added

Brooklyn: Panwala’s Hotel BPM to Reopen this Fall

Panwala’s Hotel BPM Brooklyn to reopen this fall

He began his hotel career by opening the property in 2012

remittance tax USA

Trends & Issues

Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ sparks concern

The bill's 5 percent remittance tax on non-citizens worries millions of Indians

L.A. Council Approves $30 Minimum Wage for Hotels

Trends & Issues

L.A. council approves $30 minimum wage for hotels

A second vote will be held soon, as the approval was not unanimous

hotel tariffs and trade tensions

NewGen: Tariffs, trade tensions drive up PIP costs

‘Extended-stay assets rank among the most in-demand listings’

FTC junk fees rule 2025

Trends & Issues

FTC’s ‘Junk Fees Rule’ takes effect May 12

Hotels must include and clearly list all fees in the total price at checkout