Interviews
KB Kachru: India's Hospitality Infrastructure Needs Faster Execution
Insights on matching tourism ambitions with rapid, high-quality development across key destinations.
By Eleanor Vance1 min read
The Open Key
"We are not short of intent, and we are certainly not short of capital," says K.B. Kachru. "We are short of execution velocity."
On the pipeline
Kachru argues the gap between signings and openings has widened to a point where it distorts investment models. A hotel underwritten on a 36-month build that opens in 54 months is a different asset entirely.
On talent
He is equally direct about retention: "The industry trained a generation and then let another sector hire them. That is a self-inflicted wound."