The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) has appointed Mr. Kunal Premkumar Gujral as its Secretary General, effective 18th October 2021. Mr. Gujral has over two decades of industry experience across F&B, sales and marketing, and prior to joining here he has served at the Riverside Resorts and Holiday Homes Pvt. Ltd. in Goa as its Vice President of Revenue & Sales. Mr. Gujral has worked in some of the finest and renowned hospitality brands in the country including Bharat Hotels Limited, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Park Hotels and IHHR Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., among others.

“As Secretary General of HRAWI, my role entails liaising and facilitating the various processes and functions of the office for efficient management of the Association and its affairs. Other than this, policy advocacy with the Government, membership service and most importantly carrying out all such tasks to mitigate the hardships caused to members due to the pandemic will be on priority. I will do my best to carry out the functions with efficiency and I thank the EC for reposing faith in me. My experience in hospitality has equipped me with the requisite industry knowledge and it will be my endeavor to put this knowledge to optimum use for the benefit of the Association and its members,” says Mr. Kunal Gujral, Secretary General, HRAWI.

Trained in Food & Beverage service, Housekeeping, Front Office and Food Production, Mr. Kunal Gujral holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition (IHM) – Mumbai.

About Hotel & Restaurant Association Western India (HRAWI)

The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) is a 71 years old Association of Hotels and Restaurants in Western India. Its members include various restaurants and smaller Hotels up to 5-Star Deluxe categories. The bulk of its members like any growth economy are made up of restaurants and budget hotels. With membership base spread across Western India, HRAWI covers Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa and the Union Territories of Daman, Diu & Silvassa, and is considered to be the voice of the Hotel and Restaurant Industry. The association is part of the national body of Federation of the Hotels & Restaurants Associations of India (FHRAI), located in New Delhi, which was originally founded in Mumbai in 1950 by the late Mr J.R.D. Tata.