hotel industry of oberoi .

3. Hospitality is the relationship between the guest and the host, or
the act or practice of being hospitable. This includes the reception
and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.
The concept of hospitality exchange, also known as
"accommodation sharing", "hospitality services" (short
"hospex"), and "home stay networks", "home hospitality"
("hoho"), refers to centrally organized social networks of
individuals, generally travelers, who offer or seek accommodation
without monetary exchange. These services generally connect users
via the internet.

4. The word hospitality derives from the Latin
hospes, meaning "host", "guest", or "stranger".
Hospes is formed from hostis, which means
"stranger" or "enemy" (the latter being where
terms like "hostile" derive).
Etymology

5. In the West today hospitality is rarely a matter of
protection and survival, and is more associated with
etiquette and entertainment. However, it still involves
showing respect for one's guests, providing for their
needs, and treating them as equals. Cultures and
subcultures vary in the extent to which one is expected
to show hospitality to strangers, as opposed to personal
friends or members of one's in-group.
Hospitality ethics is a discipline that studies this usage
of hospitality.

6. The Pakhtun people of South-Central
Asia, predominant in the all provinces of Afghanistan
have a strong code of hospitality. They are the people
characterized by their use of an ancient set of
ethics, the first principle of which is milmastiya or
"hospitality". The general area of Pakhtunistan is also
nicknamed The Land of Hospitality.
Pakhtuns

7. To the ancient Greeks, hospitality was a divine
right. The host was expected to make sure the
needs of his guests were seen to. The ancient Greek
term xenia, or theoxenia when a god was involved,
expressed this ritualized guest-friendship relation.
In Greek society a person's ability to abide the laws
to hospitality determined nobility and social
standing.
Classical ethic world

8. Celtic societies also valued the concept of
hospitality, especially in terms of protection.
A host who granted a person's request for
refuge was expected not only to provide food
and shelter to his/her guest, but to make sure
they did not come to harm while under their
care.
Celtic cultures

9. In India hospitality is based on the principle Atithi
Devo Bhava, meaning "the guest is God". This
principle is shown in a number of stories where a
guest is literally a god who rewards the provider of
hospitality. From this stems the Indian approach of
graciousness towards guests at home, and in all
social situations.
India

12. The Oberoi Group is a hotel company with its head office
in Delhi. Oberoi, founded in 1934, owns and/or operates 30
hotels and three cruisers in five countries. It remains one of
the most decorated hotel chains in the world with many of
its group hotels bagging various awards and accolades from
Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler.

14. The foundations of the Oberoi Group date back
to 1934 when Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh
Oberoi, the founder Chairman of the group
bought from an Englishman; two properties -
The Clarke's in Delhi and The Clarke's in
Shimla. In the following years Oberoi, assisted
by his two sons, Tilak Raj Singh Oberoi and
Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi continued the
expansion of their group with properties both in
India and abroad.

15. Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi

16. Today, P.R.S.Oberoi is the Chairman of
The Oberoi Group and his son, Vikram
Oberoi and his nephew, Arjun Oberoi
serve in the capacities of Joint Managing
Directors Hotels, the two major holding
companies of The Oberoi Group.

17. With the addition of The
Oberoi, Gurgaon, presently under the Oberoi
brand, the group owns and/or operates 18
luxury hotels and 3 luxury cruisers in
India, Mauritius, Egypt, Indonesia and Saudi
Arabia. The Oberoi, Dubai is slated to open in
early 2013.

18. In Indonesia:
The Oberoi, Bali
The Oberoi, Lombok
In Mauritius:
The Oberoi, Mauritius
In Egypt:
The Oberoi, Sah Hasheesh, Red Sea
The Oberoi Zahra, Luxury Nile Cruiser
The Oberoi Philae, Nile Cruiser
In Saudi Arabia:
The Oberoi, Madina
In U.A.E.:
The Oberoi, Dubai

19. 1. The Oberoi, New Delhi
2. The Oberoi, Bangalore
3. The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata
4. The Oberoi Trident, Mumbai
5. The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
6. The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur
7. The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur (No. 4, World Best
Hotels, 2012 )
8. Wildflower Hall, Shimla in the Himalayas
9. The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla
10. The Oberoi, Motor Vessel Vrinda, Backwater
Cruiser, Kerala
11. The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambore in Sawai
Madhopur
12. The Oberoi, Gurgaon