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In hotel industry news, Hilton has announced the signing of its flagship hotel in Gurugram. The hotel will be owned by the Baani Group, which also runs the Doubletree by Hilton property in the same city.

In industry news, ITC Hotels has announced the launch of its second Mementos property in Rajasthan. The new property is being pitched as a destination for theme weddings.

In travel industry news, Bengaluru Airport is readying a mega plan to house a business park, new hotels and a concert space. Focus will be given to maximise green spaces in the new project.

In the second such incident in the aviation industry involving flights in recent days, Qatar Airways reported severe turbulence leaving 12 passengers injured. The flight was travelling from Doha to ireland.

In the growing trends in the travel industry, residents of Spain's popular Balearic Islands staged a massive protest over the weekend. The residents are against the mass tourism which engulfs the islands in the summer season.

In tourism and travel industry news, Rajasthan is planning to liberalise the tourism sector by allowing farmhouses to operate as home stays as well. The draft tourism policy, in the works for two years, is expected to get finalised soon.

In industry news, the NCLT has approved the demerger scheme of the hotel business of ITC and asked the FMCG major to call for a shareholder meeting on June 6. The new entity has the rights to use the ITC name.

In hotel industry news, realty consulting firm JLL has said that the average revenue per room for hotels in India was up 11.4% during the period. Chennai recorded the maximum gains.

In airline industry news, a war of words has begun between SpiceJet and its former owners, the Maran family. The exchange is over a High Court order which the two sides are interpreting differently.

Travel Trends. Officials said locals are sick of unending streams of tourists littering, trespassing and breaking traffic rules. The barrier is serving as a deterrent.