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Vinaytosh Vashist

Vinaytosh Vashist

General Manager
Shimla,H.P

Summary

With Two decades of experience in the hospitality industry, I currently serve as the General Manager at Tarangi Hotels & Resorts, a leisure brand with two properties in Jim Corbett known for hosting elite weddings and offering unique natural experiences. My role focuses on overseeing daily operations, ensuring exceptional guest satisfaction, and managing large-scale events, including weddings for over 1000 guests. Prior to this, I held leadership roles at Sentrim Hotels & Lodges and Panari Hotels, where I developed expertise in financial planning, staff development, and operational excellence. I am committed to fostering a culture of service, reliability, and innovation, enabling teams to deliver memorable experiences for guests while aligning with organizational goals. I am a Dynamic Professional with experties of handling operations & hardcore Food & Beverage skilled with rich experience in hospitality industry including National & International brand Exposure of different Culture, Religion, Custom & Cuisine. I am well versed with forecasting, planning, budgeting, concept creating, MIS, PnL/Cost control measures, Customer Relationship Management & Revenue Management. A strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in hospitaily and Masters in Business administration/development from IGNOU. My sole goal is to maximize sales, revenue & create memorable concepts for our guests through customer satisfaction.

Overview

6
6
Languages
19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

Tarangi Hotels & Resorts
Jim Corbet
04.2025 - 07.2026
  • Oversaw daily operations of Tarangi Hotels & Resorts, ensuring 100% guest satisfaction in a unique natural setting.
  • Managed elite wedding functions for over 500 guests, enhancing the resort's reputation as a premier wedding destination.
  • Developed and implemented operational strategies that improved service efficiency and guest experience.
  • Tarangi Hotels & resorts is upcoming brand chain, currently runs 2 resorts in JIm Corbett & Marchula with 200 plus room inventory. 2 more properties are at pre-opening stage. The Brand is particularly famous in doing elite Wedding Functions for 1000 plus Guests at one go. The resort is full of landscapes, Gardens, Farm for litchies and Mangoes, situated at the shores of River Kosi & River Ramganga gives a guest unique exposure of being in nature & wildlife. Jimm corbet is Tiger Reserve and one of best city to explore Jungle Safari.

Group General Manager – Panari Expansion & Collab with Sentrim Hotels & Lodges

PANARI HOTELS AND RESORTS (Expansion of The Brand with Sentrim)
Nairobi
07.2018 - 04.2025
  • Responsible for all part of a departments operations and the company's operations, including generating revenue and controlling cost.
  • I plays a pivotal role in guest satisfaction by ensuring high standards of service, addressing guest concerns promptly and constantly seeking ways to enhance the guest experience.
  • I am a person with quality of positive attitude, quick thinker/decision making, with strong interpersonal skills being patience, reliable having the ability to set the culture.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.
  • Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.

Group General Manager - 2023-2025

General Manager - 2021 -2023

Director Operations - 2018 -2021

  • Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.

Food & Beverage Director

Louvre Hotels & Resorts (Ramada Wyndham & Royal Tulip)
12.2016 - 07.2018
  • Leading the Hotel with Support of General Manager entire departments comprising of all the Food & Beverage Outlets and banqueting spaces.
  • Responsible for total guest satisfaction and organizational profitability through effective utilization of all the resources.
  • To Keep up the same standards of Royal Tulip hotel in all the outlets of the hotel.
  • My main focus is to build up revenue strategies for all the outlets and ensuring to achieve the budget.
  • Ramada Hotels, Headquarters in USA is privately held hotel brand with a global network of more than 8000 hotels across the world.

Asst. General Manager

Clarion Inn Seville (Choice Hotels)
Chandigarh
12.2015 - 12.2016
  • Choice Hotels, headquarters in USA, is a privately held brand with a global network of 6000 Plus hotel in more than 215 countries worldwide.

Executive Assistant Manager

Royal Orchid Fort Resort
Mussoorie
02.2014 - 12.2015
  • Overall, in charge of food and beverage service department and second in command after General Manager.
  • Room Inventory-60 (outlets-Keys Pinx all day dining-72 Covers, upcoming Bar-45 Covers, Sundeck exclusively for cocktails and bonfires - 80 Covers, Conference & Banquet facility From 10 to 500 Guest with 2 Banquet halls, 1 terrace and 1 Lawn.
  • Ensure that an operation goes smoothly.
  • Responsible for Food and Beverage promotions and Festivals Calendar.
  • Brief and provide training as per the schedule.
  • Responsible for banquet sales.
  • Keep a track on sales records.
  • Maintaining service standards and other facilities.
  • Develop Guest relations.
  • Keep and check data entries in system & Manually (F & B Software.)
  • Maintain all data and forward to the General Manager.
  • Controlling food cost & Maintaining quality and standards set by organization.
  • Royal Orchid Group is National & International brand with 32 hotels in India Including a hotel in Tanzania.

Restaurant General Manager (Rest. pre-opening)

Radisson Hotel
Lucknow
05.2013 - 04.2014
  • Radisson hotel is well known for their Rest ‘The Great Kebab factory’ From Carlson Rezidor chain has an overall 20 Outlets in India.

Asst. Food & Beverage Manager/HOD

Lemon Tree Hotels
Chandigarh
05.2011 - 04.2013
  • Lemon tree hotels are India’s largest and finest chain of upscale hotels and resorts.

Bar Captain/restaurant manager

Taj Sheba
Republic of Yemen
02.2010 - 04.2011
  • The hotel is with 185 room’s inventories with huge F&B/ banqueting/F&B areas along with ODC’s in Palaces.

Steward/Captain

Hotel Park Plaza
Gurgaon
08.2008 - 01.2010
  • The Hotel is with 45 rooms and a huge space for F&B/Banqueting. It’s a 4star property business property.

Asst. Steward

The Trident Hilton - Oberoi
Udaipur
04.2007 - 07.2008
  • The Hotel is with 145 rooms and has its own wild life Century. It’s a 5star property.

Education

Master’s - Business Development

IGNOU

Bachelor - Hotel Management & Catering Technology

Punjab Technical University

10+2 - Arts Subject

HP Board

10+1 - Arts Subject

HP Board

10th - undefined

HP Board

Skills

  • Hospitality Industry
  • Analytics
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Accomplishments

  • Gold Medalist in Tenshinkan Karate (State level) of India.
  • Vice-Captain Football Team (Distt. Level) of State.
  • Participated in 'All India Youth Camp for Peace' in Jammu & Kashmir.
  • Organized by the state govt. of Jammu & Kashmir.
  • Performed One Act Play & various Stage Shows.
  • Appreciated by the Institute (CSH) for 'Orientation Program & Tri Color Food Fest'.
  • Appreciated by the Institute (CSH) for participating in bartending Competition held in college.
  • Appreciation awarded by the Institute for 'Making Sports Competition 2006-07' a great success.
  • Won Second Prize in declamation contest in the Hotel Park Plaza Gurgaon (Haryana).
  • Won second prize in Bartending Competition of making Cocktails and Mocktails held in Park Plaza Gurgaon (Haryana).
  • Got appreciation letter from General Manager of the hotel for exceeding the guest comments.
  • Got three times appreciation letters from General Manager of Lemon Tree Hotel for getting name in Trip advisor comments through guest recommendation.
  • Received Bravo Certificate from Radisson on exceeding Expectations for guests.

Languages

English
Hindi
Punjabi
Arabic
French
Swahili

Personal Information

Marital Status: Married

Hobbies and Interests

  • Love to interact with different people of different culture and country.
  • Interested in traveling different places concerned with my Profession/interest.
  • Fond of trekking and mountain biking/cycling.

Availability

As Per the availability

Timeline

General Manager

Tarangi Hotels & Resorts
04.2025 - 07.2026

Group General Manager – Panari Expansion & Collab with Sentrim Hotels & Lodges

PANARI HOTELS AND RESORTS (Expansion of The Brand with Sentrim)
07.2018 - 04.2025

Food & Beverage Director

Louvre Hotels & Resorts (Ramada Wyndham & Royal Tulip)
12.2016 - 07.2018

Asst. General Manager

Clarion Inn Seville (Choice Hotels)
12.2015 - 12.2016

Executive Assistant Manager

Royal Orchid Fort Resort
02.2014 - 12.2015

Restaurant General Manager (Rest. pre-opening)

Radisson Hotel
05.2013 - 04.2014

Asst. Food & Beverage Manager/HOD

Lemon Tree Hotels
05.2011 - 04.2013

Bar Captain/restaurant manager

Taj Sheba
02.2010 - 04.2011

Steward/Captain

Hotel Park Plaza
08.2008 - 01.2010

Asst. Steward

The Trident Hilton - Oberoi
04.2007 - 07.2008

Master’s - Business Development

IGNOU

Bachelor - Hotel Management & Catering Technology

Punjab Technical University

10+2 - Arts Subject

HP Board

10+1 - Arts Subject

HP Board

10th - undefined

HP Board
Vinaytosh VashistGeneral Manager