Nishi Khanna’s love for nature and compassion for children and senior citizens are manifested by the facilities provided at The Club. As a member of the core team since the inception, she was involved in the arduous task of planning and taking up the challenge of understanding and meeting the needs of members in the development of The Club; one that would add value to their lifestyle.
According to her, “We ourselves never had a place where we could spend our evenings. Most of the places were too far or they did not have the facilities we were looking for.” Her keen interest in Interior design, her elegant disposition and attention to fine detail impart an air of sophistication and style to The Club.
Dinesh Khanna has Graduated in Commerce from Hindu College - Delhi University and from the prestigious School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University (IVY League), Ithaca, New York, USA and was the 1st Indian to graduate with the M P S (Masters) Degree in Hotel Administration in January 1975. Then joined Westin Hotels in Kansas City for 1 year. Prior to going to Cornell, he was in Europe wherein he worked for various hotels in various positions.
In the Summer of 1976 he joined the Holiday Inn in Mumbai, India as Executive Assistant Manager and worked in various other positions and was then promoted to Vice President. He was later promoted as Joint Managing Director of the holding company - Eastern International Hotels Ltd, which owned and managed 5 star Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach (formerly known as Holiday Inn, Mumbai) and Majorda Beach, Goa in India.
As Managing Director of Khanna Hotels Pvt. Ltd, in the year 1996, Mr. Dinesh Khanna conceived and developed the premier 5 star recreational and hospitality club, THE CLUB, Mumbai (www.theclubmumbai.com), one of the prestigious private club in Mumbai. In the year 2007, Khanna Hotels Pvt Ltd. developed a 5 star Deluxe hotel partnering with Taj Hotels Resorts on the beach and backwater in Bekal, North Kerala, Kasargod District – Taj Bekal Resort & Spa, which has won many awards and accolodes.
Mr. Khanna was also the Past President of Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI) and presently Executive Committee member. He is currently on the Editorial Board of UPPERCRUST India – a leading food & wine magazine. Also, an active Rotary Club member of Bombay West.
Mr. Khanna is presently the Chairman of WTTCII.
Bharat Khanna is the Managing Director of Khanna Hotels Private Limited and leads the growth and strategic initiatives for the existing family hotel business in India. He formulated the family company’s owned real estate strategy and is responsible for sourcing and executing of new acquisition and development opportunities
From November 2008 through September 2010, Bharat was an Executive Managing Director and co-founder of Och-Ziff Asia Real Estate and was responsible for building out their Asian real estate investing platform in India
Prior to joining Och-Ziff Asia Real Estate, Mr. Khanna spent 7 years at Morgan Stanley’s real estate investing business, where most recently he was an Executive Director and Country Head for India. As Country Head, he was responsible for identifying, executing and managing all of Morgan Stanley’s real estate investment activities in India. He oversaw a team of 12 investment professionals and invested over US$700MM of equity capital in Indian real estate companies. He has been a Board Member on all of the investee companies and has developed direct relationships with principals in over 75 real estate companies in India.
Prior to moving to India, he worked for 3 years in Morgan Stanley’s New York office, where he evaluated and invested in real estate opportunities throughout the United States.
Mr. Bharat Khanna received a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration with Distinction, with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate, from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. He is an active Member of the Young Presidents Organization and Entrepreneurs Organization in India.
Mr. Tushar Khanna is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Khanna Hotels Private limited and heads the operations for the family based hospitality group. He currently oversees the day to day operations and is involved with the Management Team of The Club – a premium private Membership Club for Revenue growth, Managing costs and Employee retention.
From Oct 2009 till March 2012, he was part of developing the 68 room resort in Bekal, North Kerala. Tushar worked closely with Indian Hotels to develop their lifestyle brand Vivanta by Taj (which is now rechristened as Taj Bekal Resort & Spa) for this asset. It involved working with foreign architects and consultants to build this green field project on 28 acres.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University in 2004 with a concentration in Hotel Operations.
His previous work experiences include internships with the Inter-Continental Hotels in Singapore and New York where he focused on operations in Food & Beverage, Front Office and Accounts.
