Grafa · Hospitality & Travel

Guests Remember Hospitality That Made Them Feel Seen. So Do the Leaders Who Deliver It.

Grafa's Hospitality Hub maps 2,800+ hotel, travel-tech, F&B, and MICE leaders — tracking who can run both the P&L and the guest experience in India's post-pandemic hospitality renaissance.

2,800+

Hospitality Leaders Mapped

Post-COVID

Recovery-Proven Pool

Luxury

Premium Segment Covered

MICE

$12B+ Segment Tracked

Your Hospitality Talent Pool. Guest-Centred. Commercially-Rigorous.

From Taj IHCL veterans to MakeMyTrip's product leaders to Massive Restaurants' F&B operators — Grafa maps hospitality leadership across every service segment and format.

Hotel & Travel Leadership Map

Hotel GMs, travel-tech CPOs, F&B chain CEOs — mapped by brand standard, property type, and commercial model.

Post-COVID Leadership Recovery Tracker

Many senior hospitality leaders exited during 2020-22. Grafa tracks who returned, who pivoted, and who's available with pandemic-resilience experience.

Luxury & Experiential Segment Index

Rising demand for luxury and experiential hospitality needs leaders who've managed international brand standards in Indian market contexts.

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AP
Ashwin P.Active search

GM · 20 yrs

Taj Hotels (IHCL) → ITC Hotels

ND
Natasha D.Open to right fit

VP Product · 14 yrs

MakeMyTrip → Ixigo

MS
Mohit S.Research-verified

CEO · 16 yrs

Massive Restaurants → QSR chain

2,864 profiles · 108 companies mappedView all →
Hospitality Hub · Live

JD to Ranked Longlist. Two Minutes. Any Hospitality Format.

Grafa parses property type, brand standard, and commercial model — matching hospitality leaders to your exact service context.

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Write or Upload JD

Plain language or existing document — Grafa parses intent, not just keywords.

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AI Parses Requirements

Role seniority, Hospitality sector, function, must-haves, and success criteria extracted in seconds.

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Searches Hospitality Hub

2864+ pre-researched Hospitality leaders queried against your parsed requirements.

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Scores 7 Fit Dimensions

Domain, seniority, skills, experience, location, pedigree, certifications — all weighted.

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Ranked Longlist + Qs

10–20 prioritised profiles with fit rationale and tailored screening questions.

Live example

General Manager for luxury resort property in Rajasthan, international brand experience, MICE revenue development, ₹50 Cr+ property revenue managed 12 ranked hospitality profiles with brand-standard and revenue-scale scores. Ready in under 2 minutes.

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Everything Automated. Except the Welcome That Creates a Memory.

From brand standard compliance verification to F&B revenue analysis — Grafa automates the operational diligence so you focus on guest experience instinct and team culture leadership.

What Grafa handles

  • JD parsing with property type and brand standard extraction
  • Hotel GM P&L scale and RevPAR performance verification
  • Travel-tech product and platform leadership scoring
  • F&B chain operations and brand scaling assessment
  • MICE and events revenue development capability mapping
  • Luxury and experiential hospitality credential validation
  • Hospitality compensation benchmarking across hotel and F&B tiers
  • Reference coordination with brand and competitive sensitivity

What stays human

Guest experience instinct

Whether a leader can create an experience that guests remember years later — that instinct is assessed through observation and conversation.

Team culture building

Hospitality runs on team culture. A GM who inspires a 200-person team is different from one who manages them. That distinction is evaluated in person.

Brand DNA understanding

Every hotel brand has a DNA. Whether a leader embodies Taj's elegance or ITC's precision — that fit requires human judgment.

The Grafa principle

Great hospitality is invisible efficiency that creates visible delight.

AI in Every Interview. Guest-Aware. Board-Ready.

Grafa scores hospitality leaders on operational depth, guest experience instinct, and commercial acumen — producing evidence for hotel boards and travel-tech investors.

Hospitality Leadership Capture

Property management narratives, guest experience innovations, and revenue development strategies — captured verbatim.

Hospitality Leadership Scoring

Guest experience instinct · Operational depth · Revenue management · Team culture · Brand DNA — scored in real time.

Evidence-Based Hospitality Case

Each recommendation links RevPAR achievements, guest satisfaction scores, and team performance evidence from the interview.

Board & Owner Dashboard

Hotel hires involve property owners, brand companies, and management boards. Grafa produces multi-stakeholder documentation.

Grafa Interview Intelligence · GM AssessmentLive
Cand.

…turned the property around from 42% occupancy to 78% in 18 months by repositioning for the luxury experiential segment, launching a destination wedding programme that became the property's highest-margin revenue stream.

Panel

How did you convince the ownership group to invest ₹15 Cr in property renovation during a low-occupancy period?

Live Assessment

Guest Experience Instinct
4.6
Revenue Management
4.4
Team Culture
4.5
Brand DNA Alignment
4.3

Grafa Recommendation

Strong Hire · Present to CEO & Ownership Group

Live assessment during a gm assessment interview session. Names anonymised. All data stays within your Grafa workspace.

Every Hospitality Leadership Role. One Platform.

From luxury hotel GMs to travel-tech CEOs to F&B chain operators — Grafa maps the full hospitality and travel leadership spectrum.

General Manager / Hotel HeadRegional VP / Cluster DirectorCEO / Managing DirectorCFOChief Marketing OfficerVP Revenue ManagementHead of F&BVP OperationsHead of Luxury & ExperientialCEO (Travel-Tech)Chief Product Officer (Travel-Tech)Head of MICE & EventsCHROHead of Culinary / Executive ChefHead of Spas & WellnessVP Business Development & Franchise

Post-COVID created a permanent hospitality leadership vacuum

Many senior hospitality leaders exited the industry permanently during 2020-22. The remaining talent pool is smaller and more contested than ever. Grafa tracks every recovery-proven leader.

Hotel GMs manage the most complex operational role in any sector

P&L + brand standards + F&B + guest experience + team culture — all in one role. Grafa assesses this multi-dimensional complexity rather than just seniority.

Travel-tech needs product leaders, not hospitality operators

MakeMyTrip, Ixigo, and Cleartrip need tech-native product leaders who understand travel consumer behaviour. Grafa segments this talent separately from traditional hospitality.

The experience your guests remember starts with the leader they'll never meet.

Book a demo for your hospitality segment — hotels, travel-tech, F&B, or MICE. We'll run a live search with your exact requirements.