Serving Tech Savvy: Mohammad Khalid Shah, Corporate Director IT, Avari Hotels

When you think of Pakistan you certainly don’t think much of the hospitality industry and give even lesser thought to how a hotel is run in the circumstances that it is. Having only a handful of names that include the likes of the Sheraton, Pearl Continental, Marriott and Holiday Inn, the lack of a strong tourism industry hasn’t provided hotels much reason to provide services geared towards the tourist. On the other hand with Pakistan poised as a hub for outsourcing, manufacturing and infrastructure development, the number of expos, conferences and growth in trade and business find hotels packed with foreigners and out-of-towners that frequent the large cities in search of rest, relaxation and connectivity with the rest of the world. Read more