Deepika Tiwari Upadhyay Joins IHCL Kanpur as DOS Commercial
Deepika Tiwari Upadhyay joins IHCL Kanpur as Director of Sales Commercial, bringing 13 years across Taj, IHG, Hilton, Lemon Tree and Louvre Hotels. Read more.
Punita Thakur 
KANPUR — The Indian Hotels Company Limited has appointed Deepika Tiwari Upadhyay as Director of Sales Commercial at Eternity Kanpur, IHCL SeleQtions. She joins the group's recently opened 104-room neo-classical hotel on NH-91 as it builds its commercial presence in one of North India's key industrial cities.
Deepika Tiwari Upadhyay Appointed Director of Sales Commercial at IHCL Kanpur
Upadhyay brings 13 years of hospitality sales experience to the role at IHCL's first Uttar Pradesh property. Her mandate covers revenue growth, client relationship management and business development across corporate, MICE and social segments in Kanpur.
She is an alumna of IIM Nagpur, adding formal management education to a sales career built through progressive roles across six hotel groups in India.
Deepika tiwari Upadhyay's Sales and Brand Expertise
Deepika Tiwari Upadhyay began at Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces in Visakhapatnam as a Sales Executive. She spent close to six years there, building the commercial foundation her career has stood on since.
From Taj, she moved to IHG Hotels and Resorts as Assistant Sales Manager, joining a pre-opening team in the Greater Kolkata area. It was her first experience setting up a hotel's sales operation before it opened.
At Hilton Garden Inn Lucknow, she worked as Sales Manager and was recognised as Sales Person of the Month multiple times, including three consecutive wins in a single quarter.
Deepika then joined Lemon Tree Hotels in Lucknow as Assistant Director of Sales. Her performance there earned her the High Achiever Award for FY 2022-23.
At Clarks Group of Hotels, she served as Associate Director of Sales in Lucknow before stepping into the Director of Sales role at Louvre Hotels Group, also in Lucknow.
What She Brings to Eternity Kanpur IHCL SeleQtions
Her career has covered Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Lucknow, three cities with very different commercial hospitality profiles. Each required a different approach to corporate, MICE and social selling.
Eternity Kanpur, IHCL SeleQtions offers 104 rooms, three dining venues including Céleste all-day dining and Thea bar, wellness facilities and event spaces. The property is positioned on NH-91 and caters to the corporate, MICE and social segments in a city built on leather, textile and manufacturing industries.
About IHCL and Eternity Kanpur
Eternity Kanpur is operated by The Indian Hotels Company Limited under its IHCL SeleQtions brand, a collection of hotels with distinctive character and strong local identity. IHCL was founded by Jamsetji Tata and opened its first hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai, in 1903. The group operates over 620 hotels globally across the Taj, Vivanta, SeleQtions and Ginger brands. Eternity Kanpur is IHCL's first property in Uttar Pradesh.
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