Birdgroup’s Executive Director Ankur Bhatia died of cardiac arrest on June 4. Reportedly, Bhatia (48) was suffering frompost-Covid complications.
The deceased business tycoon was survived by his wife Smriti Bhatia, who is anarchitect, and his two kids- Arnav and Saina.
Reportedly,Bhatia was known for spearheading the substantial growth of the Indian tourism andhospitality sector. He is known for bringing the travel tech brand Amadeus to theIndian sub-continent in 1994, which celebrated its 25 years of successfuloperations in 2019.
The brandtoday is successfully catering to the travel technology needs of airlines andtravel agents.
Bhatia,keen to carve the future of technology and mobility in the country, delved intoelectric mobility space and has been continuously adding new-age mobilityvehicles its Bird Electric’s product portfolio.
Apartfrom this, Bhatia has also shaped the future of the hospitality sector under itHospitality Services label. He has been credited for bringing Roseate Hotels& Resorts, which is an asset in the Indian hospitality industry. Moreover,Bhatia was also recognized for launching India’s first natural and perennialindoor ice-skating rink and café ‘iSKATE’ in Gurugram’s Ambience Mall.