(Reinforces its commitment to building a high-performance, future-ready hospitality workforce)
TTT NEWS NETWORK
MUMBAI | 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited has been recognised for excellence in people development at the 22nd Edition Future of Learning & Development (L&D) Summit and Awards 2026, winning in two prestigious categories — Best Learning Culture in an Organization and Best Digital Learning Initiative.
This marks the third consecutive year that Sterling has participated in and secured recognition at the platform, reinforcing the company’s sustained commitment to building a strong learning ecosystem and investing in future-ready talent.
The award for Best Learning Culture in an Organization recognises Sterling’s structured approach to nurturing a culture of continuous learning, leadership development, and performance excellence across its properties and corporate teams. The Best Digital Learning Initiative accolade acknowledges the company’s focused investments in digital learning platforms, technology-enabled training modules, and scalable capability-building frameworks designed to empower employees across geographies.
Commenting on the achievement, Harinath M, Sr. Vice President Corporate Communications and Brand, Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited, said: “At Sterling, our growth is anchored in the strength of our people. Building a learning culture is not episodic — it is institutional. Being recognised for the third consecutive year validates our structured approach to leadership development, digital capability-building, and operational excellence. As we expand, investing in future-ready talent remains central to sustaining service consistency across our growing network.”
Sterling’s learning and development framework integrates structured training programmes, digital learning solutions, leadership development tracks, and operational excellence modules tailored for the hospitality sector. Since January 2025, its employee engagement and recognition platform, SHINE, has achieved a 69% adoption rate and supported a 62% retention rate, reinforcing a culture of accountability, participation, and continuous growth across resorts and corporate functions.
Through the Emerging Leaders Development Program, Sterling has successfully groomed 12 Heads of Department into Resort Managers, many of whom now lead premium properties within the portfolio — strengthening succession planning and operational continuity. Additionally, Sterling University, the company’s digital learning platform, has enabled 475 team members to complete over 18,000 hours of structured SOP-based training, ensuring consistent learning and service alignment across more than 70 resorts nationwide.
With this recognition, Sterling further strengthens its position as an organisation that prioritises employee growth, digital transformation in training, and long-term capability development as key drivers of business excellence.
About Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited:
Sterling Holiday Resorts Limited is a leading hospitality company in India that has a portfolio across 59 unique destinations, and over 3,700 keys operational, catering to leisure travellers, MICE, destination weddings, reunions, and group travel. The company’s portfolio spans beaches, hills, jungles, heritage destinations, pilgrimage circuits, waterfronts, and drive-to getaways across the country. Sterling has resorts at some of India’s best-loved holiday destinations, including Alleppey, Amritsar, Anaikatti, Athirappilly, Ayodhya, Badami, Bokaro, Chail, Coorg, Corbett, Darjeeling, Dehradun, Dharamshala, Gangtok, Gir, Goa, Godavari, Guruvayur, Haridwar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kalimpong, Kanha, Kasauli, Karwar, Kodaikanal, Kufri, Lansdowne, Lonavala, Madurai, Malampuzha, Manali, Mount Abu, Mohali, Munnar, Mussoorie, Nainital, Ooty, Panchgani, Pench, Puri, Pushkar, Ranthambore, Rishikesh, Rudraprayag, Sakleshpur, Sariska, Shimla, Srinagar, Thekkady, Tipeshwar, Tiruvannamalai, Udaipur, Vellore, Vythiri, Wayanad, Yelagiri, and Yercaud. The company is a 100% independently managed subsidiary of Thomas Cook (India) Limited (TCIL) and part of the Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
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