Saturday, February 9, 2008

37,000 hotel rooms to be added in the next three years in India


By Vipin Agnihotri



According to my estimate, around 37,000 hotel rooms will be added in the next three years in India.


First and foremost, Best Western will establish 100 hotels and 10,000 rooms under its umbrella in India.


Berggruen Hotels has already announced $100 million investment to set up 38 hotels in India.


Hilton is going to invest $143 million to set up 70 hotels in association with DLF.


Details of Hilton in association with DLF-

Category: Mid-market, 5 star and luxury

Planned properties: 70

Key locations: Delhi, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore, Mumbai, Mysore, Hyderabad


Investment: $550 million (Rs 2,255 crore) by DLF and $143 million (Rs 586.3 crore) by Hilton (in phase one)


Marriott, Carlson, Ritz Carlton and Country Inn in association with Unitech-


Category: 4 star, 5 star and luxury

Planned properties: 28 hotels offering 5,000 rooms by 2012

Key locations: Gurgaon, Kolkata, Noida, Chandigarh, Hyderabad

Investment: Rs 8,000-9,000 crore


Best Western


Category: 3 and 4 star

Planned properties: 100 hotels within next 10 years with 10,000 rooms

Key locations: Moradabad, Jaisalmer, Hyderabad, Rameshwaram, Ooty, Bhubaneswar

Investment: $1.2 billion (Rs 4,920 crore) by its master franchisee in India, Cabana Hotels


Dusit Thani Hotels in association with Bird Hospitality Services-

Category: 4 and 5 star

Planned properties: Six, first three by 2010 and remaining by 2013

Key locations: Delhi, Goa, Rishikesh, Pune, Amritsar, Jaipur


Investment: $200 million (Rs 820 crore)


Keys Hotels from Berggruen Holdings


Category: Budget and mid-market

Planned properties: 38 hotels and resorts by 2012, 4,200 rooms

Key locations: Bangalore, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Thiruvananthapuram

Investment: $100 million (Rs 410 crore)


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