Hotel Leela Venture, which currently owns four five-star properties in the country, is planning to expand abroad in the next 2-3 years. | |
| Speaking to Business Standard, general manager of The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore, Charles de Foucault said the Leela Group was looking to set up five-star hotels in Maldives, Mauritius, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. |
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| The group has also opened offices in London, Dubai and New York to strengthen its international marketing and distribution network in the United Kingdom, West Asia and North America. |
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| "We are still in the preliminary discussions stage. But are looking for partners best suited to our style of management. |
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| Leela would typically like to own and manage properties and not merely manage it for someone else," Foucault said. |
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| Earlier this year, the Leela Group became a member of the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), an international alliance of independent luxury hotel brands. |
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| Set up in 2004, the GHA partners hospitality groups like Kempinski, Omni, Pan and Pacific, and comprises 190 luxury hotels and resorts. |
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