Hotels

A Booking.com and VIDEC report projects India's alternative accommodation gross booking value to reach $4.7 billion by FY29, with business travel and smaller cities driving growth

Flipkart's travel arm expects non-air business to account for nearly half its revenue and says it could become self-sustaining without parent funding in a couple of years

Hotels are witnessing strong demand for weddings ahead of the winter season, with bookings being made well in advance as sought-after properties report double-digit growth in wedding business and near-full availability during key months. Noor Mahal Delhi NCR Karnal, branded as India's first Autograph Collection Hotel by Marriott International, has seen its wedding business grow around 15 per cent from last year, with substantial business already confirmed for 2027 and enquiries extending to November next year, its Executive Director Roop Partap Choudhary told PTI. "We are witnessing encouraging momentum in the wedding segment, with approximately 15 per cent growth over last year, accompanied by an expanding and more diverse customer demographic," Choudhary said. More significantly, he said, families were committing to wedding venues much earlier than before, giving hotels visibility well beyond the immediate season. "Perhaps the most significant development is the widening of the .

The 287-key hotel in Khopoli, located beside Imagicaa's theme and water parks, will add an operating, cash-generating property to Juniper Hotels' hotel portfolio

Chalet Hotels Ltd aims to have around 5,500 hotel keys by FY30 as it expands beyond its traditional asset-ownership model, the hospitality player's MD and CEO Shwetank Singh said. The expansion marks a shift in Chalet's business model, with the company now pursuing a combination of third-party operated hotels, franchise properties and hotels under its own Athiva brand. The Athiva brand accounts for 1,200-1,300 keys of the pipeline. "So, the way we look at our business is that we have graduated from a pure asset-ownership model to having all three models in play. We will continue to have properties such as the Ritz-Carlton that are operated by third parties, franchise properties like Taj, and properties under our own Athiva brand," Singh told PTI in an interview. The company's upcoming portfolio includes a 380-room Taj hotel at Delhi Airport, with approximately 70 rooms expected to open by the end of this financial year. Ritz-Carlton Hyderabad, Hyatt Regency Airoli and Udaipur hote

The hospitality chain plans to tap family offices first and institutional investors later as it targets nearly 100 properties by the end of next year

MPD-2047 proposes a heritage-led makeover of Old Delhi, with TDR for conservation, adaptive reuse of buildings, boutique hotels, phased godown relocation, better logistics and pedestrian infra

Hotel major plans to add over 7,000 rooms through 55 new hotels, taking its India portfolio to 150, while expanding into larger properties and tier-1 cities

The Delhi High Court allowed Zostel to withdraw its application and declined to intervene at this stage in Sebi's handling of its complaint over the claimed stake

Healthy domestic travel demand, rising occupancies and higher room rates are expected to support Indian Hotels' revenue growth despite weakness in international operations

The travel platform's new loyalty programme offers reward points on every stay across more than 13,000 properties in India and overseas, targeting rising demand for travel

Realty firm Omaxe on Monday said it will invest Rs 6,200 crore over the next five years to develop 19 hotels across five states as part of its expansion plan. In a regulatory filing, the company announced its dedicated hospitality business vertical. The company "plans to develop 19 hotels spread over nearly 5 million sq ft across five states in the next 4-5 years," it said. The company proposes to invest about Rs 6,200 crore over the next 4-5 years, the filing said. Omaxe will rope in hospitality chains to manage these hotels. These hospitality projects will be constructed across high-growth urban centres, pilgrimage destinations, and transit corridors. These hotels will be integrated with Omaxe's existing ecosystem of townships, mixed-use developments, commercial destinations and urban infrastructure projects. Of the 19 hotels, 12 will be developed in Uttar Pradesh, including two each in Ayodhya and Vrindavan, and three in Lucknow. Among the key projects, Omaxe will develop a

IHG Hotels aims to double its India footprint to 400 hotels by 2030 and is open to acquiring assets as demand and branded hospitality growth accelerates

Indian conglomerate Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group), known for brands including Rajnigandha and Catch, is increasing its investment in the hospitality sector to Rs 1,500 crore as its initial target to double room count will be achieved ahead of schedule, according to Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar. Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group), which on Wednesday announced a new hospitality project in partnership with Marriott International under the 'W Hotels' luxury brand near the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in the Capital, is also scouting for brownfield acquisitions and also looking to expand in North East India, Kumar told PTI in an interview. "Last year, we said by 2029 we will invest Rs 1,000 crore and make our (room) inventory from 1,000 to 2,000. Maybe, we (will) do it before time," he said, sharing how the group's expansion in the sector has progressed. He further said, "If we complete our target in 2028, then we have to expand further to 2029 because 2029 we (DS Group)

Hotel investments in India surged 67 per cent to $567 million last year, according to JLL, while demand is forecast to rise about 11 per cent annually over the next several years, outpacing supply

In November 2025, Advent Hotels International was listed on the BSE and NSE following its demerger from Valor Estate

Travel platform ixigo will acquire a 54.66 per cent stake in Brevistay for Rs 65.69 crore, expanding its hotel network and strengthening its accommodation business

India's hospitality sector is set for long-term expansion as strong domestic tourism, rising incomes and premiumisation trends drive hotel chains to add over 70,000 keys by 2030

Fleur Hotels demerger expected by April next year; tech bets to expand Keys brand

Aviation, hospitality, travel, e-comm, q-com, logistics prepare for dent to bottomlines; IT services insulated for now