Hyatt Hotels looks at expanding footprint in UP

The chain launched its first hotel Hyatt Regency in Lucknow on Monday

With  the Yogi Adityanath government unleashing a multi-pronged strategy to boost religious and leisure tourism over the next two-three years, international luxury hotel chain Hyatt is looking at expanding footprint in leading tier II towns of Uttar Pradesh.

Chartered Hotels, which owns many hotel properties managed by Hyatt in India, is already scouting for suitable land in Sarnath (Varanasi), while it is also bullish on Kanpur and Allahabad. While Kanpur is the main industrial town in central UP, Allahabad hosts the world’s largest congregation of faith during Kumbh fairs.

Hyatt on Monday launched its first hotel — Hyatt Regency —