Newly rebranded Radisson Hotel Group aims to expand its portfolio in South Asia to more than 200 hotels in operation and under development by 2022.
Hotels groups Radisson and Marriott International are both ramping up their commitment to India with a string of new developments and hotel signings.
Newly rebranded Radisson Hotel Group aims to expand its portfolio in South Asia to more than 200 hotels in operation and under development by 2022.
The group has recently added Radisson Collection, a premium collection of exceptional hotels to its brand portfolio. Radisson Collection Agra, located on Taj East Gate Road, with 239 rooms and suites, will join a global list of 13 other hotels to be launched as Radisson Collection.
This takes the group’s brand portfolio to a total of seven in India where it already operates Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson RED, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radisson and Country Inn & Suites by Radisson brands.
There are 90 hotels operational under Radisson Hotel Group across the country, a figure that will grow to 100 hotels by the end of 2018.
Marriott International has just opened its 100th hotel in India - the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre in the technology hub of Bengaluru.
The company is poised to further grow its presence in India with more than 50 signed projects in its pipeline.
“India is one of Marriott International's most important markets in Asia, with the second highest number of hotels and rooms after China,” said Paul Foskey, chief development officer, Marriott International.
Marriott, which has more than 20,000 rooms and 15 brands in 32 cities in India, says emerging markets, like India, have tremendous growth opportunity for brands such as Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield by Marriott and Four Points by Sheraton, “all of which drove Marriott's India growth last year with seven openings”.
Demand is also growing for Marriott's upscale and luxury brands. The company, for instance, currently has three Ritz-Carlton projects under development in Pune, Mumbai and New Delhi.