Hyatt Hotels plans to open 11 new hotels in India by 2020-end

TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ Global hospitality firm Hyatt Hotels Corporation is looking to open 11 new hotels across India by the end of 2020 as part of its expansion plans in the country, a senior company official has said.

The Chicago-headquartered firm currently has 32 hotels across 20 destinations under its eight brands in India. The eight brands under the Hyatt portfolio in India are — Hyatt, Hyatt Centric, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place, Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Alila and Andaz.

“We plan to open 11 new hotels across the country by end of 2020 as India is a very important growth market for us,” Hyatt, Vice President- India operations, Sunjae Sharma told. Hyatt is one of the first international hotel management brands in India, having entered the market over 35 years ago with the first hotel under the Hyatt Regency brand in Delhi in 1982, he added.