UK’s biggest hotel chain, Premier Inn, announced their plans to establish their footprint in Mumbai. This edition will mark the debut of Premier Inn hotels in Mumbai, catering to the vibrant city’s mid-scale market segment. Premier Inn Mumbai Worli, which will feature 350 rooms, is strategically located in the Lower Parel district, between the Central Business District, Santacruz Airport and the North Mumbai Business Districts.
Commenting on the development, Aly Shariff, Senior Vice President, Operations (Asia), said: “This property is essential to Premier Inn’s growth strategy and fulfils our objective of entering the mid-scale hotel market of Mumbai. We are offering a unique product, which is perfectly designed to host business travellers as well as families. The property is scheduled to open in 2018 and we look forward to welcoming guests to the Premier Inn experience.”
Premier Inn Mumbai Worli joins Premier Inn’s growing portfolio of properties worldwide as it plans to have around 50 hotels in India, Southeast Asia and Middle East by 2018. Premier Inn currently operates over 670 hotels globally including five hotels in the Middle East and three in India.
Designed to meet the needs of a rapidly growing economy travel segment in the region, the Mumbai property aims to bring Premier Inn’s value-for-money experience to travellers here.
“Premier Inn is UK’s favourite hotel company, which guarantees guests a great night’s sleep. Opening new hotels in these three key regions is now part of our long-term strategy to further enhance and develop the Premier Inn brand globally and we are confident it will be well received in new markets by value conscious travelers,”said David Vely, Senior Vice President Development, Premier Inn Middle East, Africa& India.
