Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has expanded its portfolio in India with the signing of three new contracts for hotels in the North, South and West of the country. The latest additions – Radisson Blu Kochi Elamkulam, Radisson Resort Mahabaleshwar and Radisson Gurgaon Sohna Road – to the India pipeline add to Carlson Rezidor’s growth momentum and reinforce its long-established leadership position in this key market.
“We have a strong and active development pipeline, with many of these projects already under construction. Our strategy to concurrently strengthen our presence in state capitals, as well as emerging secondary and tertiary cities, is delivering the robust growth that we anticipated. We are confident of achieving our goal of increasing our India portfolio to more than 170 hotels within the next five years,” said Raj Rana, chief executive officer, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
Carlson Rezidor currently has 71 hotels in operation and 41 under development, across 45 Indian cities, including 14 state capitals.
Radisson Blu Kochi Elamkulam is Carlson Rezidor’s first hotel in Kerala in Ernakulam. This 150-key conversion is within easy reach of the city center, Kochi Infopark, Kochi Special Economic Zone, Smartcity Kochi, Muthoot Technopolis and Kochi Port. The hotel, which will have 1,500sqm of meetings facilities, is expected to open in December 2015. Radisson Blu Kochi Elamkulam is owned by Middle East Hotel Company Private Limited, which is an affiliate of Hampshire Hotels.
Radisson Resort Mahabaleshwar is a 158-key new build hotel in Mahabaleshwar, a prominent leisure destination in India’s western region. The hotel will have 600sqm of meetings space, 1,100sqm of open lawns, a spa, a swimming pool and a tennis court. Radisson Resort Mahabaleshwar is owned by Phenomenal Industries Limited and is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2019.
Radisson Gurgaon Sohna Road is yet another addition to Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s strong portfolio of 22 operational hotels in Delhi NCR. Located in Gurgaon, this 119-key, new build hotel will cater to the MICE and wedding segments. The hotel will have 1,444sqm of meetings space, spa facilities and an outdoor pool. The hotel is owned by X Nine Developers Pvt Ltd and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2018.
Earlier this year, Carlson Rezidor signed Radisson Hosur, Radisson Dehradun and Radisson Goa Candolim in India. Carlson Rezidor also opened Radisson Goa in Candolim in the first half of 2015.
