Chandigarh: Chandigarh is fast emerging as a new hub of hospitality
sector in India after Goa,
said Puneet Dhawan, Senior Vice President, Operations, Accor India and South Asia,
on Thursday at Novotel Chandigarh Tribune Chowk.
“Chandigarh being the gateway to
Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, has good stopover stays, which is
helping City Beautiful in becoming the next best hospitality hub after Goa,” said Dhawan.
Talking about Accor's expansion plans, he said, “We are
increasing the footprint of Novotel hotels in India. We are coming up with
Novotel New Delhi City Centre, Novotel
Mumbai International
Airport, Novotel Goa
Panjim, Novotel Bhubaneswar and Novotel Bengaluru City Centre. These will be
opened by 2023. We will also be unveiling Novotel Amritsar which is under
construction.”
He said that occupancy in the hotel industry is improving across
India.
"While occupancy was 50 per cent in August, in September the same has gone
up to 60 per cent. What makes the Chandigarh
market unique in the current scenario of pandemic is that room prices
remain robust in the city, quite contrary to the national scene", added
Dhawan.
“Novotel Chandigarh is the 21st Novotel hotel in India, and the first one in Punjab
region. It is going to be an iconic centre of the hospitality industry in the
North Indian belt,” said Dhawan during a select media interaction here, stating
that thanks to its locational advantage, Chandigarh is fast emerging as a new hub of
hospitality industry in the country.
“There are multiple factors which make Chandigarh an ideal centre of the hospitality
sector. For one, it is the epicentre of socio and economic activities in the
states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh. Secondly, Chandigarh in itself is a Union Territory
and has an international airport also. People love nearby outings, when
they come to this modern and well planned city,” added Dhawan.
Talking about Novotel Chandigarh, which is going to be formally
unveiled on Friday, Dhawan said, “Novotel Chandigarh is located at the best
place in the tricity. We are excited to serve the people of the region. I am
quite confident that Novotel Chandigarh will further bolster the hospitality
sector in the region.”
It is noteworthy that Accor SA is a French multinational
hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and
vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe,
and the sixth largest worldwide. Accor, the world-leading augmented hospitality
group, has 53 hotels and resorts across India
and Sri Lanka.
This includes a network of 10 distinctive brands encompassing every segment -
from its acclaimed luxury Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel brands; premium brands
Pullman, Mövenpick, Grand Mercure; as well as the popular Novotel and Mercure
midscale brands and the much-prized economy brands including ibis and ibis
Styles.
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