Friday, November 26, 2010

Hotel Industry in India

India being a top world tourist destination has a booming tourism industry which has led to a big development in the hospitality industry. The vast number of international and domestic tourists are taken care of and catered to by various classes of hotels in India, offering comfort, warmth and entertainment facilities to their guests.

The five star hotel industry in India keeps a very high standard of service quality and is recognized all over the world for its style, sophistication, grandeur and superior services.

The flourishing five star hotel industry in India is second only to China in Asia Pacific region. As per tourism ministry, around 4.5 million tourists visited India in year 2009, which has increased to 10 million in 2010. According to World Travel and Tourism Council, India stands at 18th position in business travel and will be among the top five in next few years.

The five star hotels in India offer the best of facilities and services to leisure as well as corporate travellers. Some of the services are luxurious rooms, sumptuous food, plentiful refreshment options and marvelous meeting and conference facilities with latest in technology. Besides these facilities, many hotels offer affordable holiday packages for tourist and travellers.

Some reputed hotel groups of India are the ITC Group, Oberoi Group, Taj Group, Welcome Group, InterContinental, Hyatt group and many others. All of them fall in the category of luxury hotels. Five star hotels are found in almost all metros and cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Agra, Jaipur, Bikaner, Chandigarh, Pune, Jodhpur, Gurgaon, Srinagar, Goa, Shimla and others. Here the tourist can expect good value for his money and enjoy luxurious and relaxed holidays.