Top-end luxury hotels in India: Marriott, Accor see room for upscale brands

Marriott operates premium brands like Westin, Le Meridien, JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton in India

A strong double-digit growth in foreign tourist arrivals, rise in the number of domestic leisure, corporate travel and recovery in the hotel business are prompting global chains to bring more top-end luxury brands to India. Leading chains like Marriott and Accor are getting ready to roll out more such brands here.

Marriott International, which acquired Starwood Hotels a year ago and is now the largest branded hotel chain in India and globally, says it is considering adding more upscale brands to its existing fifteen brands in India. 

“We will bring more brands here but also grow the ones we have