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IHCL and BACL announce pact for 775-room hotel at Bengaluru airport

It will be a combination of a 450-room 'Vivanta' and a 325-room 'Ginger' hotel

Bengaluru Airport

Bengaluru Airport | Photo Wikimedia Commons

Press Trust of India Bengaluru

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) announced on Tuesday the signing of an agreement with Bengaluru Airport City Limited (BACL) for a 775-room hotel at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport).

It will be a combination of a 450-room'Vivanta' and a 325-room'Ginger' hotel, the hospitality company said in a statement.

This will be a management contract with BACL to operate another hotel at BLR Airport whereIHCLalready operatesTaj Bangalore.

BACL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bangalore International Airport Limited, has been founded to develop the Airport City at BLR Airport as a destination of a mixed- use development, consisting of business, medical and biotech parks, a mall, hospitality, convention and exhibition centres and a central park.

 

The Airport City will offer leisure, retail, entertainment and hospitality, with a multipurpose concert arena for hosting large conventions and shows, it was noted.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IHCL,Puneet Chhatwal, said: "This new upcoming hotel complex, along with Taj Bangalore, will offer a combined inventory of 1,150 rooms catering to the needs of this dynamic and evolving market."

With the addition of this hotel,IHCLwill have 12 hotels in Bengaluru, the statement said.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jun 08 2021 | 2:57 PM IST

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