JHM Interstate Hotels India has opened and is managing two new-build Four Points by Sheraton hotels in India, in Pune and Vizag.
The 217-key Four Points by Sheraton Pune is owned by Duet India Hotels (Pune) Pvt. Ltd., while the 123-key Four Points by Sheraton Vizag is owned by Vishnupriya Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. They are the second and third properties to launch under the joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JHM Hotels.
“Our business model, focused on local contacts and in-country experience, has translated well to India and enabled us to establish a strong operating platform there,” says Interstate CEO Tom Hewitt. “Working with Duet Hotels, our largest hotel owner and investment partner in India, and JHM Hotels, our JV partner, we have developed a robust pipeline of third-party management opportunities in India. We are also proud to be expanding our management relationships with such highly-respected regional developers as Mr. K. Sarat Kumar Reddy, managing director of Vishnupriya. We expect to see continued vigorous growth in 2011 and beyond.”
JHM Hotels is also opening a hotel school later this year—Auro University of Hospitality and Management, in Surat, India. “As JHM Interstate continues to expand in India, Auro University will become a platform for our company both to source exceptional talent for our hotels and to continue to train our corporate team in cutting edge hospitality practices,” says JHM CEO HP Rama. “JHM Interstate is focused on its long-term future in India and education is a key to that success.”
Interstate and JHM Hotels have an equity interest in Duet.
The 217-key Four Points by Sheraton Pune is owned by Duet India Hotels (Pune) Pvt. Ltd., while the 123-key Four Points by Sheraton Vizag is owned by Vishnupriya Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. They are the second and third properties to launch under the joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JHM Hotels.
“Our business model, focused on local contacts and in-country experience, has translated well to India and enabled us to establish a strong operating platform there,” says Interstate CEO Tom Hewitt. “Working with Duet Hotels, our largest hotel owner and investment partner in India, and JHM Hotels, our JV partner, we have developed a robust pipeline of third-party management opportunities in India. We are also proud to be expanding our management relationships with such highly-respected regional developers as Mr. K. Sarat Kumar Reddy, managing director of Vishnupriya. We expect to see continued vigorous growth in 2011 and beyond.”
JHM Hotels is also opening a hotel school later this year—Auro University of Hospitality and Management, in Surat, India. “As JHM Interstate continues to expand in India, Auro University will become a platform for our company both to source exceptional talent for our hotels and to continue to train our corporate team in cutting edge hospitality practices,” says JHM CEO HP Rama. “JHM Interstate is focused on its long-term future in India and education is a key to that success.”
Interstate and JHM Hotels have an equity interest in Duet.