Hyatt Hotel Corporation is planning to introduce all of its seven brands in the country within the next three years, which, combined will add 5,300 hotel rooms.
The hotel group said that they will be targeting "high growth" Tier II and Teir III cities in addition to Tier-I cities. The group said that new locations will be chosen keeping business travelers in mind.
"India is one of the primary focus markets for Hyatt globally, along with the US and China.
We plan to introduce all our brands in India in the next three years and are constantly looking for opportunities to increase our footprint through organic growth and conversions," PTI quoted Dhruva Rathore, Hyatt Hotel Corporation Vice-President (Development) as saying.
Rathore said that Hyatt Regency Ludhiana, Hyatt Rairpur and Hyatt Place Pune Hinjewadi will open by the end of this year.
Globally, the hospitality chain runs hotels and resorts under the Hyatt, Park Hyatt, Andaz Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House brands.
In India it has properties operating under four brands - Park Hyatt, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, and Hyatt Place.
"We currently have 17 operational hotels in India with more than 4,900 keys. Our planned openings this year will make this 20 hotels with over than 5,300 keys," he said.
“Apart from our six operational Hyatt Regency hotels, we are committed to another 15 under development in India," Rathore said without sharing a timeline.
Overall, it has over 50 ongoing projects in India across the seven different brands which would come up in due course of time in future.
When enquired about the investment and management involved in the expansion, Rathore said, "We are primarily a hotel management company and all our hotels under development in India will be operated by us under management contracts with diverse owning companies."