Why Resorts Make Commercial Sense in India

Hotelivate Private Limited | August 13, 2018

Will the next few years belong to resorts in leisure destinations or to big city hotels that are driven primarily by commercial demand? Should investors focus on resorts or on business hotels? In an evolving hotel industry such as India's, such questions do not have one conclusive answer. This notwithstanding, some exciting trends have been observed in hotel development, operation and consumption, which point to the serious emergence of resorts as a credible investment class. 1) Consumption versus Investment – The Indian growth story has always hinged on two aspects: investment-led growth (linked to private capex which is still so...