| If you plan a business trip to Delhi or Mumbai | | | | hotel owners have on the average increased their |
| (Bombay) in the nearest future, you shall have to | | | | prices by 30-35%. The complicated situation with the |
| think of accommodation, since there are no free | | | | lack of free hotel rooms is aggravated at the |
| rooms in hotels of these megalopolises. | | | | beginning of the wedding season. |
| Businessmen and tourists are recommended to seek | | | | The hotel demand boom is caused by several |
| alternative variants of accommodation beforehand. | | | | reasons, among which the 30% increase in the |
| The majority of 5-star hotels are booked till March of | | | | number of foreign businessmen visiting the country |
| 2008. The average annual load factor increased to | | | | should be mentioned first of all. Besides, the increase |
| 90% which is 10-20% higher than the last year | | | | in per-capita income, as well as availability of special |
| indicators. | | | | packet offers have made the hotel product even |
| Due to quickly growing demand for hotel rooms | | | | more attractive and popular. |
| many hotels have increased their accommodation | | | | It is interesting that the increase in load indicators and |
| tariffs.The average cost of a standard room | | | | average room cost are peculiar not only to big cities. |
| increased from 10-12 thousand rupees to 16-18 | | | | This year the average hotel load in India has made up |
| thousand as compared to the previous year; suite | | | | the record of 79.8%. By the way, the luxury |
| rooms cost 25-30 thousand rupees. | | | | segment, the segment of expensive and luxurious |
| According to Vice-President of Crowne Plaza, the | | | | hotels, has showed the highest increase rate. |