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Mumbai Gets
Its First
'Floating Hotel’ |
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Dining is no
longer going to
be conventional,
as the megapolis
got its first
floating hotel -
'AB Celestial' -
where one can
enjoy a relaxing
evening in the
backdrop of the
iconic
Bandra-Worli sea
link.This new
theme hotel is
docked at the
Maharashtra
Maritime Board's
jetty at Bandra
under the
Bandra-Worli Sea
link,
Maharashtra
Tourism
Development
Corporation (MTDC)
said in a
release.
This luxury
floating hotel
was inaugurated
by Maharashtra
Chief Minister
Devendra
Fadnavis
yesterday.
The concept is
conceived by WB
International
Consultants (the
founder of AB
Celestial) in
association with
MTDC and
Maharashtra
Maritime Board.
The AB Celestial
is designed and
imported from
the US, having
three-tier
luxury dining
floatel with a
sky deck, two
galleys and a
capacity to
accommodate a
minimum of 660
guests across
four tiers, it
said. The
floatel, mainly
targeted at
affluent and
foreign
tourists, also
houses two
multi-cuisine
restaurants
including a club
lounge equipped
with a 24-hour
coffee shop.
Earlier, the
floatel was
launched in
2014, by then
state tourism
minister Chhagan
Bhujbal, but
could not open
to public due to
issues over
permissions.
Currently in
India, Goa,
Karnataka,
Kerala, Tamil
Nadu and
Puducherry have
floating hotels.
Globally cities
like New York,
Dubai, Hong
Kong, Saigon in
Vietnam have
floating
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Carlson, MGH
to open two
hotels in Jammu
& Kashmir this
year |
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Carlson is all
set to expand
its footprint in
the state,
particularly in
Kashmir, as it
looks to set up
six hotels under
its Radisson and
Country Inn and
Suites brands in
the valley, and
one in Jammu.
This will take
its total count
in Jammu and
Kashmir to nine.
Carlson Rezidor
in partnership
with Mustaq
Group (MGH) will
open two hotels
this year as
part of their
7-hotel deal for
Jammu and
Kashmir. “We
expect out of
these (the 7
hotels),
Radisson Blu
Srinagar and
Country Inns &
Suites in Jammu
will open this
year," Carlson
Rezidor Hotel
Group CEO South
Asia Raj Rana.
Carlson is all
set to expand
its footprint in
the state,
particularly in
Kashmir, as it
looks to set up
six hotels under
its Radisson and
Country Inn and
Suites brands in
the valley, and
one in Jammu.
This will take
its total count
in Jammu and
Kashmir to nine.
Radisson Blu and
Country Inn
hotels are
already in
operation in
Jammu and Katra
each. In
December 2015,
Carlson Rezidor
Hotel Group had
signed a
portfolio deal
with the Mushtaq
Group to open
seven hotels
comprising 817
rooms in Jammu
and Kashmir. "We
have now seven
properties in
J&K with the
Mustaq Group. We
will have
Radisson Blu and
Radisson in
Srinagar," Rana
said, adding
that Radisson
Blue Resort
Hotel will come
up in Tangmarg,
Sonamarg,
Gulmarg and
Pahalgam, and
another
mid-scale
property Country
Inn and Suites
in Jammu. These
are now under
development.
Rana also spoke
of the region
with strong
domestic demand,
which is home to
some of the
leisure hotspots
in India.
"Integral to our
growth in India
is an emphasis
on expanding in
leisure markets
and state
capitals," he
added. |
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Westin Hotels
& Resorts opens
seventh property
in India |
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Westin
Hotels &
Resorts,
part of
Marriott
International,
today
announced
the opening
of a
property in
Rajasthan.
Owned by
Paradise
Properties,
the
newly-built
Westin
Pushkar
Resort & Spa
aims to
bring the
Westin
brand's
innovative
wellness
initiatives
to the
renowned
spiritual
destination
of Pushkar.
"With more
travellers
looking to
maintain
their
wellness
routines
while on the
road, The
Westin
Pushkar
Resort & Spa
is thrilled
to offer
guests the
brand's
signature
amenities
and
programmes,
designed to
evoke
renewal and
well-being,"
said Jagdeep
Nambiar,
General
Manager, The
Westin
Pushkar
Resort &
Spa.
This is
India's
seventh
Westin
property
offering 98
contemporary
guestrooms,
of which 44
feature
private
pools. |
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