Ten new Premier Inn hotels to open in India

Premier Inn has announced plans to open ten budget hotels in India within the next five years, in response to the high growth of the business travel market in the region and comes following the opening of its first in Bangalore last week.

The chain, owned by UK leisure group Whitbread, also has proposed to open a further nine more hotels in India by 2014.

The company said in a statement that Premier Inn was expanding in India to capitalise on the country’s developing business traveller market.

It went on to point out that there were a limited number of budget hotel brands in India and that represent an excellent opportunity for Premier Inn, with its strong budget hotel model.

Managing director for Premier Inn UK, said India represented one of the fastest growing economies in the world today and he’s confident that the brand would succeed in India.

He went on to say that the company’s strong budget hotel model of great quality combined with excellent value would no doubt be an attractive proposition for business and leisure travellers alike.

Managing director for Premier Inn India, Aly Shariff, confirmed that the group had been planning 10 hotels in five years, with one due to open in Delhi next year, followed by another in Pune in 2011.