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Ginger Hotels looks to double footprint in East, Northeast in 3-5 years

Tata Group's budget hospitality brand Ginger Hotels is looking to double its presence in East and Northeast India in the next three to five years, according to a senior company official. Ginger Hotels, operated by Roots Corporation Ltd (RCL), a subsidiary of the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), has 11 properties in operation with 876 rooms in the East and Northeast region and seven in the pipeline with an expected 605 rooms to be added. The brand is seeking to tap growth witnessed in India beyond the metros to smaller cities. "It is very interesting, we talk about how India's story is percolating into beyond the top 10 cities...I think that's really playing out in our expansion," IHCL Executive Vice President - New Business and Hotel Openings, Deepika Rao told PTI. The seven hotels in the pipeline in Patna, Kolkata, Asansol, Paradeep, Guwahati, Jorhat and Dibrugarh, will come into play in two to three years time, said Rao, who is also the chairperson of Roots Corporation. On the ...

The Economic Times

Railways to run 315 special trains during Ratha Jatra

The Ministry of Railways will also make arrangements for the accommodation of 15,000 devotees in Puri for the festival, he said. The special trains have been planned from Badampahad, Rourkela, Baleswar, Sonepur and Daspalla, Junagarh Road, Sambalpur, Kendujhargarh, Paradeep, Bhadrak, Angul, Gunupur, Bangiriposi on Gundicha Jatra, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement.