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IHCL signs 215-key Gateway hotel in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar, taking its Uttar Pradesh portfolio to 64 hotels

Our read

IHCL will more likely than not keep growing its Uttar Pradesh pipeline beyond 27 hotels in development, with signings running ahead of openings.

For operators

IHCL has signed a 215-key greenfield Gateway hotel in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, with more than 8,000 sq. ft. of banqueting space, so Lucknow retail and F&B operators nearby should expect more visitor and event traffic once it opens.

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Uttar Pradesh pipeline above the 27 hotels in development at IHCL's next results would mean signings are outpacing openings in the state.

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The report

IHCL signed a greenfield 215-key Gateway hotel in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, with Kripanidhi Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. With this addition, its Uttar Pradesh portfolio will comprise 64 hotels, including 27 under development.

IHCL's Uttar Pradesh hotels: the full portfolio against those still being built
  • UP hotels after signing64
  • Of which under development27

Store and format facts

From the report. Source details below

Banqueting space: more than 8,000 sq. ft.

What it means for the format

IHCL signed the greenfield Gateway in Lucknow with Kripanidhi Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., so Kripanidhi is a local developer to track as IHCL builds out 27 Uttar Pradesh hotels under development.

Next on the rollout

  • Disclosure of a construction start or opening timeline for the Gomti Nagar Gateway
  • Further IHCL signings in Uttar Pradesh cities beyond Lucknow
  • Rival chain announcements for Lucknow hotels
  • Change in IHCL's Uttar Pradesh count from 64 hotels in its next disclosures

Likely next moves

Our read of what comes next — analysis, not reported by the source.

  • IHCL is likely to announce more Uttar Pradesh signings in the coming quarters, since 27 of its 64 state hotels are still under development.
  • Expect IHCL to cite the Gomti Nagar property in its next results as another signing under the Gateway brand.
  • Kripanidhi Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. is likely to move to land, approvals and construction financing for the 215-key greenfield hotel.
  • Rival hotel chains may respond with their own Lucknow or Uttar Pradesh signings, especially in banquet-heavy segments.
  • IHCL may pitch the 8,000 sq. ft. of banqueting space to local wedding and corporate-event demand once the opening timeline firms up.

The source

Source Read the source at BW Hotelier

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