The northeastern region of India is rapidly becoming a prime destination for tourism and hospitality, thanks to its unparalleled natural beauty, cultural diversity, and burgeoning infrastructure. Leading hospitality players, including Tata Group’s Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and Polo Towers Group, are making significant investments to capitalise on the region’s growing potential.
Jayanta Das, Area Director for IHCL, announced plans to expand the company’s presence in the northeast to 30 hotels by 2030, with an investment of INR2,500 crore over the next three years. IHCL currently operates nine hotels in cities like Guwahati, Gangtok, Shillong, and Tawang, and has five more properties in the pipeline, including Agartala, Itanagar, and Dibrugarh. The company’s Taj Vivanta in Tawang, located near the China border, has already gained strategic and symbolic significance.
IHCL also signed a 90-year lease with the Tripura government to develop the iconic Pushpabanta Palace in Agartala into a 100-room Taj Palace hotel. Beyond hotels, IHCL is investing in skill development centers to boost local employment.
Polo Towers Group is similarly expanding, with nine operational hotels and seven more under construction in locations like Kohima, Dimapur, and Cherrapunjee. CEO Deval Tibrewalla highlighted improved connectivity as a key driver of tourism growth, citing the UDAN scheme’s impact on regional travel.
Source: ANI
