Looks like revival in the Indian hospitality market is having a rub off effect on third-party hotel management companies as well. While Lighthouse Fund-backed Concept Hospitality has already got its hands full with hotel openings schedule at regular intervals within this fiscal, another company that has picked up a good number of contracts recently is RIMC Sahil Hospitality India P Ltd.
A joint venture between Sahil Hospitality Ltd, Germany-based RIMC International and iNetGlobal Group from Switzerland, RIMC Sahil has bagged management contracts for four projects in the country including global hospitality major Carlson Hotels' upmarket Radisson Blu at Malad, Mumbai. Established in December 2008 and headquartered in Pune, RIMC Sahil Hospitality offers management and consultancy services to the Indian hospitality sector.
According to Vinay Phadnis, chairman, RIMC Sahil Hospitality, bagging management contract for Carlson Hotels' first class full service upscale hotel Radisson Blu is a significant development for the company. Carlson Hotels currently operates over 240 hotels in almost 60 countries under the Radisson brand.
“We have signed a contract with Aspee Group (asset owning company) to manage and operate the hotel. Featuring 266-rooms, the hotel located at Malad (Mumbai) is currently under planning stage and construction work shall commence shortly," said Phadnis. RIMC Sahil was involved with this project from the planning stage and will offer technical know-how during its planning and project stage.
Speaking on the occasion Peter Wagner, Swiss Director, RIMC International, his company will be expanding into new markets in Scandinavia and Slovenia in the coming year. "The International RIMC Group is pleased to see its JV in India taking big strides in different business segments. Signing a number of new agreements from economy to luxury hotels is a clear indication of our growth in the Indian hospitality market," Wagner said.
Elaborating on the other projects signed by the company, Ajit Dharmadhikari, executive director, RIMC Sahil, said, they will also be managing Edelweiss' Fountainhead Leadership Centre at Alibaug. "It is a recently commissioned corporate training and conferencing facility. Spread across six acres, it features 54 rooms and four conferencing facilities in addition to an amphitheatre, swimming pool, indoor and outdoor facilities," Dharmadhikari said.
The hotel operating company is also providing technical consultancy and pre-opening services to a resort and spa project currently under development at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. An upscale 85-room property it will cater to the requirements of leisure travellers and business clientele. The other property in RIMC Sahil's portfolio is a business hotel and mixed use development having 50 rooms coming up at Jalna in Maharashtra. Christened Akul Plazat the project is under construction and is developed by Krishidhan Seeds Ltd.
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