Mumbai, Nov. 9 -- IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Paix Hospitality to develop a 92-room Holiday Inn Resort in Sasan Gir, Gujarat. The property is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2031, marking the Holiday Inn Resort brand's entry into the wildlife tourism destination.
The project will expand IHG's presence in Gujarat's leisure hospitality market and add to its planned portfolio outside major urban centres. Sasan Gir is recognised as one of India's leading wildlife tourism destinations, making the location part of the company's strategy to develop hotels in established leisure markets.
Sudeep Jain, managing director for South West Asia at IHG Hotels & Resorts, said the company viewed the partnership with Paix Hospitality as an opportunity to enter a distinctive leisure market in Gujarat. He highlighted the destination's potential to support hospitality development linked to tourism and regional travel.
IHG currently operates 53 hotels across seven brands in India. The company has a development pipeline of 110 hotels that are scheduled to open over the next three to five years, supporting its wider expansion plans in the country.
The proposed resort will broaden IHG's planned presence in India's leisure destinations and introduce the Holiday Inn Resort brand to Sasan Gir. Its scheduled opening in 2031 remains a future milestone, while the existing portfolio and development pipeline indicate the scale of the company's planned growth in the Indian hospitality sector. The agreement with Paix Hospitality also strengthens IHG's expansion plans in Gujarat, where demand from wildlife tourism is expected to support future accommodation and related travel services.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Construction World.