New Delhi, May 9 -- Accor, the French hospitality giant, is betting big on the quiet shift in India's luxury hotel industry, where domestic travellers, not foreign tourists, are the primary engine of the high-end hospitality market.

India's luxury hotel boom still has room to run, according to the chairman of Accor India and group CEO, Ennismore, Gaurav Bhushan, who said the country is only 'just getting started' as affluent domestic travellers increasingly spend on high-end experiences and boutique hospitality.

"The Indian luxury consumer is spending more on experiences than ever before," Bhushan, recently appointed chairman for Accor in India, told Mint. "As long as you offer a real product and a real experience, people will spend. I ...