New Delhi, May 14 -- In one of the larger hospitality-led airport city deals announced recently, IHG Hotels & Resorts, the company that runs Crowne Plaza, Intercontinental and other brands, said it has signed an agreement with Adani Airport Holdings to develop about 1,500 hotel rooms across five properties in India.

The agreement will bring IHG's luxury lifestyle brand Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to India for the first time through a Jaipur hotel. The partnership will include Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels across Navi Mumbai, Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram, the companies announced on Thursday.

The India launch of Kimpton signals growing confidence in lifestyle hospitality brands in the country. Globally, the brand is know...