International hoteliers are betting big on budget hotels in Asia.
Major hotels like InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott and Accor and Indian companies like Taj, ITC are planning to expand their budget hotel chain in India.
With a boom in tourism, many budget hotels are planned for tier-II and tier-III cities across India as well.
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Facing economic malaise in Europe and the United States, as well as heavy local competition to build hotels in China, the world's fastest growing hospitality market, global hoteliers see a window of opportunity in India and Indonesia.
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Budget hotels are especially appealing for investors because of the lower land costs needed for a simple block of rooms, compared to a luxury hotel that requires extra space for a grand lobby, swimming pools and conference rooms.
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Local travellers walk along Kuta beach at the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
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Budget hotels are especially appealing for investors because of the lower land costs needed for a simple block of rooms, compared to a luxury hotel that requires extra space for a grand lobby, swimming pools and conference rooms.
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Families relax in the swimming pool of a budget hotel in the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
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Rising spending by domestic travellers in India and Indonesia is prompting international hoteliers to build budget and mid-scale brands in the world's second and fourth largest populations.
Ginger, run by the Tata Group's Indian Hotels Company, owner of Taj hotels, has 24 budget hotels in India with plans to grow to 75 hotels over the next four years.
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An attendant holds a trolley loaded with the luggage of a guest at the reception area of the Tata Group's Indian Hotels Co. Ginger chain in Ahmedabad.
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Keys Hotels, funded by US billionaire Nicholas Berggruen, has 12 mid-scale hotels and plans for another 30 in five years.
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A member of the housekeeping staff prepares a room at the Keys Hotel Nestor in Mumbai.
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Guests eat in a restaurant at the Keys Hotel Nestor in Mumbai.
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Vasundhra Thapa, 26, a Mathematics teacher, poses for a picture outside the building of Tata Group's Indian Hotels Co. Ginger chain in New Delhi.
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Vikas (L), 34, a software engineer and his wife Sunita, 29, have lunch in a restaurant of Tata Group's Indian Hotels Co. Ginger chain in New Delhi.
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