The hotel group Swissotel Hotels and Resorts announced plans this month to launch a new property based in Kolkata. The opening will take place this winter and will the first of this brand’s in India. This is welcome news for business travel.

Swissotel, has contracted the Bengal Ambuia Housing Development to manage the hotel which will house 147 rooms. The property will be included in the City Centre – New Town property complex which will also include restaurants, cinema and a shopping centre.

There will be three restaurants within the hotel which will also include an open-air restaurant, a speciality eatery and a poolside and lobby bar. There will be great meeting amenities for business travel with a whopping 1,261 sqm of conference rooms.

The president of Swissotel, Meinhard Huck said:

“India is the world’s second-largest nation. Consumer demand is growing steadily, particularly in the cities and the middle class, which is also growing rapidly and has ever increasing consumption needs. Against this background, we see great potential for our hotel chain and are delighted to have found a well-known partner that appreciates our Swiss values.”

The hotel is built just 3km away from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International airport, in the Rajarhat district. This area of Kolkata is home to various international commercial and IT businesses. Kolkata is not only the capital of West Bengal but also eastern India’s top financial centre.

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