A key player on the business hotel scene, the Indian market will soon attract a new major player: the Ascott group, which already has nine business addresses in India, is preparing to set up its premium hotel residence brand in 2016 in Gurgaon, in what is considered to be one of India's main business destinations, some twenty kilometres from New Delhi. "Gurgaon, the thriving satellite of New Delhi, is one of India's most promising markets for hotels," says Alfred Ong, Ascott's Managing Director of Strategic Development, who oversees the company's operations in India. He adds: "We are delighted to be launching our premium brand in Gurgaon and to be working in partnership with Ireo to bring Ascott's services to business travellers in the city. Aimed primarily at business travellers, the new Ascott Ireo City Gurgaon project will offer some 160 flats - from studios to three-bedrooms - as well as a swimming pool, fitness room and restaurant by 2016.
