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Juniper Hotels to invest Rs 850 crore in Dwarka hotel
Juniper Hotels will invest Rs 850 crore to develop a 550-key five-star hotel at Dwarka in Delhi, with completion expected by 2030. The company has signed a licence deed with the Delhi…
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Juniper Hotels will invest Rs 850 crore to develop a 550-key five-star hotel at Dwarka in Delhi, with completion expected by 2030. The company has signed a licence deed with the Delhi Development Authority through its wholly owned subsidiary, Juniper Hospitality Assets. The project will take the group’s portfolio to nearly 1,000 keys when combined with its ongoing developments.
Juniper said it expects to operate 12 hotels after completing the new property and current projects. It is also evaluating acquisitions and other inorganic opportunities to double its portfolio to about 3,900 keys by financial year 2030-31, according to the company.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that a large hotel project automatically signals strong demand. That is not enough. The investment still faces the usual tests of construction costs, approvals, financing and occupancy in a market with competing properties. Juniper’s broader target is ambitious, but the useful measure will be whether the Dwarka hotel opens by 2030 and earns returns that justify Rs 850 crore.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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