October 03, 2026 03:46 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
‘Hanuman Chalisa gave me courage’: Smit Machchhar recounts flydubai cockpit battle to PM Modi | PM Modi speaks to Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar who foiled crash plot, praises his courage | Putin praises Modi’s ‘good ideas’ to end Ukraine war, thanks Indian PM for peace efforts | Flydubai cockpit attack: Injured Indian pilot Smit Machchhar airlifted to Abu Dhabi | India backs brave flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, Ambassador meets family after cockpit attack | ‘Saved us from a 9/11’: PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar after terrifying flydubai cockpit attack | 'India is proud': PM Modi hails Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after mid-air cockpit horror | ‘Too early to say’: Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran link to flydubai plane incident | ‘I didn’t wait, I ran’: Israeli dentist reveals how he saved wounded Flydubai captain during cockpit attack | Israel-bound flight lands in Saudi Arabia as pilots fight in cockpit, stabbing triggers hijack scare mid-air
Melia Hotels International
Photo Courtesy: Melia Hotels International website

Indian market remains one of the fastest growing for us, says Melia Hotels International at Kolkata roadshow

| @indiablooms | Sep 07, 2023, at 05:17 am

Melia Hotels International, a Spanish hotel chain, conducted a roadshow in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Tuesday, a destination that the hotel brand considers to be 'important'.

Speaking to IBNS, Mahmoud Abdelnaby, Director of Business Development, Melia Hotels International, covering the Asia Pacific (APAC) and Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions, said: "The Kolkata roadshow has been a very successful event."

"Kolkata is an important destination and of course, India remains one of the fastest growing markets for us," he said.

He said in comparison to 2019, the hotel has been witnessing a rise in the length of stay in different room categories.

"The market has been witnessing healthy growth in recent times and we need to maintain our performance accordingly with our products," Mahmoud Abdelnaby said.

Melia Hotels International recently opened the Gran Melia Nha Trang in Vietnam.

It is the first Gran Melia resort in Southeast Asia.

The Gran Melia Nha Trang property at Vega City Nha Trang is owned by KDI Holdings. It features 94 private pool villas.

"We have a few luxury hotels coming up in the pipeline. We have recently opened the Gran Melia Nha Trang in Vietnam. Vietnam remains one of the major destinations for us in recent times, especially keeping the Indian market in mind," he said.

"In Milan, we are going to open a Gran Melia Hotel named Palazzo Cordusio. With different room categories, travellers can expect to stay in a grand historical Italian building in the city now."

Speaking on opening their hotels in India, he said: "We would love to speak to owners and investors who are willing to give their hotels to Melia to run them. However, nothing on the cloud at present."

He said in 2024 the luxury hotel brand is planning to open ME Malta in the country.

(Reporting by Supriyo Hazra) 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.