Altair House Opening Announced by IHCL & Ambuja Neotia

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News Desk, News Nation 360: Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has entered into an expanded partnership with diversified corporate group Ambuja Neotia with the launch of AltAir House - IHCL SeleQtions franchise hotels in Kolkata and Siliguri, along with Ambuja Neotia declaring a hefty investment plan of Rs. 2700 crores in the hospitality sector of West Bengal. The hotels are an extension of AltAir Salt Lake Sector V and include a 42-room design hotel that tells a story of culture and heritage at Ecospace Business Park, New Town, Kolkata and a 60-room resort destination in Uttorayon Township, Siliguri, with meeting spaces to cater to 1200 people. The investment will see IHCL-branded hotels developed in Kolkata, Raichak, Digha, Siliguri, Lataguri, Kalimpong and Darjeeling. It includes a Rs. 100 crore expansion of the Taj Chia Kutir Resort & Spa with 28 additional rooms and 15,000 sq ft of banquet space. IHCL MD & CEO Puneet Chhatwal and Ambuja Neotia Chairman Harshavardhan Neotia said: "We are using the varied geography of West Bengal to create unique hotel experiences that tell a story through art. We already have over 80 properties in our combined portfolio."

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