subject: Budget Hotels India - Lastly Approaching Of Period? [print this page] Even for the experienced traveler, India has always been a difficult country to negotiate, especially when it came to travel budget. More like a lottery as far as accommodation was getting worried - once in a while you won, but lost most of the time. Sometimes an incredible value, and on other occasions he would complete the ruin of a hotel room for an inflated price.
At the upper end, however, travelers usually have a wide choice and could choose between the best luxury hotel brands. And whilst these hotels never came cheap, one is usually what you paid.
But now, things look set to improve - with the rapid growth in tourism and hospitality sector, there are signs of rapid change and new hope for the budget traveler.
The Indian middle class has begun to travel more - with more free time, increased disposable income and globalization all taxpayers. And no longer satisfied by generations of run lodges and hotels which were rarely renewed, the hallmark of Indian budget travel lamentable in recent years many.
The larger hotel companies were the first to recognize this requirement - Ginger, a TATA enterprise, has twelve hotels already with another 6 hotels come. They offer good value rooms with the latest technology, including self-check-in options. Some of the other new brands in this sector include Lemon Tree, Hometel Inn and Premier Travel.
Another company introduced a concept unique to India for six months is similar to household HOTELS. The company was launched in November 2007 works on identifying unique, independent, boutique properties that offer great value across the country. Once identified and approved based on your criteria, then the society makes the selected hotels as part of the collection of household.
This provides a clear victory for the traveler as they avoid the uncertainty of booking through travel portals like yatra.com or travelguru.com list every hotel without qualifying under the criteria established.
Its aim is to have more than 100 hotels available for travelers to book from the end of the year. More information about hotels and destinations available in www.makemytrip.com
The key difference between HOME-such as hotels and the traditional model is the uniqueness of the individual hotels. They avoid some of the standard soft features that all chain hotels always have.
Welcome news indeed for the budget traveler - with the price range for most of these hotels ranging between 2000 and 5000 INR (approximately 25 to 60) per night, the choice for travelers seeking an authentic experience India just above.
Is what has been achieved by compromising the service and what gives all these prices so reasonable? There seems to services - like hotels are often in the room used by around 0.5. In India could be as high as 1.5 in most hotels.
