Ua hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻo InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) i kahi ʻaelike hoʻokele me Lotus Trans Travel Private Limited e hoʻokumu i kahi kōpili hōkele ʻehā ma lalo o ka Holiday Inn hae. Hoʻomaka ʻia e wehe ʻia ma waena o 2020 a me 2023, ʻo Holiday Inn Bodhgaya, Holiday Inn Kushinagar, Holiday Inn Gorakhpur a me Holiday Inn Shravasti hui pū e hoʻohui i nā lumi he 450 i ka ʻōnaehana IHG a hoʻokumu i ka noho ʻana o ka hui ma ka huakaʻi huakaʻi Buddhist.
Ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka ʻaelike, e hoʻomaikaʻi hou ʻia nā hōkele ʻo Holiday Inn ma Bodhgaya, Kushinagar a me Shravasti, i mea e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ai i ka waihona o ka hōʻailona Holiday Inn ma ka honua. E lilo ʻo Holiday Inn Gorakhpur i hale hōkele hou.
ʻO Bodhgaya ma Bihar, Gorakhpur, Shravasti a me Kushinagar ma Uttar Pradesh kekahi o nā wahi haipule nui no ka Buddhism ma India a hui pū i kahi ʻāpana o ka 'The Buddhist Circuit' ma ka ʻāina e alakaʻi nei i nā malihini haipule a me nā huakaʻi hele honua i kēia mokuʻāina. Me kēia pūlima, hoʻonoho kūʻokoʻa ʻo IHG ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻokele honua mua i loaʻa i ka Buddhist Circuit of India.
Ma ka ʻōlelo ʻana i ka hoʻolaha, ʻo Sudeep Jain, Hope Pelekikena, Development, South West Asia, IHG i ʻōlelo, "ʻoliʻoli mākou i ka hui pū ʻana me Lotus Trans Travel Private Limited, nona ka mana ikaika a me ka ʻike hohonu o ka mākeke o nā wahi Buddhist ma India. Hoʻohui kēia pūlima i ka ulu wikiwiki ʻana o kā mākou brand Holiday Inn i ʻike ʻia ma ka ʻāina. ʻO ka ʻohana brand Holiday Inn ka ʻenekini ulu o IHG ma India, a ua like kēia ʻaelike me kā mākou hoʻolālā hoʻomohala no ka ʻāina ʻo South West Asia.
Ua ʻōlelo hou ʻo ia: ʻO ka Buddhist Circuit he wahi koʻikoʻi no ka mākaʻikaʻi hoʻomana a ke hoʻokumu hou ʻia nei, ma muli o ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o ke Aupuni e hoʻomohala a hoʻolaha i ke ala. He manawa kūpono kēia no mākou, a ke kakali nei mākou i ka hoʻolako ʻana i ka nui o ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi, a me ke koi kūloko no ka F&B a me nā pono ʻahaʻaina.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Lajpat Rai, Luna Hoʻokele, Lotus Trans Travel Private Limited, "Ua hauʻoli mākou e hui pū me IHG® no kā mākou kōpili o nā hōkele ma ka huakaʻi huakaʻi Buddhist me Bodhgaya, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur a me Shravasti. ʻO ka pae honua a me nā makahiki he nui o ka ʻike hoʻokele hōkele o ka honua i lilo ʻo IHG i hoa kūpono no mākou e hoʻoikaika hou i kā mākou hāʻawi. ʻO Holiday Inn kekahi o nā hale hōkele kaulana loa o ka honua, a ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei mākou e hoʻokō ia i ka nui o ka poʻe huakaʻi e kipa ana i kēia mau kūlanakauhale.
Ua hoʻohui ʻo Karan Rai, Luna Hoʻokele, Lotus Trans Travel Private Limited, "Ke manaʻo nei mākou he pono no ka noho ʻana o ka branded maikaʻi i nā kūlanakauhale me ka nui o ka huakaʻi hele e like me Bodhgaya, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur a me Shravasti, a hauʻoli mākou e hui pū me IHG no kā mākou ʻoihana ma kēia mau mākeke. Me nā ʻōnaehana hoʻolaha ikaika o IHG, nā hōʻailona makemake a me ka papahana kūpaʻa maikaʻi loa o ka papa, ua hilinaʻi mākou e hoʻokō i ka kūleʻa ma nā hōkele ʻehā.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Bodhgaya in Bihar, Gorakhpur, Shravasti and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh are some of the main pilgrimage centers for Buddhism in India and together form a part of ‘The Buddhist Circuit' in the country that drives a great deal of religious visitors and international travelers to these states.
- As a part of the agreement, Holiday Inn hotels in Bodhgaya, Kushinagar and Shravasti will be refurbished and upgraded, to ensure the portfolio is fully representative of the Holiday Inn brand globally.
- Karan Rai, Director, Lotus Trans Travel Private Limited, added, “We feel there is a need for quality branded accommodation in cities with immense travel potential such as Bodhgaya, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur and Shravasti, and are delighted to be partnering with IHG for our business in these markets.
