Sterling Holiday Resorts is looking to take the total number of rooms in its inventory to 5,000 by 2025 as part of robust growth plans going forward, a top company official said.
Sterling Holiday Resorts is looking to take the total number of rooms in its inventory to 5,000 by 2025 as part of robust growth plans going forward, a top company official said.
The company currently has over 2,400 rooms in over 35 resorts across India, including Sterling Nature Trails."Sterling has aggressive expansion plans and aims to double its inventory from the current 2,400-plus rooms to 5,000 rooms by 2025.
"In line with this, over the last one year, Sterling has opened resorts in Guruvayur, Thekkady, and Rishikesh," Sterling Holiday Resorts Chairman and MD Ramesh Ramanathan told PTI.
For the upcoming resorts, several locations are on active search including Mysore, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Varanasi, Coorg, and Kumarakom. Apart from this, we are keen on exploring options near Mumbai and along the coasts of Orissa, he added.
When asked about the investment the company will be making for the expansion, Ramanathan said, "Our unique hybrid model enables us to expand using an asset-light approach. Our investments are into sales, marketing, and distribution that enable optimal capacity utilization".
The company has also ventured into secondary and tier-II markets, he added.
Sterling'shybrid model includes memberships as well as the hotel segment businesses like free independent travelers (FITs), conferencing, weddings, reunions, and leisure groups, Ramanathan said.
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