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The New Silk Sheets: What’s Fueling India’s Luxury Hotel Boom?
Global and homegrown brands are racing to cash in on India's rocketing demand for luxury experiences by opening a wave of opulent hotels.

2025-10-12

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Columns

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Deep Dive

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How Affluent Indians Are Feeling At Home With Luxury

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Why are companies like Reliance Industries, the Tata Group, and Aditya Birla Group expanding aggressively in Indian luxury

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How Jaipur is reclaiming its place as India’s premier luxury hub

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Trends

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Interview

Santosh Iyer of Mercedes-Benz India on why luxury sales are set to double

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Global and homegrown brands are racing to cash in on India's rocketing demand for luxury experiences by opening a wave of opulent hotels.

Editor's Note

The New Taj Mahals of the Indian Luxury Hotel Space

For global and Indian brands alike, this is less a boom and more a structural shift, one that would redefine how the world views India as a luxury market.