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Tension ko kaise face kar rahe hain?
Arey, IHCL toh seedha bol raha hai ki woh apne long-term growth goals ko poora karne ke liye 'firmly on course' hain. Jabardast baat yeh hai ki company ki diversification strategy unhein badi market shocks se bachane mein help kar rahi hai aur growth momentum maintain rakhe hue hai. Yeh strategy teen pillars par based hai: brand, contract type, aur geography. Isse company favourable times mein bhi achha perform karti hai aur jab halaat kharab hote hain toh nuksan kam rakhti hai. Example ke liye, Middle East mein unke 3 Taj hotels Dubai mein hain, aur Bahrain aur Riyadh mein bhi naye hotels aane wale hain.
Expansion se business badha rahe hain
IHCL expecting hai ki aane wale quarters mein unka topline growth double-digit mein hoga, aur yeh sab ho raha hai aggressive expansion plans ki wajah se. Pichele 2 saalon mein company ne 60 naye hotels khole hain, aur agle 2 financial years mein 60-70 aur kholne ka target hai. Unka value brand 'Ginger' bhi tezi se badh raha hai, aur next fiscal year tak 250+ hotels ka target hai.
Hotels ke alawa bhi kamai!
Yeh hospitality giant apne adjacent businesses ko bhi push kar raha hai. Unki food delivery service 'Qmin' ne ₹200 crore se zyada ki revenue cross kar li hai. Aur unka vacation home business 'ama' ab lagbhag 370 villas manage karta hai.
Balanced Financial Model Ka Kamaal
IHCL ne ek smart mix strategy apnai hai – kuch hotels owned hain, kuch leased hain, aur kuch management contracts par hain. Isse unke owned hotels se earnings grow karti hai aur managed hotels se steady, fee-based income aati hai, jismein capital kam lagta hai. Is model ne profitability ko boost kiya hai, aur corporate overheads revenue ka sirf 5% reh gaya hai, jo 8 saal pehle 8% tha, jabki revenue kafi badh gaya hai.
India focus aur Global selective approach
India mein, IHCL bade markets mein multi-brand presence par focus kar raha hai. Recently, Bengaluru mein unka 20th hotel sign hua hai. Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, aur Kolkata jaise bade shehron mein unki strong presence hai. International growth abhi selective hai, mainly Taj brand ke under. Bhutan, Cairo, aur Saudi Arabia jaise markets mein naye signings ya openings hue hain. Company spiritual tourism ki badhti demand ko bhi leverage kar rahi hai aur Northeast region mein bhi opportunities explore kar rahi hai.