ITC opens Super Premium Luxury Hotel ‘ITC Royal Bengal’ in Kolkata
Kolkata, June 12 (HS): Adding one more feather in its cap, ITC Limited launched its new super-premium luxury hotel – ITC Royal Bengal – at a glittering ceremony in this City of Joy last night to redefine Kolkata’s hospitality landscape making it a preferred destination for global MICE (Meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions) tourism and other large events.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the iconic hotel, built with an investment of nearly Rs 1400 crore during the past three years and situated about nine km from the airport on Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. It is also ITC Hotel’s 14th Luxury Collection hotel in India and is a befitting tribute to the timeless traditions and royal heritage of Bengal, which has been ITC’s headquarters for over a 100 years.
Christened ‘One of a Kind’, the grandiose property is a mark of ITC’s confidence in the tourism potential of the region and serves as a true badge of honour that Bengal can proudly showcase to the world.
Welcoming the ‘distinctive proposition’ of this new super-premium luxury offering from ITC Hotels, the Chief minister said it lies in the fact that the composite properties–ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar-would be marketed together as one of the largest hospitality and MICE destinations in the region.
The launch of ITC Royal Bengal adjacent to ITC Sonar, marks the unmatched offering of two world-class hotels complementing each other. Together, the two hotels would now offer 693 rooms, suites and serviced apartments, 15 signature dining destinations, 22 meeting venues and a sprawling 1,00,000 square feet of banqueting space.
In close proximity to the city’s largest convention and exhibition venues, the ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar duo will offer the best choice for large scale exhibitions, meetings and events in Kolkata.
Speaking on the occasion Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limted said, ‘this signature property will provide further impetus to transforming the tourism landscape in the state and will be an icon of repute on the world tourism map. This landmark investment from ITC is a part of the Company’s growing footprint in the State across all sectors, namely agriculture, manufacturing and services.’
Nakul Anand, Executive Director, ITC Limted said, ‘The addition of ITC Royal Bengal to the company’s luxury hotel portfolio further strengthens its presence in Eastern India. Bengal which celebrates the royalty of intellect through the centuries, where literature, poetry, painting, sculpture, theatre, cinema, science, have not only blossomed, but are inherent to the fabric of Bengal’.
From a sprawling 16,400 sq feet pillar less magnificent ballroom, pre-function areas and outer courtyards attached to the Grand Ballroom together adding approximately another 33,000 square feet,to exquisite arrival lobbies and huge lawns ideal for Kolkata socials, ITC Royal Bengal offers versatile banquet options for both the business meetings and events with total banquet and convention facilities covering an area of 61,000 sq feet.
