In a major development in the travel and hospitality industry in India and worldwide, the large Louvre Group has bought a majority stake in the Sarovar Group, which has over 75 properties in India and abroad, with 20 more in pipeline.
Iqembu laseLouvre liyiqembu lesibili ngobukhulu eYurophu kanye nelesihlanu ngobukhulu emhlabeni.
Abaphezulu bazo zombili lezi zinkampani bathi eDelhi ngoJanuwari 12 ukuthi isivumelwano besiyisimo sokuwina kuzo zombili, njengoba iSarovar izothola ukugeleza kwezimali okudingeka kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe nokusatshalaliswa, kanti iLouvre izothola isisekelo imakethe enkulu yamaNdiya.
Bakugcizelele ukuthi abaphathi abakhona eSarovar bazoqhubeka njengoba bekhona.
UJin Jiang waseShayina, ongumnikazi weLouvre, unobukhona obuqinile emazwekazini amaningi nasemazweni amaningi, enamahhotela angaphezu kuka-4,300 emhlabeni wonke.
Sarovar will now have a global reach, said Anil Madhok, who heads Sarovar, which he founded after a stint with the Oberoi group.
UPierre Frederic Roulot, oyi-CEO, uJin Jiang Europe, uthe bakholelwa ekuvumeleni ithalente lendawo ukuthi liphathe amahhotela ezindaweni zabo.
UMadhok ugcizelele ukuthi izikhathi emhlabeni wokungenisa izihambi ziyashintsha, zidinga imali eningi yobuchwepheshe nokusabalalisa. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi uSarovar uzoqhubeka nokuba ngabaholi bemakethe kulo mkhakha.
I-Louvre isivele ikhona e-India ngamahhotela angu-25 e-Golden Tulip kusukela ngo-2008.
UMadhok uvumile ukuthi iSarovar inabakhongi abaningi kodwa inqume ngeLouvre ngenxa yokuma nobukhulu bayo.
ELouvre, ukuthola amahhotela angaphezu kuka-75 ngesikhathi esisodwa, kwakuyisinqumo esihle sebhizinisi.
I-top Brass ayizange idalule izimali zesivumelwano kodwa yathi i-Sarovar izoqhubeka nokubamba iqhaza ngaphansi kokusetha okusha.
