An unconventional

As the hospitality industry in Bengaluru evolves beyond its conventional IT City, Vinesh Gupta, General Manager, Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore spoke to MICE Talk about how the hotel is tapping the growing corporate clientele in defence, food processing and other emerging segments in the region. The Make in India campaign, conceptualised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to transform India into a global manufacturing hub, has been a welcome move. Most of the defence companies in India are headquartered in Bengaluru. Vinesh Gupta, General Manager, Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore said there is lot of demand from international defence companies that have tenders, projects or plants set up in India and are looking at new opportunities. “This year has begun on a good note for our hotel. We have already seen an increase in occupancy due to this development. We expect a growth of 18 per cent in 2015. This development is expected to boost ADRs and occupancies for many other hotels in Bengaluru as well,” he said. Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore is extremely close to the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Manpho Convention Center and Yelahanka Airbase. “In fact, we are the closest to the Yelahanka Air Base, which also hosts the spectacular Yelahanka Aero Show,” Gupta