| NEW DELHI – Vatika Group announced that it will | | | | center, as well as retail outlets. |
| open the Westin Hotel in Gurgaon by early 2010, | | | | Mr. Gaurav Bhalla, Deputy Managing Director – |
| before the commencement of the Commonwealth | | | | Vatika Hospitality, said "We have kept our commitment |
| Games in October 2010. The opening of the Westin | | | | of completing the Westin Hotel in Gurgaon before the |
| Hotel will help to meet the hotel room needs for the | | | | commencement of the Commonwealth Games by |
| mega event next year as the city is already facing an | | | | announcing its opening in March 2010. Vatika has been |
| acute shortage of over 10,000 rooms. | | | | diligent and focused to achieve and respond to the |
| The new Westin Hotel is strategically located at the | | | | city's increased need for lodging due to the upcoming |
| emerging central business district of Gurgaon and will | | | | Commonwealth Games in the City." |
| provide travelers easy access to key convention and | | | | The decision to venture into the hospitality business |
| commercial offices which have started to shift | | | | was merely an extension of group's aim to transform |
| towards Gurgaon area due to lack of sufficient land | | | | all aspects of human Endeavour. Therefore we |
| for development of sizeable projects in New Delhi. The | | | | launched various brands of specialty restaurants |
| hotel will feature 311 rooms, five dining outlets, 17,500 | | | | namely the Fox, Coriander Leaf, 56 and Jing apart |
| square feet of meeting and function space, an | | | | from the Westin tie up. |
| approximately 16,000 square feet health and spa | | | | |