After over a decade, the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament has come back to India and with a few matches scheduled in Bengaluru, the hospitality industry has received a much-needed boost to business. With many travelling to the city, even from other countries, to watch the matches at the stadium and various events being hosted, the occupancy at hotels and patronage at restaurants have gone up by 5%-10% when compared to the previous month.
“On the days before and after the matches here in Bengaluru, the number of bookings at hotels are significantly more, especially for the match that India will play here. Along with cricket, since there were also long festival holidays, there has been an additional 10% business at hotels,” said P. C. Rao, president, Bruhat Bengaluru Hoteliers Association (BBHA).
