This report assesses current positioning of Hospitality Industry in India and the relative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sector. An in-depth analysis evaluating the major trends and heights scaled during 2018- 2019 pertaining to New Hotel Openings & Brand Signings, Performance of Hotels, Insights in to Bangalore, Chennai & Hyderabad Markets and future projections in view of COVID crisis. For the Road Ahead, some basic guiding principles are devised for property owners - 'What the Hotel Owners/ Investors should Focus & be Doing' and for investors - 'New Paradigms & Opportunities with regard to Prospective Investments & Property Ownership', to consider and apply to their planning and implementation strategies to develop an effective real-estate related response.