India’s resort and hospitality sector has steadily gained prominence, supported by rising domestic tourism, improving connectivity, changing traveller preferences, and the emergence of new leisure destinations. The growing demand for experiential stays, wellness, recreation, destination weddings, MICE and differentiated vacation experiences is creating new opportunities for resort development across established as well as emerging destinations. Against this backdrop, this handbook provides a structured understanding of the key considerations involved in planning, developing and operating a resort in India.
The Handbook on Resort Development in India is intended to serve as a practical reference for hospitality developers, resort owners, landowners, investors, hospitality operators, consultants and other stakeholders evaluating or undertaking resort development. It brings together market insights, development considerations and operational aspects required to understand the resort business across its lifecycle.
The report presents a comprehensive analysis of the Indian resort development landscape, covering the evolution of tourism and hospitality, key demand drivers, emerging destinations, traveller profiles, hospitality formats and investment trends. It further examines the development process, site selection, resort concept and classification, design considerations, regulatory requirements, development models, operating structures and technology adoption.
The handbook is structured to provide insights into the following key areas:
- Tourism in India
- Resort Concept & Classification
- Resort Development & Design
- Resort Development & Operations
- Resort Marketing & Sales
Data and research presented in this handbook have been compiled and analysed by Meraqi Research, using a combination of industry sources, government publications, secondary research and Meraqi’s research and market estimates.
