G20 Summit: ITC Maurya, Taj Palace and other hotels selected for top world leaders
G20 summit, close to 3,500 rooms across big and small hotels in Delhi and Gurgaon have been booked, reported TOI.
To cater to the needs of the leaders, over 10,000 hospitality professionals have been instructed to be present across 30 prominent hotels across central and south Delhi, Aerocity and Gurgaon.
Delhi Police, Ministry of External Affairs and other embassies have already started security drills almost two months ago, according to TOI quoting a Hyatt Regency Hotel spokesperson.
Hotel Arrangements for World Leaders
Several luxury hotels across Delhi and other nearby locations have been selected to host the leaders.
US President Joe Biden is expected to stay at ITC Maurya while Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to be hosted by Taj Palace.
Other hotels such as Shangri La's Eros expected to have UK PM Rishi Sunak and German delegation, The Imperial may host the Australian PM and Indonesian delegation, Taj Mahal to have UAE delegation; Leela Palace expects Saudi Arabia delegation, The Lalit to have Canadian and Japanese delegations, The Claridges expects French president Emmanuel Macron and The Oberoi will host Russian delegation.
During the stay, several preparations are in place to give the world leaders a taste of the Indian culture.
«Indian musicians, especially the ones good at playing dhol, tabla, sitar, sarod and shehnai, are being signed up for welcoming the guests and also for playing soft music through the day in lobby,» explained a hotel manager.
Another hotel's representative explained that from 'organising a traditional Indian welcome with a popular local music or dance performance and signature Indian welcome drinks to stocking the rooms with specially curated amenities, such as Indian coffee, teas,
