Sydney hotel takeover
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), which operates 73 hotels in India and abroad, has announced the purchase of a 100-room, five-year old hotel, located in close proximity to the central business district of Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney for Australian $36 million. The hotel is currently operated by the Starwood Group and is amongst the top five hotels in Sydney. The management and re-branding of the hotel will begin in February 2006. This follows the earlier takeover of the legendary Pierre Hotel in New York.