American hospitality giant Wyndham sees big opportunity in India’s new hoteliers

Wyndham Hotels’ chief executive Geoffrey A. Ballotti, who is in India for a hospitality summit by HVS Anarock HOPE 2025 in Goa, told Mint that the desire among the new crop of local hotel owners to have greater control over their business is transforming the company’s India strategy.

“These new hotel owners want more control of their hotels, unlike those that have worked with traditional management contracts. They don’t need a big, expensive…