Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) and The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) have signed a multi-hotel operating agreement for eight hotels with more than 2,000 rooms across Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Guwahati. The companies describe it as one of the largest such agreements. It was signed in Mumbai on 29 October 2026.

Adani Airports will develop the hotels and IHCL will operate them under its Taj, Vivanta, Gateway and Ginger brands.

The portfolio

The deal covers three Taj hotels, two Vivantas, one Gateway and two Ginger hotels:

Mumbai: a Taj at Terminal 2, Mumbai airport
Ahmedabad: a Taj and a Vivanta, in advanced stages of development
Lucknow: a Vivanta and a Ginger
Guwahati: a Taj, a Gateway and a Ginger

The hotels will offer accommodation, dining, meetings and events, wellness and recreation. With them, IHCL will have 25 hotels at key Indian airports, and AAHL will have hotel partnerships for 15 hotels across its airports.

The airport city plan

Adani Airports has set up Adani Airport City Limited to develop a land bank of more than 655 acres across eight airports in seven states, including nearly 440 acres in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. In the first phase, it will invest over ₹20,000 crore to develop about 22 million sq ft across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Guwahati.

"Across the world, leading airports are evolving into integrated destinations that serve as catalysts for commerce, tourism and urban growth. Our partnership with IHCL is an important step in this journey." – Jeet Adani, Director, Adani Airport Holdings Limited

"As India strengthens its position as one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, airport-centric developments are emerging as important commercial and hospitality hubs." – Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL

Pictured (left to right): Rajneesh Malhotra, Diva Adani, Jeet Adani, Puneet Chhatwal, Amit Grover, Rohan Ranade and Arun Bansal.

Images: courtesy of Adani Airport City