No-Frills Hotels Gaining Ground in India | wsj.com

After palace hotels and liveried doormen, India's hoteliers and developers are warming up to the possibilities of Spartan rooms with a bed and a television but minimal services -- no bell boys, no newspapers and no pampering. India is at the start of its second round of hotel development, this time focused on the needs of the domestic traveler. The change in strategy is attributable to India's own storyline – the growth of a middle class that...