India's Minister of Tourism to Provide the Keynote Address at HIFI

COSTA MESA, California, USA --- The hosts of the Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) have announced that The Honourable Kumari Selja, India's Minister of Tourism, will provide the keynote address at the event, scheduled for January 12-14, 2011, at the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. HIFI is co-hosted by BHN and Horwath HTL, India.

"We are very pleased to have Kumari Selja address the delegates at HIFI next week in Mumbai. Her leadership and vision on how tourism can become a part of the national agenda in India should make for an invaluable conversation for the hotel investment community gathered at HIFI," said Jim Burba, President of HIFI host, BHN.

HIFI will focus on hotel and tourism investment opportunities in India, which has seen a rapidly growing economy and expansion of its hotel and tourism industry. Investment interest in the Indian hotel sector has increased significantly over the past several years, recognizing the potential for investment and operations in a large rapidly growing economy.

About the Hosts:

BHN is the worldwide leader in developing and organizing conferences for the hotel and tourism investment community. With more than two decades of experience, over 80 events completed or in production to-date, and more than 60,000 international delegates, BHN conferences have become "must attend" events for industry leaders who come together to network, conduct business and to learn about the latest trends.

BHN events include: the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in San Diego; the ALIS Summer Update in Los Angeles; the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in Miami; the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) in Hong Kong; HICAP Update Southeast Asia in Singapore; HICAP Update Japan in Tokyo; the Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) in Mumbai; the new Hotel Opportunities Latin America (HOLA) conference in Miami; and the new Hotel Investment Conference Europe (Hot.E) in London. The BHN website at http://www.Burba.com is the gateway for information about the conferences BHN produces, as well as a direct link to important players in the hospitality investment world.

Horwath HTL - India is the India member of Horwath International's Hotel, Tourism and Leisure Consulting Group (HTL). Since its establishment in 1987, Horwath HTL has been involved with over 1,500 projects throughout the region in all phases of the property lifecycle for clients ranging from individually held businesses to the world's most prominent hotel companies, developers, lenders, investors and industrial corporations. Horwath HTL currently operates out of offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Sydney, Auckland, and Honolulu.

Bob Hayes
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BHN