While India continues to be a compelling destination for developers to build hotels, a gauntlet of red tape and provincial entangles makes it a very tough proposition. However, savvy hotel operators are turning to conversions instead of ground-up development to expand in the country, as Reuters reports. Consider Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. According to the article, it got a 104-room hotel up and running in India in less than 12 months by rebranding an existing property instead of building a new one.

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