LEELA INKS MOU WITH NEPALESE SUMMIT GROUP TO SET UP 4 HOTELS
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The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts and Summit Group of Nepal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala, to collaborate on the first of four hotels, to be established across Nepal, marking a new era of partnership in tourism between India and Nepal.
The Leela Kathmandu, the first of the series, a 5-star deluxe hotel to be built in the heart of Kathmandu, is expected to be completed within 36 months.
At the signing ceremony, Koirala welcomed the entry of The Leela and urged the Group to establish hotels in other parts of Nepal. Both Prime Minister Koirala and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have shown serious intent in developing their tourism across the member nations of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).