Bodhi Hotel & Resorts Pvt. Ltd. (A group company of Top Travel & Tours (P) Ltd.), has announced the development of Oaks Bodhgaya, in partnership with Minor GP Pte Ltd. (a jointly owned company of Minor Hotel Group and GP Group from Thailand).
Rajendra Kumar Mathur, Chairman and Managing Director of Top Travel & Tours (P) Ltd said, “Oaks Bodhgaya is a Joint Venture between Top Travel & Tours (P) Ltd. & Minor GP Pte Ltd. With a strong hold in Buddhist circuit in India, we decided to venture into the hospitality sector by starting our first hotel in Bodhgaya. We are happy to partner with Minor GP Pte Ltd, who already has tremendous experience in the hospitality sector. Oaks Bodhgaya will capitalise on the success of the country’s rapidly growing religious tourism market.”
Oaks Bodhgaya is in the final stages of development and is slated to open in Q4 this year. The first phase of the property will have a total of 78 keys, in addition to a restaurant, a conference hall, a terrace with meditation area and landscaped gardens. A second phase is also under development which will add a further 60 keys and will bring the total to 138 keys. The hotel is located along the main road in Bodhgaya between the Mahabodhi Temple and the airport.
Bodhgaya, located in the state of Bihar in India’s north east, is a key religious site and place of pilgrimage and is thought of as the epicentre of Buddhism. The Mahabodhi Temple can be found here which is home to the famous Bodhi Tree where Buddha is said to have obtained enlightenment. The temple is the most important of the four main pilgrimage sites related to the life of Buddha and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002.
