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Rajiv Kaul<br />
President,<br />
Leela Hotels<br />
The most recent honourable guest to do so was His<br />
Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,<br />
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme<br />
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, who was<br />
the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on<br />
January 26, and stayed at the prestigious property.<br />
“We have been privileged to welcome literally the who’s<br />
who from the Arab GCC nations at the Leela Palace in<br />
New Delhi,” says Mr Kaul. “When any of the top leaders<br />
from the UAE travel to Delhi, we have had the privilege of<br />
hosting them.”<br />
The affection for the Leela brand has now resulted in the<br />
premier group being involved in plans to set up hotels in the<br />
Gulf region. “We have been in active discussions in the UAE<br />
and Qatar and we expect to ink at least two contracts this year<br />
in the region,” he asserts proudly. The hotels should be ready<br />
in about two years.<br />
In the UAE, the Leela group is looking at opportunities<br />
in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Fujairah, where it plans a corporate<br />
resort. But in all these ventures, the Leela group would be<br />
running the properties on a management contract.<br />
The company is also looking at managing resorts in the<br />
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