Tourism investment pours into Kashi as brands line up new projects

Varanasi's tourism boom is pulling in serious investment, with proposals spanning new hotels, resorts, restaurants, wellness retreats and river-cruise experiences. Tourism officials have welcomed the wave of local and national investors as 'harbingers of change', pointing to the formidable rise in visitor numbers since the Kashi Vishwanath Dham renovation. The interest stretches beyond the city to investors from across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR, many of them new to hospitality but eager to build in Kashi. For residents, the projects signal more jobs and a widening tourism economy; for visitors, more choice in places to stay and ways to experience the Ganga.

Compiled by HelloBanaras from public sources: Hindustan Times