The hosts of the Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) have announced that The Honourable Kumari Selja, India’s Minister of Tourism, will provide the keynote address at the event, scheduled for January 12-14, 2011, at the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Centre in Mumbai, India.  HIFI is co-hosted by BHN and Horwath HTL, India. 

“We are very pleased to have Kumari Selja address the delegates at HIFI next week in Mumbai.  Her leadership and vision on how tourism can become a part of the national agenda in India should make for an invaluable conversation for the hotel investment community gathered at HIFI,” said Jim Burba, President of HIFI host, BHN. 

HIFI will focus on hotel and tourism investment opportunities in India, which has seen a rapidly growing economy and expansion of its hotel and tourism industry. Investment interest in the Indian hotel sector has increased significantly over the past several years, recognizing the potential for investment and operations in a large rapidly growing economy.