Overview
- Hotels across Delhi-NCR have seen a sharp surge in demand as delegations and officials began arriving ahead of the mid-September BRICS summit, filling inventories in central Delhi, Aerocity, Gurugram and Noida.
- Luxury room quotes that normally run around ₹18,000 a night are being listed at about ₹80,000 and some booking checks show isolated rates as high as ₹2.5 lakh per night.
- Many properties report near-full or sold-out inventories, which is constraining availability for non-essential visitors and pushing travel agents to block lower-cost hotels outside the city.
- Industry bodies say they will ask hoteliers to moderate rates and to steer accompanying personnel toward budget properties, and some sources expect elevated tariffs to persist until about September 20.
- The spike follows the common summit pattern of delegations booking premium rooms and reserving blocks for security and protocol, producing a short-term revenue boost for hotels and logistical strain for regular travellers.