Maldives hospitality firm Atmosphere Core forays into India, to unveil all-women run hotel in Bhopal

Atmosphere Core expands in India and Indian Ocean region with unique hotel experiences, focusing on leisure and scenic locations.

Maldives based Atmosphere Core, a hotel management company has announced plans to expand in India and Indian ocean region by offering unique experiences and differentiated products to couples and guests said it’s co founder & managing director Salil Panigrahi in an interview.

An all-women managed hotel will be open in Bhopal soon for the company to commence its Indian operations, he said.

“We were the first one in Asia to operate the fast couples only all powered by women managed hotel in the Maldives which is a huge success. And we are trying to get that success story to India. We are opening a hotel in Bhopal, which will be managed by women only,” he said.

The company which started in 2014 today offers 9% of the total hotel inventory in the Maldives, starting from four to five star luxury and uber luxury resort properties.

Its brands include Colours of Oblu, The Ozen Collection and Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts. The company today operates 9 properties in Maldives.

“In India we have signed a couple of hotels. We should open 2 to 3 hotels in the next couple of years here. In the next 5 years, I would say that at least we will run 15 to 20 hotels and resorts in India,” he said.

“But in India, as we are more of an experiential hotel brand, we will be focusing less on the cities. We will be in holiday cities like Bengaluru, will focus more on leisure cities and scenic places, places with nature like we are in,” he pointed out.