Ekat Travels scales boutique Haridwar stays with second property, eyes Tehri greenfield
Varun Bajaj's Ekat Travels & Lodging, operator of the 8-room Amrit Bhawan in Haridwar since 2018, is opening a 3-room second property this year. The asset-light model targets destination-led, culturally immersive stays across Uttarakhand, with a greenfield project planned near Tehri Dam.
Ekat Travels & Lodging, founded by Varun Bajaj, runs 8-room boutique stay Amrit Bhawan in Haridwar. A second 3-room property opens this year, with asset-light expansion planned across Uttarakhand including a greenfield project near Tehri Dam.
Why this matters
Ekat is moving from single-property operator to a multi-asset boutique chain, layering a 3-room Haridwar add-on onto its 2018 Amrit Bhawan base while seeding a Tehri greenfield build.
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