Tamara launches faith-based brand Rea, targets 40 hotels and 3,500 rooms in five years

Tamara Leisure Experiences unveils Rea by Tamara, a faith-based hospitality brand, and shifts to an asset-light model across pilgrimage and tier-2 cities including Guruvayur, Velankanni, Bodh Gaya and Tirupati. Plans call for 25 hotels in three years and 40 in five, scaling from 550-plus to 3,500 rooms.

— Filed Wed, 1 Jul, 2026, 10:37 IST · Source ET Hospitality · Updated

Tamara Leisure Experiences launches Rea by Tamara, a faith-based hospitality brand, and adopts an asset-light strategy across pilgrimage and tier-2 Indian cities, targeting 40 hotels and 3,500 rooms within five years.

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Tamara Leisure Experiences enters faith-based hospitality with Rea, targeting pilgrimage and tier-2 cities via an asset-light model, marking a strategic expansion beyond its leisure roots.

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