The 20 new hotels in the pipeline, this year, are located in Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bharatpur (Nepal), Bhopal, Goa (Verna), Indore, Karad, Kathmandu, Kolhapur, Kumbhalgarh, Lonavala (two hotels), Manali, Morbi, Polo Forest (Gujarat), Sarnath (Varanasi), Satara, Shivamogga, Solapur and Surat.

THE FERN Hotels & Resorts, India's leading environmentally sensitive hotel chain is all set to open 20 Fern and Beacon hotels across India and Nepal in the year 2019, said Suhail Kannampilly, COO of the Company. Out of these 20 hotels, two will be opening in Nepal - one in Kathmandu and second in Bharatpur, he informed.

“With the opening of these hotels the tally of the hotels managed by us will climb to 76 hotels, and we are well on our target to open 100 hotels by the year 2020. Our team has been working tirelessly on our Mission 2020 of reaching the hundred mark and I am pretty confident of achieving the same,” Kannampilly added.

The 20 new hotels in the pipeline, this year, are located in Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bharatpur (Nepal), Bhopal, Goa (Verna), Indore, Karad, Kathmandu, Kolhapur, Kumbhalgarh, Lonavala (two hotels), Manali, Morbi, Polo Forest (Gujarat), Sarnath (Varanasi), Satara, Shivamogga, Solapur and Surat.

2018 witnessed The Fern brand successfully foraying into cities like Belgaum, Bhuj, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Madhavpur (Gujarat), New Delhi, Parbhani (Maharashtra), besides taking over the operations of a hotel in Kathmandu. The footprint of the brand was further established in locations like Goa, Jaipur, Rajkot, and Udaipur, where the company opened second and third hotels in the same city, a statement issued by the company read.

The group operates under six brands - The Fern, The Fern Residency, Beacon Hotels, The Zinc, The Zinc Journey and The Zinc Living - and also manages a selection of independently branded hotels. The Fern Hotels & Resorts is a professionally managed Hotel Company with expertise in managing and operating environmentally friendly hotel properties, which are certified by an external party – HVS International and carry Ecotel Certification.

Currently, the company manages 56 Fern and Beacon branded hotels in 37 locations across India, Nepal, and Seychelles. The group which is at the forefront of responsible hospitality and sustainable tourism has won brand recognition and accolades for their environment-sensitive philosophy.

The company is a part of CG Hotels & Resorts which operates hotels, resorts, residences and spas across Asia, Middle East and Africa.