(BANGALORE, INDIA) -- Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces today announced the highly anticipated opening of its new premium city hotel in the information technology nerve centre of Bangalore.

Taj Vivanta Hotel

The 199-room Vivanta by Taj - Whitefield is Taj's fifth hotel in Bangalore. The new property is slotted in the 'upper upscale' segment of India's leisure industry.

With a population of 5.3 million, Bangalore is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka and is India's third most populous city and fifth most populous urban area..

The hotel is located at the entry-point of the International Tech Park at Whitefield in East Bangalore.

Bangalore International Tech Park

Jamshed Daboo, Chief Operating Officer, Taj Premium Hotels, says Vivanta "addresses the needs of a sophisticated and cosmopolitan customer group, with 199 stylish guest rooms, eclectic entertainment and dining options and a spectrum of facilities offered specifically based on a deep study of the new generation traveler's lifestyle."

Adds Raymond N Bickson, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Indian Hotels Co. Ltd.:

"We are delighted to open this new hotel in the vibrant, cosmopolitan city of Bangalore. Our growth plans envisage a critical role for this key metropolis and we look forward to making a strong impression with this unique offering"

He says Vivanta Whitefield Bangalore is "high-spirited & stylish and will appeal to the agile 'work-hard-play-hard' hotel user. We have collaborated with this customer set and have devised a creative set of experiences which seek to surprise & delight our guests in small but meaningful ways."

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