** Events such as religious festival Maha Kumbh Mela and
Coldplay concerts, scheduled to be held between Jan.-Feb. 2025,
will drive growth for Indian hotels in Q4, Elara Capital says
** Taj Ganges owned by Indian Hotel's IHTL.NS unit Benares
Hotels BNRS.BO to benefit from Kumbh Festival in Prayagraj;
Juniper Hotels JUNI.NS and others to benefit from Coldplay
concerts in Mumbai and Ahmedabad - brokerage
** Says hotels sector witnessed good growth in Q3, led by
high occupancy and double-digit growth in average room rate
(ARR)
** Brokerage's top picks include Chalet Hotels CHAL.NS ,
JUNI, IHTL
** CHAL, JUNI, IHTL, and BNRS up 3.8%, 0.6%, 0.07%, and
0.6%, respectively
(Reporting by Aleef Jahan in Bengaluru)
((aleefjahan.cs@thomsonreuters.com))