According to industry body Assocham, India's foreign exchange earnings from the tourism sector is likely to grow by 20 per cent to $16.91 billion in the next two years, primarily due to huge tourists inflow expected during the Commonwealth Games.

Anaji Chatterjee, GM (marketing), The Lalit, says, "We are eagerly waiting to host the Games and hoping it will have a substantial impact on the hospitality sector. There is already an increase of 25-30 per cent in NCR in hotel infrastructure. We will soon have meeting with or tour operators, business partners to work on the expected rise in demand of rooms during the Games."