IHG Hotels to Launch Premium voco Brand in Lucknow by 2029; SBI Funds Healthcare in Maharashtra

• IHG Hotels & Resorts signs agreement to open 135-key voco Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh by Q3 2029.
• The voco Lucknow project is a collaboration with Rajdeep Infra and Sales.
• Sudeep Jain of IHG highlights Lucknow's growth as an ideal market for voco's hospitality.
• IHG currently operates 51 hotels across six brands in India.
• SBI contributes Rs 2.1 crore for healthcare initiatives in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Palghar districts, including a cardiac ambulance for Matoshree Gangubai Sambhaji Shinde Hospital.

Why It Matters: IHG expands premium voco brand to Lucknow, while SBI boosts healthcare in Maharashtra districts.