Lemon Tree signs 85-room Janakpur hotel, lifts Nepal count to 8

Lemon Tree Hotels inked a license deal for an 85-room property in Janakpur, deepening its Nepal footprint to 8 hotels and pushing its international portfolio to 11 across Nepal, Bhutan and Dubai. Carnation Hotels will manage operations. Shares rose 5.04% to ₹118.75 on the announcement.

— Source publishedMon, 22 Jun, 2026, 22:35 IST·First seen Mon, 22 Jun, 2026, 22:47 IST·Source CNBC-TV18 · Companies

What happened

Lemon Tree Hotels signed a license agreement for an 85-room property in Janakpur, Nepal, expanding its Nepal portfolio to 8 hotels and international footprint

Key facts

  • 85 rooms
  • 11 international properties
  • 8 Nepal properties
  • ₹118.75 share price
  • 5.04% gain

Why this matters

The license-only structure with Carnation operating reinforces Lemon Tree's capital-efficient cross-border expansion thesis, opening a template for further South Asian and GCC additions without balance-sheet drag.