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2 Jan 2009 07:00

India Hospitality Corp. Announces Addition of COO Sandeep Vyas to Board of Directors

LONDON, Jan. 2 -- India Hospitality Corp. today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Chief Operating Officer Sandeep Vyas as a Director effective December 30, 2008. Mr. Vyas will fill the board seat vacated by Scott LaPorta on July 30, 2008.

Mr. Vyas was the co-founder and executive vice-president of Barista Coffee and has held several leadership positions in the consumer and hospitality industries. Recently, as the director of worldwide operations for Yum! Brands International's Pizza Hut, he led the global repositioning of the Pizza Hut dine-in brand. Previously, as the head of operations for Yum! Brands' strategic business unit in India, Mr. Vyas led the re-entry of Yum! Brands' KFC business in that market.

Mr. Vyas, 39, was a director of Yum! Restaurants International Marketing India (P) Ltd. until 2006. There are no further disclosures required under paragraph (g), Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

About India Hospitality Corp.

India Hospitality Corp. (IHC) is a diversified pan-Indian hospitality and leisure company. In July 2007, IHC closed on the acquisition from Navis Capital Partners and its Affiliates of India-based Mars Restaurants Private Limited, an emerging hotel and restaurant company, and SkyGourmet Catering Private Limited, an airline catering company with 1,700 employees operating out of five locations in India.

Deutsche Bank AG is IHC's nominated adviser and broker for the purposes of the AIM Rules for Companies. Its responsibilities as IHC's nominated adviser and broker under the AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers are owed solely to London Stock Exchange plc and not to IHC, any director of IHC or any other person.

No offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for ordinary shares in or warrants to purchase or subscribe for ordinary shares or warrants of IHC is being made by this announcement.

SOURCE India Hospitality Corp.

12/31/2008

/CONTACT: Harsh Wardhan of Mutual Image & Events Management Pvt. Ltd., +91-11-41416523; or Investor Relations, William Schmitt of ICR Inc., +1-203-682-8200; or Nominated Adviser and Broker, Mumtaz Naseem, of Deutsche Bank AG, +44-20-7545-8000, all for India Hospitality Corp./

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