LuLu Group opens largest convention center in India

Kochi : UAE based retail conglomerate, LuLu Group International launched its mega project in Kochi. 

Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala officially inaugurated the LuLu Bolgatty International Convention Center & Grand Hyatt yesterday in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, UAE Minister for Tolerance, HH Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Bahrain Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Yusuffali MA, Chairman of Lulu group along with ambassadors of UAE, KSA & Bahrain and other dignitaries.

The Rs. 1,800 crore mega project is part of its Rs. 13,000 cr. expansion plan in India in the retail, hospitality & food processing sectors.

Lulu Bolgatty International Convention Centre is billed as largest of its kind in India with over 10 lakh sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor space including two customizable and column-free venues with a total capacity of around 10,000 people. LIWA, is the largest hall in the convention center with 20,000 sq. ft. and can take more than 5,000 people at a time. It has also got a unique automated re-tractable seating system, which is first of its kind in the country. 

Speaking at the glittering function Sheikh Nahyan highlighted the historic and vital role played by Indians especially Keralites, in the development of UAE and fondly recalled “LuLu, as where the UAE goes to shop”. 

Designed by architects from Wimberly Allison Tong and Coo UK Ltd (WATG), Lulu Bolgatty International Convention Center & Grand Hyatt Kochi is located near the historic and picturesque town of Fort Kochi and is fully surrounded by back waters with a magnificent view of the Arabian Sea.

With a prime waterfront location, the convention centre is a 45-minute drive from Cochin International Airport and is connected to all major road networks.