India Hospitality Q2 Fiscal 2009 Conference Call

India Hospitality Corp. to Announce Preliminary Results for the Second 
               Quarter of Fiscal 2009 on December 10, 2008

    LONDON, Dec. 5 -- India Hospitality Corp. (LSE: IHC, IHC or India 
Hospitality) today announced that it will release preliminary operating 
results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 before the opening of the
London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, December 10. A conference call will
follow at 12:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM GMT to discuss the results for interested
investors, analysts and portfolio managers. Participants in the call will
include acting Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chairman Richard Foyston
and interim Chief Financial Officer Tim McKinlay.

    The preliminary results are intended to give an update on the operating
business as well as an update to the overall business climate in India. These
results will be for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 for the
acquired companies Mars Restaurants Private Limited and SkyGourmet Catering
Private Limited, respectively.

    To participate in the conference call, United States callers should dial
the following number ten minutes prior to the scheduled time: 1-888-378-4353.
International callers should dial 1-719-325-2183. The conference call will
also be webcast live at http://www.indiahospitalitycorp.com in the Investor
Relations section of the website. To listen to the live call, please go to
the IHC website at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the call to
register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable
to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available at 3:00
p.m. EST on December 10, 2008, through December 24, 2008, at 1-888-203-1112
(United States) or 1-719-457-0820 (International); access code - 4945967. The
replay will also be available shortly after the call on the IHC website.

    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 four 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.

    CONTACT: Media, Harsh Wardhan, Mutual Image & Events Management Pvt.
Ltd., 11-43620700; Investor Relations, William Schmitt, ICR Inc.,
203-682-8200; Nominated Adviser and Broker, Mumtaz Naseem, Deutsche Bank
AG, 20-7545-8000