India, Jan. 29 -- Booking a hotel room in Bengaluru is set to get expensive as the IT capital prepares to host the Aero India 2025 and Invest Karnataka 2025 next month. Online searches and direct calls to hotels showed that many hotel rooms are already witnessing a surge in rates by almost 25-30% and these are expected to go up further closer to the event dates.

Aero India 2025 is scheduled for February 10 and 15 at Air Force Station Yelahanka in north Bengaluru. Several companies from over 15 countries have registered for the event. The Invest Karnataka 2025 is scheduled between February 12 and February 14 at Bangalore Palace; over 5,000 delegates are expected to attend.

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