<p>Bengaluru: The price of commercial gas was increased by Rs 202 applicable from April 1. With this, in just the last one month, the price of commercial gas has gone up by Rs 497. The hoteliers in the city are reeling under pressure owing to the soaring prices. The hoteliers were offered a Rs 150 discount and this was also cancelled in March, adding to their burden.</p>.<p>Unable to bear the burden, most of the hoteliers may start increasing the prices of food items soon, industry experts said. “The hoteliers have been waiting patiently even through the crisis. But constant increase in price of commercial gas cylinders along with hike in power tariff and other operational costs may force us to increase the prices. However, we have asked the individual hoteliers to take a call based on their financial situation,” P C Rao from the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels Association (BBHA), told <br>DH. </p>.<p>Owing to the crisis, over the last few weeks, a few hoteliers have already increased the prices of many food items on their menu. </p>.Eating out may get costlier as LPG, power costs rise amid West Asia conflict.<p>Many hotels have also switched to alternate cooking setups, including specialised kitchens for firewood cooking, and this has resulted in investments which also need to be recovered through rise in prices, one of the hoteliers said.</p>.<p>While the customers might start seeing an increase in prices at a few hotels from tomorrow, prices at a few other eateries might remain the same as a few hoteliers might decide to wait and see how the situation develops.</p>.<p>“There are also rumours that the prices of petrol and diesel might also go up after elections. This might impact the price of all the raw materials. Hence, a few hoteliers want to wait and increase the price based on that as well. They cannot increase the price again and again,” Rao <br />said.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The price of commercial gas was increased by Rs 202 applicable from April 1. With this, in just the last one month, the price of commercial gas has gone up by Rs 497. The hoteliers in the city are reeling under pressure owing to the soaring prices. The hoteliers were offered a Rs 150 discount and this was also cancelled in March, adding to their burden.</p>.<p>Unable to bear the burden, most of the hoteliers may start increasing the prices of food items soon, industry experts said. “The hoteliers have been waiting patiently even through the crisis. But constant increase in price of commercial gas cylinders along with hike in power tariff and other operational costs may force us to increase the prices. However, we have asked the individual hoteliers to take a call based on their financial situation,” P C Rao from the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels Association (BBHA), told <br>DH. </p>.<p>Owing to the crisis, over the last few weeks, a few hoteliers have already increased the prices of many food items on their menu. </p>.Eating out may get costlier as LPG, power costs rise amid West Asia conflict.<p>Many hotels have also switched to alternate cooking setups, including specialised kitchens for firewood cooking, and this has resulted in investments which also need to be recovered through rise in prices, one of the hoteliers said.</p>.<p>While the customers might start seeing an increase in prices at a few hotels from tomorrow, prices at a few other eateries might remain the same as a few hoteliers might decide to wait and see how the situation develops.</p>.<p>“There are also rumours that the prices of petrol and diesel might also go up after elections. This might impact the price of all the raw materials. Hence, a few hoteliers want to wait and increase the price based on that as well. They cannot increase the price again and again,” Rao <br />said.</p>