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The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Type Public company
Traded as BSE: 500850, NSE: INDHOTEL
Industry Hospitality and Tourism
Founded 1903
Founder(s) Jamsetji Tata
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key people Raymond Bickson (MD & CEO)
ProductsHotels, resorts, palaces, Taj safaris,
TajAir and spa
Revenue17436.1 million (US$280 million)
(FY2011)[1]
Operating
income
4201.3 million (US$68 million) (FY2011)
[1]
Net income1412.5 million (US$23 million) (FY2011)
[1]
Parent Tata Group
Website www.tajhotels.com
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL),[2] branded as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces,[3] is an Indian chain of hotels and resorts headquartered in the Oxford House in Mumbai.[4] This company is a part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates. Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces owns and operates 93 hotels in 55 locations across India with an additional 16 international hotels in the Maldives, Malaysia, Australia, UK, USA, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa and the Middle East and employ over 13000 people.[5][6]
Contents
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1 History 2 Taj Hospitality Brands
o 2.1 Taj Luxury/Taj o 2.2 Vivanta By Taj o 2.3 The Gateway Hotels and Resorts
3 Ginger 4 Other Taj Ventures 5 List of Taj Hotels
o 5.1 Hotels in India o 5.2 Hotels outside India
6 Awards and recognition 7 See also 8 References 9 External links
History[edit]
Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, opened the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, the first Taj property and the first Taj hotel, on 16 December 1903. The building overlooks the Arabian Sea. He decided to open the grand luxury hotel after an incident involving racial
discrimination at the Watson's Hotel in Mumbai, where he was refused entry as the hotel did not permit Indians, who were non-white.[7] Hotels which accepted only European guests were then very common across British India. Jamsetji Tata travelled to London, Paris, Berlin and Düsseldorf to arrange for materials and pieces of art, furniture and interior artefacts for his hotel.[8] The Taj Group has been active in converting former royal palaces in India into world class luxury hotels such as the Taj Lake Palace in Udaipur, the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur and Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. In 1974, the Taj Group opened India's first international five star deluxe beach resort, the Fort Aguada Beach Resort in Goa. The Taj Group also began its business in metropolitan hotels in the 1970s, opening the five-star deluxe hotel Taj Coromandel in Chennai in 1974, acquiring an equity interest and operating contract for the Taj President, a business hotel in Mumbai, in 1977, and opening the Taj Mahal Hotel, Delhi in 1978. In 1980, the Taj Group took its first step internationally by opening its first hotel outside India, the Taj Sheba Hotel in Sana'a, Yemen and in the late 1980s, acquired interests in the Crown Plaza - James Court, London and 51 Buckingham Gate Luxury Suites and Apartments in London. In 1984, the Taj Group acquired under a license agreement each of The Taj West End, Bangalore, Taj Connemara, Chennai and Savoy Hotel, Ooty, with which the Taj Group made its foray into Bangalore. With the opening of the five star deluxe hotel Taj Bengal in Kolkata in 1989; the Taj Group became the only hotel chain with a presence in the five major metropolitan cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta, Bangalore and Chennai. Concurrently with the expansion of its luxury hotel chain in the major metropolitan cities, the Taj Group also expanded its business hotels division in the major metropolitan and large secondary cities in India. During the 1990s, the Taj Group continued to expand its geographic and market coverage in India. It developed specialized operations (such as wildlife lodges) and consolidated its position in established markets through the upgrading of existing properties and development of new properties. Taj Kerala Hotels & Resorts Limited was set up in the early 1990s along with the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation.[9]
Taj Hospitality Brands[edit]
Logo of the Gateway Hotels and Resorts.
Logo of Vivanta Hotels and Resorts by Taj.
Since the late-2000s, the Taj group started organising its hotels into different brands, in a market segmentation strategy. As of December 2011, not all hotels have been rebranded - some properties still retain the generic "Taj" brand and await classification.
Taj Luxury/Taj[edit]
The luxury brand is the erstwhile generic brand of the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. These hotels cover business destinations, landmarks, palaces, resorts and forest destinations. Most of Taj's oldest and most prestigious hotels have been retained under this brand. Two speciality brands developed under the Taj are :
Taj Exotica, the premium resort brand in Maldives, Mauritius and Goa.
Taj Safaris, Taj's nascent wildlife lodge brand. It is expected to cover Taj's premium, high-end forest lodges and destinations. Currently[when?], Taj's luxury lodges in the national parks of Central India carry this brand.
Vivanta By Taj[edit]
Main article: Vivanta By Taj
Vivanta is a contemporary-luxury hotel brand. The brand caters to an upscale market and is positioned a step below the flagship Taj brand. Vivanta Hotels are found business and vacation destinations as well.
The Gateway Hotels and Resorts[edit]
Gateway is a mid-market brand, positioned below the Vivanta. It contains properties in business and vacation destinations like Vivanta does. The Gateway Hotel brand was created by Taj in its earlier market segmentation effort in the 1990s, and has been retained and expanded in the current wave of brand-segmentation.
Ginger[edit]
Logo of Ginger Hotels.Main article: Ginger Hotels
Ginger Hotels is another group of economy hotel brand across India launched by the Tata Group.
Other Taj Ventures[edit]
IHCL operates Taj Air, a luxury private jet operation with Falcon 2000 aircraft designed by Dassault Aviation, France; and Taj Yachts, two 3-bedroom luxury yachts which can be used by guests in Mumbai and Kochi, in Kerala. IHCL also operates Taj SATS Air Catering Ltd., the largest airline catering service in South Asia, as a joint venture with SATS (formerly known as Singapore Airport Terminal Services). Additionally, it operates the Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad since 1993. The institute offers a Four-year diploma, designed with the help of international faculty and has affiliations with several American and European programmes. A 100% subsidiary of IHCL, Inditravel Limited is a travel company.
List of Taj Hotels[edit]
Hotels in India[edit]
Heritage Block of The Taj West End, Bangalore
Taj Spa at The Taj Exotica, Goa
Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, India.
Exterior view of Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
Grand Lily Pond at Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
'Taj Bengal',Belvadere Road, Kolkata
Rooftop sleep-out on a private Machan (jungle platform) at Baghvan, Pench National ParkCity/ Location Hotel Brand Hotel Name
Bangalore Taj Luxury The Taj West EndChennai Taj Luxury Taj CoromandelHyderabad Taj Luxury Taj Falaknuma PalaceHyderabad Taj Luxury Taj KrishnaJaipur Taj Luxury Rambagh PalaceJodhpur Taj Luxury Umaid Bhawan PalaceKolkata Taj Luxury Taj Bengal
Kolkata Taj LuxuryThe Gateway Hotel EM Bypass Near ruby Hospital
Mumbai Taj Luxury Taj Wellington MewsMumbai Taj Luxury The Taj Mahal PalaceNew Delhi Taj Luxury Taj Palace HotelNew Delhi Taj Luxury The Taj Mahal HotelUdaipur Taj Luxury Taj Lake PalaceGoa Taj Exotica Taj ExoticaBandhavgarh National Park Taj Safaris Mahua KothiKanha National Park Taj Safaris Banjaar TolaPanna National Park Taj Safaris Pashan GarhPench National Park Taj Safaris BaghvanBangalore Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - M G RoadBangalore Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - WhitefieldBangalore Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - YeshwantpurCoimbatore Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - SuryaCoimbatore Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Residency
City/ Location Hotel Brand Hotel NameChennai Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - ConnemaraChennai Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Fisherman's CoveKochi Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - MalabarGoa Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Fort AguadaGoa Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Holiday VillageHyderabad Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - HyderabadGoa Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - PanajiJodhpur Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Hari MahalKovalam Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - KovalamKumarakom Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - KumarakomLucknow Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Gomti NagarMumbai Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - PresidentNew Delhi Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - AmbassadorPune Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Blue DiamondSawai Madhopur Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Sawai Madhopur LodgeSrinagar Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Dal View, SrinagarThiruvananthapuram Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Trivandrum
AgraThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Fatehabad Road
AhmedabadThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Ummed
BangaloreThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Residency Road
KozhikodeThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Beach Road
ChikmagalurThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel KM Road
CoonoorThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Church Road
KochiThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Marine Drive
Gir ForestThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Gir Forest
JaipurThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Ramgarh Lodge
JaisalmerThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Rawalkot
JodhpurThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Jodhpur
MaduraiThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Pasumalai
Mangalore The Gateway The Gateway Hotel Old Port Road
City/ Location Hotel Brand Hotel NameHotel
NashikThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Ambad
SuratThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Athwalines
VadodaraThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Akota Gardens
VaranasiThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Ganges
VarkalaThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Janardhanapuram
VijayawadaThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel M G Road
VisakhapatnamThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Beach Road
Aurangabad Vivanta By Taj Vivanta By Taj - AurangabadChandigarh Other/ Unbranded Taj ChandigarhChennai Other/ Unbranded Taj Club HouseGwalior Other/ Unbranded Usha Kiran PalaceHyderabad Other/ Unbranded Taj BanjaraHyderabad Other/ Unbranded Taj DeccanJaipur Other/ Unbranded Jai Mahal PalaceJaipur Other/ Unbranded SMS HotelKhajuraho Other/ Unbranded Hotel ChandelaOoty Other/ Unbranded Savoy HotelVaranasi Other/ Unbranded Nadesar PalaceKasaragod/Bakel Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj
HubliThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Lakeview Hotel
Hotels outside India[edit]
Water Bar at Blue Sydney
Hotel Taj, Galleface - Colombo; decorated for Christmas
Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives - Rehendi Suite Deck ServiceCountry City/ Location Hotel Brand Hotel Name
Australia Sydney Taj Blue SydneySouth Africa Cape Town Taj Taj Cape TownUAE Dubai Taj Taj Palace HotelUnited Kingdom
London Taj51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites & Residences
United Kingdom
London Taj Crowne Plaza London - St. James
Country City/ Location Hotel Brand Hotel NameUnited States Boston Taj Taj BostonUnited States New York Taj The PierreUnited States San Francisco Taj Taj Campton Place
MaldivesSouth Male Atoll
Taj Exotica Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
MaldivesNorth Male Atoll
Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Coral Reef
Sri Lanka Bentota Vivanta by Taj Vivanta by Taj - Bentota
Sri Lanka ColomboThe Gateway Hotel
The Gateway Hotel Airport Garden
Sri Lanka Colombo Taj Taj SamudraBhutan Thimphu Other/ Unbranded Taj Tashi
Malaysia Langkawi Other/ UnbrandedRebak Island Resort Langkawi - A Taj Hotel
Zambia Lusaka Other/ Unbranded Taj Pamodzi
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2009 the company was ranked 11 in the world's top 100 reputable companies by Forbes Magazine[10]