The Indian Hotels Company Limited or INDHOTEL

IHCL or Indian Hotels Company was established in 1903 and opened its first hotel Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai. It is a part of the Tata Group that has 57 hotels in 40 locations across India. And Overseas, it has 18 hotels in countries such as Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Australia, UK, USA, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa, and the Middle East. In India, the Taj is recognized for its prime hospitality, excellent dining, business facilities, fascinating interiors, and world-class personalized services. In cuisine, the Taj was first to introduce Sichuan, Thai, Italian, Mexican, and Californian cuisine in India. In 1972, it was the first to open a 24–hour coffee shop in India at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower located in Mumbai. IHCL has created hotel chains under several brands such as Taj Hotels, Taj Safari, Taj Exotica, The Gateway Hotel, and Ginger. IHCL has a strategic alliance with the Okura Hotels & Resorts and The Shilla Hotels & Resorts. It has several partnership pacts with Silversea Cruises, and under this, it has started 19 Taj Luxury Hotels. The Company has its own three personal jets under the name Taj Air that cover 114 destinations. It also has clients such as Aditya Birla Group, Tata Group, Cadbury India, Intel, Warner Brothers and many more.

Some of the Achievements:

• IHCL Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces received the 2008 GOLD Magellan Award for its Brand Campaign named as 'No Room for the Ordinary' in the campaign category of Advertising/Marketing and Print advertising.
• Also, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces have bagged the award for The Best Business Hotel Chain in India, through the readers in the UK at the 2008 Business Traveller Awards.
• Both Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces are ranked top in the Asia Pacific Top 1,000 Brands survey in the hotel section.
• IHCL received Dun & Bradstreet – American Express Corporate Awards 2007, specifically in the category of Hotels.
• IHCL also won Avaya Global Connect Customer. The Responsiveness Awards 2007 Customer Responsive. The Business Practice 2007 for its Customer Responsiveness'.

Some of the Recent Developments:

The Company is planning an expansion of INR 1800 crore within the next three years. It will also set up four airport hotels in the country and is also planning to establish its branch in the Andaman region.