The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, is one of Asia's largest and finest group of hotels. Incorporated by the founder of the Tata group, Jamsetji Tata, the company opened its first property, the Taj Mahal Palace, in Bombay in 1903. The Taj, a symbol of Indian hospitality, completed its centenary year in 2003.
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 93 hotels in 53 locations, including 25 Ginger hotels across India, with an additional 16 international hotels in the Maldives, Malaysia, Australia, UK, US, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa and the Middle East. From world-renowned landmarks to modern business hotels, idyllic beach resorts to authentic grand palaces, each Taj hotel offers an unrivalled fusion of warm Indian hospitality, world-class service and modern luxury.
The most significant additions to the Taj portfolio have been The Pierre, the iconic landmark hotel on New York's Fifth Avenue, the Taj Cape Town in South Africa and the latest Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad.
In 1993, the company established the Indian Institute of Hotel Management in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, in western India.
Areas of business
Taj Air, a luxury private jet operation and Taj Yachts, which can be used by guests in Mumbai and Kochi, Kerala. The company also operates airline-catering services.
Joint ventures, subsidiaries, associates
Roots Corporation: a wholly owned subsidiary that operates the Ginger chain of budget hotels in India.
Inditravel: a subsidiary which offers end-to-end solutions for travel requirements, with operations spanning across cities and locations where the Taj group has a presence. Inditravel meets multiple requirements, from luxury yachts in Kerala, to Jaguars and Land Rovers in some of the locations.