Indian Hotels Company Limited
hotel company
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is an Indian multinational hospitality company that manages a portfolio of hotels, resorts, jungle safaris, palaces, spas and in-flight catering services. The company is part of India's Tata Group. IHCL was founded in 1902 by Jamsetji Tata and is headquartered in Mumbai where its flagship hotel Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is also located.
IHCL's hotel chains include Taj, SeleQtions, Vivanta, Tree of Life and Ginger. The company also operates TajSATS Air Catering, in a joint venture with SATS of Singapore.
History
The company was founded by Tata Group founder and industrialist Jamshedji Tata. He incorporated Indian Hotels Company Limited in 1899 and registered in 1902. The first hotel of the company was opened — The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba neighbourhood of Bombay opened in 1903. It was the first five star hotel in India with modern elevators and Russian carpets.
In 1980 the Taj Group opened their first international hotels: the Taj Sheba Hotel in Sana'a, Yemen and the Taj Pamodzi in Lusaka, Zambia.
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