ITC Hotels

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ITC Hotels
IndustryHospitality
Founded1975; 46 years ago (1975)
Headquarters
Gurugram
,
India
Number of locations
70+
Area served
India
Key people
Rajputs of India
OwnerITC Limited
Websitewww.itchotels.com

ITC Hotels is India's fifth largest hotel chain with over 100 hotels based out of Gurugram, Haryana. It is a part of the ITC Limited group of companies.[1][2] ITC Hotels is regularly voted amongst the best employers in Asia in the hospitality sector.[3] It has a franchise agreement to operate most of its hotels as part of The Luxury Collection of Marriott International.

History[]

ITC Limited entered the hotel business on 18 October 1975 with the opening of a hotel in Chennai, which was renamed as Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Cathedral Road, Chennai[4]

ITC Hotels has hosted many visiting royalty and world leaders, including George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, and Barack Obama.[5][6][7][8]

The hotel chain works on a philosophy of "Responsible Luxury"[9] and each hotel in the chain has a LEEDS (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating.[10]

Originally incorporated as Rama Hotels Pvt Ltd in 1972[11] and renamed Vishwarama Hotels in 1973. The Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co Ltd. (VST Industries) bought Vishwarama Hotels in 1980-1981 and soon after, in 1982, the first luxury hotel for the new chain opened in Bangalore.

In 1984, ITC Ltd. bought the entire equity capital from VST. In 1985 the Indian government awarded the Hotel that would later become the ITC Gardenia a five star rating.[12]

The company name was changed from ITC Ltd. to ITC Hotels in 1986.

ITC Hotels Brands[]

ITC Maratha, Mumbai
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai
ITC Kohenur Hyderabad, Telangana
Lavasa Fortune Hotel courtyard, Lavasa, Maharashtra.jpg

The group today operates under several distinct brands:

  • ITC Hotels, which has 14 hotels
  • Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, which has 20+ hotels
  • Fortune Hotels, which has 35+ hotels
  • WelcomHeritage, which has 50+ hotels

References[]

  1. ^ "ITC Limited - One of the World's Most Reputable Companies". Itcportal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. ^ "ITC - History and Evolution". Itcportal.com. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Welcomgroup tops Hewitt best employer". The Hindu. Chennai. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009.
  4. ^ "About us". ITC Hotels.
  5. ^ "President Bush arrives". Rediff. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  6. ^ http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-28103943,prtpage-1.cms[dead link]
  7. ^ Joseph, Josy (2 October 2000). "Chandragupta ready to host Putin". Rediff. New Delhi. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Obama visit: US wants no-fly zone over ITC Maurya, Taj". hindustantimes. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Responsible Luxury". itchotels.in. 16 December 2019.
  10. ^ "LEED". USGBC. 16 December 2019.
  11. ^ Rama Hotels Pvt Ltd Zauba Corp
  12. ^ Company Facts - ITC Hotels moneycontrol.com

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