Owned and Managed by the Tata Group, India's oldest and most respected business house. Besides aviation the group interests span across Steel, Aviation, Insurance, Software, Chemicals, Automobile, Engineering, Electronics, Engineering and much more.

The hotel business was started by the group founder Jamsetji Tata. Legend has it that Jamsetji set his mind on building it after being denied entry into one of the city's hotels for being an Indian. His sons, friends and business associates were sceptical. His sisters chided him by asking, "Are you really going to build an eating house?" The Taj turned out to be fancier than that. By the time of its completion in 1903, the hotel had cost GBP 250,000. It was the first building in Bombay to use electricity and the first hotel in the country to have American fans, German elevators, Turkish baths, English butlers and whole lot of other innovative delights. The Times, London declared it the finest hotel in the East.

For over 100 years, the Taj Group has continued the tradition of offering legendary experience in hospitality. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 57 hotels in 40 locations across India with an additional 18 international hotels in the Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Australia, UK, USA, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa, and the Middle East. Taj has won international acclaim for its quality hotels and its excellence in dining, business facilities, interiors, and world-class, personalized service. Taj Group is well known as a premier hospitality provider across the country.

Oberoi Hotels & Resorts

The Oberoi Group of hotels, founded in 1934, owns or manages 32 hotels and luxury cruisers across five countries under the 'Oberoi Hotels & Resorts' and 'Trident Hilton' brands. The other business of the group, are flight catering, airport restaurants, travel and tour service, car rentals, project management and corporate air charters. Oberoi Group of hotels is now well known all over the world for providing a unique mix of top quality service & luxury with quiet efficiency. A distinctive feature is a team of highly motivated and well-trained staff that provides the kind of attentive and sensitive service that is rare today.

The Group's new luxury resorts like The Oberoi Rajvilas, The Oberoi Udaivilas and The Oberoi Amarvilas have earned themselves accolades for redefining the concept of luxury among leisure hotels around the world. Several Oberoi Hotels & Resorts are members of The Leading Small Hotels of the World, a select association of international luxury hotels chosen for their extraordinary levels of guest comfort and service.

Trident Hilton Hotels are superior first class hotels with world class & quality facilities offering value. Trident Hilton Hotels are the ideal choice for business & leisure travellers. The First Trident Hotel came up in Chennai in 1988. In October 2003, Trident hotels entered into an alliance with Hilton International Co. This alliance presently covers eight hotels having approximately 1900 rooms under the 'Trident Hilton' brand. There are Trident Hilton Hotels in the following cities in India: Agra, Udaipur, Cochin, Jaipur, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Gurgaon (Delhi NCR) and Mumbai.

The Group's commitment to excellence, attention to detail and personalised service has ensured a loyal guest list and worldwide accolades in the hospitality industry. Recognising the importance of quality training in hospitality management, The Group established The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development in New Delhi in 1966. Today, this institution is considered among the best in Asia with approximately 100 students graduating each year.

ITC Welcomgroup Hotels

Owned by ITC, one of India's foremost private sector companies with a market capitalisation of nearly US $ 13 billion and a turnover of US $ 3.5 billion

ITC's Hotel division was launched on October 18, 1975, with the opening of its first hotel - Chola Sheraton in Chennai. The company today is one of the finest hotel chains in India. Its distinctive logo of hands folded in the traditional Namaste is widely recognized the ultimate in Indian hospitality.

Each of the chain's hotels pays architectural tribute to ancient dynasties, which ruled India from time to time. The design concept and themes of these dynasties play an important part in their respective style and decor. Welcomgroup has joined hands with the Sheraton Corporation to strengthen its international marketing base. A successful marketing franchise for almost 25 years now, there are currently 10 ITC - Welcomgroup Sheraton hotels, and more in the pipeline.

ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers, New Delhi and ITC Hotel Windsor Sheraton & Towers, Bangalore have had the proud privilege of hosting many world leaders: from former US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, to business tycoons like Bill Gates and Michael Dell.

Welcomgroup has received the stamp of approval not only from these leaders, but from their security chiefs as well. ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers, New Delhi the only one in India, to have won the British Safety Council's 'Sword of Honour'- Thrice.

ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers is the first hotel in India to be awarded the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2001 by the World Environment Foundation. Hotel Mughal Sheraton at Agra was Asia's first winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Bukhara and Dum Pukht, both at ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers, New Delhi are amongst the first Indian restaurants to win the International Golden Fork Award. Bukhara has been rated as the Best Indian Restaurant amongst 15 others worldwide, by "The Restaurant Magazine" (UK), successively in the years 2002 and 2003. Dublin amongst the top 20 bars and in a fitting finale, Bukhara was rated as the best restaurant in Asia and the finest Indian restaurant in the world.

The Grand Hotels

Owned by Bharat Hotels, the Grand Group of hotels is a major player in India's hospitality business. Its present portfolio of hotels incorporates EIGHT luxury hotels in the country's metro cities offering more than 1800 rooms in the five-star deluxe category. Group's first venture was InterContinental The Grand New Delhi, a 444 room 5-star deluxe hotel located in the heart of Delhi. Among the later addition to the groups are 255 room luxury resort in Goa, InterContinental The Grand Goa Resort and the 369 room super deluxe hotel, InterContinental The Grand Mumbai, in India's commercial capital Mumbai. By 2009, the company is looking at offering more than 3800 rooms - with plans for hotels in Hyderabad, Amritsar and other key locations.

Shangri~La Hotels & Resorts

The name Shangri-La was inspired by James Hilton's legendary novel Lost Horizon. A tranquil haven in the mountains of Tibet, Shangri-La casts a spell on all who resided there. Today, Shangri-La stands as a synonym for paradise. And even though mythical in origin, the name perfectly encapsulates the genuine serenity and service for which Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts have come to be recognized.
The story of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts began in 1971 when a deluxe hotel was founded in the city of Singapore. Today, Hong Kong-based Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is the largest Asian-based deluxe hotel group in the region. And it is regarded as one of the world's finest hotel management companies, garnering international awards and recognition from prestigious publications and industry partners. Our chain comprises 50 deluxe hotels and resorts in key cities of Asia and the Middle East and most sought-after leisure destinations. Seven of these are Traders Hotels, our sister brand established in 1989 to deliver high value, mid-range, quality accommodation to the business traveller

The Park Hotels

This chain of boutique luxury hotels is owned by the Apeejay Surrendra Group established in 1910, currently employing around 42000 people and interests Tea, Hospitality, Shipping, Real Estate & Retail and Financial Services.

The Park Hotels, pioneers in boutique hotels concept are located in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Visakhapatnam, are a collection of premium boutique hotels. The strength of the hotels is global standards of product quality and service excellence over 35 years. A preferred choice for corporate and leisure travellers from India and abroad, due to their downtown location, give easy access to key commercial & entertainment districts.

Park hotels have a strong emphasis on contemporary design in style and luxury are market leaders in their respective segments through constant up-gradation of products and services.