IHCL Demonstrates Sustained Portfolio Expansion in 2023

~ Industry-leading Signing of 32 Hotels Takes the Portfolio to 285 Hotels ~ Opens Record 18 Hotels

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, marks yet another year of accelerated portfolio expansion in 2023 with 32 new hotels signed and 18 new hotels opened. Reinforcing its position as a leader in the hospitality landscape, IHCL’s portfolio at 285 hotels includes an industry leading pipeline of 85 hotels.

MUMBAI - Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, marks yet another year of accelerated portfolio expansion in 2023 with 32 new hotels signed and 18 new hotels opened. Reinforcing its position as a leader in the hospitality landscape, IHCL’s portfolio at 285 hotels includes an industry leading pipeline of 85 hotels.

2023 marks six consecutive years of portfolio expansion in the Indian subcontinent. Our approach to growth has been two pronged, penetrating deeper in existing markets with multiple brands and extending our footprint to new destinations taking our presence to 130+ locations.

2023 saw Taj brand strengthen its presence in key metro and commercial cities with 381 rooms in Delhi, 112 rooms in Cochin and forayed in international markets of Dhaka and Bhutan. Vivanta and SeleQtions together added 17 hotels while Ginger on the back of its lean luxe positioning signed 6 new hotels. This accelerated portfolio growth is a testament to the trust of partners in IHCL’s reimagined brandscape. Ms. Suma Venkatesh, Executive Vice President - Real Estate & Development, IHCL 

IHCL’s PORTFOLIO

The pace of opening new hotels has today brought us to the 200th operating hotel milestone with the launch of Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer. The year was also marked by landmark new hotel openings in key markets like Mumbai where IHCL launched Taj The Trees and the 371 keys flagship Ginger at Mumbai airport. Enhancing its leisure offering, IHCL opened Taj Sawai Ranthambore, Baragarh Resort & Spa, SeleQtions in Manali, Taj Guras Kutir Resort & Spa in Gangtok and entered new markets with Taj in Gandhinagar, Vivanta in Tawang and Jammu, SeleQtions in Indore, and Ginger in Gangtok and Zirakpur among others. Ms. Deepika Rao, Executive Vice President – Hotel Openings & New Businesses, IHCL

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The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Taj Group, 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.

An ensemble of curated experiences, SeleQtions encapsulates an inimitable collection of properties with a distinct character - often in differentiated location. With a strong story beneath; either of its historic lineage, design principle or just the creative premise, these spaces make for matchless experiences for the experiential traveller. The theme, décor, service and even the cuisine is special and peculiar to its premise.

Taj (luxury full-service hotels, resorts and palaces) is our flagship brand for the world's most discerning travelers seeking authentic experiences given that luxury is a way of life to which they are accustomed. Spanning world-renowned landmarks, modern business hotels, idyllic beach resorts, authentic Rajput palaces and rustic safari lodges, each Taj hotel reinterprets the tradition of hospitality in a refreshingly modern way to create unique...

Vivanta by Taj Hotels & Resorts span options for the work-hard-play-hard traveller across metropolitan cities, other commercially important centres as well as some of the best-loved vacation spots. Stylish & sophisticated, Vivanta by Taj delivers premium hotel experiences with imagination, energy & efficiency. It's the flavour of contemporary luxury, laced with cool informality and the charming Taj hospitality.

Ginger Hotels are operated by Roots Corporation Limited which is a subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). Ginger is a revolutionary concept in hospitality. Ginger Hotels with a pan India presence of 45 hotels across 32 cities with another 11 under development, energizes enterprising Indians in their journeys with a hospitality experien ce that provides comfort and convenience.