Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai to be back on track by September
Indian Hotels has announced that they are aiming to fully open the damaged Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel by September this year.
Taj Mahal hotel was one of the locations which was targeted by the terrorists last year.
Some parts of the hotels are [...]
Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and the Trident to open today!
Hit by the terrorist attacks last month, Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and the Trident are all set to resume operations today.
These two hotels have taken less than a month to repair the damages and get back in business.
Rattan Keswani, president, Oberoi Hotels and [...]
Trident hotel in Mumbai to reopen later this month
The Trident hotel in the Mumbai city would reopen later this month on December 21.
This was one of the several locations which was attacked by terrorists last month.
The company said that they are working round-the-clock to make sure that the hotel is ready for reopening [...]
32nd Milestone to establish hotels in Goa and Delhi
32nd Milestone has revealed that they are working on plans to establish new hotels in Delhi and Goa.
They have already invested in setting up a five-star hotel in Gurgaon. This hotel would have a capacity of 200 rooms.
32nd Milestone Managing Director Anubhav Sharma said in a statement: [...]
Sony BMG in deal with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Sony BMG has announced that they have signed a deal with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
The music company would now be producing uniquely branded music and entertainment programming under the Starwood banner.
As part of this deal, Sony BMG would be working with the company to [...]
Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces marks its presence in Gurgaon
Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) has strategically identified the fast emerging business centers across the country for its domestic expansion. The company extends its presence into the rapidly developing township of Gurgaon, with the proposed development of a 200-room premium business hotel. The Company has entered [...]
Hilton Hotels Corporation to Be Acquired by Blackstone Investment Funds
Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with The Blackstone Group’s (NYSE:BX) real estate and corporate private equity funds in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $26 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone will acquire [...]
Marriott International Inc to expand in India
Marriott International Inc has announced that they are now going to expand their Indian presence.
The promoters of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton are now aiming to triple its brand portfolio in India by 2010.
The company said that they would now focus its attention on the growing business [...]
Taj Group of Hotels expanding presence in Bangalore
Taj Group of Hotels has announced that they are going to invest about Rs 1,000 crore for developing four hotels in Bangalore.
The company has also submitted an expression of interest (EoI) on their plans to build a world-class hotel in Delhi.
Sumit Guha, vice president (development), Indian Hotels said [...]
MDLR Group to set up hotels with investment of Rs 1,000 crore
Gurgaon based MDLR Group has announced that they would be establishing four luxury hotels with a proposed investment of Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years.
These funds exclude the money they would spend on acquiring the land for the hotels.
The company has already [...]
