Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

Infobox Company
company_name = Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1903
location = Mumbai, India
key_people = Ratan Tata, Raymond Bickson
industry = Luxury Hospitality
products = Luxury Hotels, Palaces, Resorts and Spas, Luxury Residences
revenue =
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homepage = http://www.tajhotels.com/

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is a worldwide chain of luxury hotels and resorts. The Indian Hotels Company Limited and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. A part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces comprises 76 hotels, 7 palaces, 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52 destinations in 12 countries across 5 continents. Besides India, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces are located in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia.

Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata, founder of the Tata Group, opened the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, the first Taj property, on December 16, 1903. He was inspired to open the grand luxury hotel after an incident involving racial discrimination at the Watson's Hotel in Mumbai, where he was refused entry as the hotel did not permit Indians. Hotels which accepted only European guests were common across British India. Jamsetji Tata traveled to London, Paris, Berlin and Dusseldorf to get the best materials and pieces of art, furniture and interior artifacts for his hotel. Due to its prime location, traditional architecture and massive size, this hotel soon gained the status of the most iconic hotel in Bombay (Mumbai).

Taj Hotels

The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, a 105-year old heritage hotel, is the flagship Taj property.

Besides the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, the Taj has many hotels around the world, and in India. These include: The Pierre, New York; Taj Boston, Boston; Campton Place, San Francisco; 51 Buckingham Gate, London; Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives; Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Mauritius and Blue Sydney, Sydney. In India, these include: Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur; Rambagh Palace, Jaipur; Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur; The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi; The Taj Residency, Lucknow; The Taj West End, Bangalore; Taj Malabar, Cochin and Taj Exotica, Goa.

Related Companies

* Gateway Hotels, a 4 star equivalent business hotel chain (positioned between Taj and ginger brand)
* Ginger Hotels, a mid-range hotel chain
* TajAir, which provides private jets.
* TajSATS, an airline catering company (joint venture with Singapore Airport Terminal Services)

=List of Taj Hotels by City=

List of Taj Hotels in India

*Agra
**Gateway Hotel Agra
*Ahmedabad
**Taj Residency Ummed
*Aurangabad
**Taj Residency
*Bandhavgarh National Park
**Mahua Kothi
*Bangalore
**Gateway Hotel
**Kuteeram
**Taj Residency
**The Taj West End
*Calicut
**Taj Residency
*Chandigarh
**Taj Chandigarh
*Chennai
**Fisherman's Cove
**Taj Connemara
**Taj Coromandel
*Chikmagalur
**Taj Garden Retreat
*Cochin
**Taj Malabar
*Coonoor
**Taj Garden Retreat
*Ernakulam
**Taj Residency
*Goa
**Fort Aguada Beach Resort
**Taj Exotica
**Taj Holiday Village
*Gwalior
**Usha Kiran Palace
*Hyderabad
**Taj Banjara
**Taj Deccan
**Taj Krishna
*Jaipur
**Jai Mahal Palace
**Rambagh Palace
**Ramgarh Lodge
**SMS Hotel
*Jaisalmer
**Rawal-kot
*Jodhpur
**Taj Hari Mahal
**Umaid Bhawan Palace
*Khajuraho
**Hotel Chandela
*Kolkata
**Taj Bengal
*Kumarakom
**Taj Garden Retreat
*Lucknow
**Taj Residency
*Madurai
**Taj Garden Retreat
*Mangalore
**Manjarun Hotel
*Mumbai
**Taj Lands End
**Taj President
**Taj Wellington Mews Luxury Residences
**Taj Mahal Palace & Tower
*Nashik
**Taj Residency
*New Delhi
**Taj Palace Hotel
**The Ambassador Hotel
**The Taj Mahal Hotel
*Ooty
**Savoy Hotel
*Pench National Park
**Baghvan
*Pune
**Taj Blue Diamond
*Sasan Gir
**The Gir Lodge
*Sawai Madhopur
**The Sawai Madhopur Lodge
*Surat
**Gateway Hotel
*Thekkady
**Taj Garden Retreat
*Thiruvananthapuram
**Kovalam
***Taj Green Cove Resort
**Varkala
***Taj Garden Retreat
*Udaipur
**Taj Lake Palace
*Vadodara
**Taj Residency
*Varanasi
**Taj Ganges
*Vijayawada
**The Gateway Hotel, [http://tajhotels.com/Business/The%20Gateway%20Hotel%20MG%20Road%20Vijayawada,VIJAYAWADA/default.htm] .
*Visakhapatnam
**Taj Residency

List of Taj Hotels outside India

*Bentota, Sri Lanka
**Taj Exotica
*Boston
**Taj Boston
*Colombo, Sri Lanka
**Airport Garden
**Taj Samudra
*Dubai
**Taj Palace
*Langkawi, Malaysia
**Rebak Island Resort
*London
**Crowne Plaza London - St. James
**51 Buckingham Gate
*Lusaka, Zambia
**Taj Pamodzi
*Maldives
**Taj Coral Reef Resort
**Taj Exotica Resort and Spa
*Mauritius
**Taj Exotica Resort and Spa
*New York
**The Pierre
*San Francisco
**Campton Place
*Sydney
**Blue Sydney
*Thimphu, Bhutan
**Taj Tashi

=List of Taj Hotels by Region=

List of Taj Hotels in the Indian Ocean

*Maldives
**Taj Coral Reef Resort
**Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
*Mauritius
**Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
*Sri Lanka
**Taj Exotica, Bentota
** Airport Garden Hotel, Colombo
**Taj Samudra, Colombo

List of Taj Hotels in Kerala

*Taj Garden Retreat, Kumarakom
*Taj Garden Retreat, Thekkady
*Taj Garden Retreat, Varkala
*Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam
*Taj Malabar, Cochin
*Taj Residency, Calicut
*Taj Residency, Ernakulam

List of Taj Hotels in Rajasthan

*Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur
*Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
*Ramgarh Lodge, Jaipur
*Rawal-kot , Jaisalmer
*SMS Hotel, Jaipur
*Taj Hari Mahal, Jodhpur
*Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur
*The Sawai Madhopur Lodge, Sawai Madhopur
*Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur

=Awards & Recognition=
*2007 Corporate Hotelier of the World (HOTELS magazine) - Raymond N. Bickson, MD and CEO, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces
*Leading Hotels of the World Ltd. (LHW) Chairman’s Award 2007 & 2006 for Best Advertising Campaign
*SENSES Visions Award 2007 at the SENSES Wellness Awards 2007 - Taj Spa
*Superbrand 2007 across 1699 brands in 58 countries
*Platinum Award - Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Awards 2007 and 2005
*Dun & Bradstreet - American Express Corporate Awards 2007 - India's Top 500 Companies 2007 - in the "Hotels" category - The Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
*Inaugural 'Genius of the Web 2007' award by CNBC-Web 18 in association with Frost & Sullivan for the Best Hotel Website in India.
*Avaya GlobalConnect Customer Responsiveness Award 2007 & 2005 (Travel and Tourism - Hospitality)
*Indian Hotels Company Ltd in Standard & Poor's Global Challengers Class of 2007
*Today's Traveller Leadership award for India's Most Recognised Hotel Brand – Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces
*CNBC TV18 International Trade Award - Outstanding Exporter of the Year 2006-07 in the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality category
*Frost & Sullivan Indian CEO Choice Award for The Most Preferred Group of Hotels
*Dun & Bradstreet - American Express Corporate Award 2006 - Highest performer in the Hospitality sector
*India’s Most Trusted Hotel Brand – Economic Times Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands Survey 2005
*Travel + Leisure 2005 Global Vision Award – Corporate Initiative
*Best Travel Online Campaign worldwide in the Web Marketing Association’s 2005 Internet Advertising Competition
*World Travel Market 2004 – 25th Anniversary Silver Award - sponsored by Trav Talk
*10th World Travel Awards, New York - Posthumous Award - Mr. J. R. D. Tata - voted by travel agents worldwide
*PATA Gold Awards 2003 (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Corporate Environmental Programme - ECOTAJ Environmental Initiatives
*‘Selling Long Haul’ Travel Awards 2002 - Best Hotel Group in India
*Hermes 2002 International Hospitality Award – Best Innovation in Human Resources for its employee loyalty programme S.T.A.R.S. “Special Thanks And Recognition System”
*Pacific Asia Travel Writers Association (PATWA)– ITB, Berlin 2002 – Lifetime contribution for promoting the Hospitality Industry

=References==External links=
* [http://www.tajhotels.com/ Official Website of Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces]
* [http://www.maldivesholidayoffers.com/resorts/tajexotica-resort-maldives.php Taj Exotica Resort Maldives]
* [http://www.maldivesholidayoffers.com/resorts/tajcoral-reef-maldives.php Taj Coral Reef Maldives]