| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Luxury Hospitality |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Key people |
Ratan Tata, RK Krishna Kumar Raymond Bickson |
| Products | Luxury Hotels, Palaces, Resorts and Spas, Luxury Residences |
| Parent | Tata Group |
| Website | Tajhotels.com |
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is a worldwide chain of hotels and resorts. A part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces own and operate 76 hotels, 7 palaces, serviced apartments,[1] 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52 destinations in 12 countries across 5 continents and employ over 13000 people.[2][3] Besides India, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces are located in the United States of America, England, Africa, the UAE, Maldives, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia.[3]
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.[4] Hotels which accepted only European guests were common across British India. Jamsetji Tata traveled to London, Paris, Berlin and Düsseldorf 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 India.[4]
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Starting in the late-2000s, the Taj group has been organizing its hotels into different brands, in a market segmentation strategy. As of December 2011, not all hotels have been rebranded - some properties still retain the generic "Taj" brand and are awaiting classification.
As the erstwhile generic brand of the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, this is now being positioned as the group's flagship brand of traditional luxury full-service hotels, resorts and palaces. These hotels cover business destinations, renowned landmarks, palaces, resorts and forest destinations. Most of Taj's oldest and most prestigious hotels have been retained under this brand. Two specialty brands are being developed under the Taj :
Taj Exotica: This is the premium resort brand in the exotic destinations that are Maldives and Goa.
Taj Safaris: This is the group's nascent wildlife lodge brand. It is expected to cover Taj's premium, high-end forest lodges and destinations. Currently, Taj's luxury lodges in the national parks of Central India carry this brand.
This is a contemporary-luxury hotel brand that is building a more cutting-edge, modern-chic esthetic. While the brand still caters to an upscale market, it is positioned a step below the flagship Taj brand. Vivanta by Taj hotels are found in both business and vacation destinations.
This is a mid-market brand positioned below the Vivanta by Taj brand, and contains properties in both business and vacation destinations. The Gateway Hotel brand was created by Taj in its earlier market segmentation effort in the 1990s, and has been retained and expanded in the current wave of brand-segmentation.
Ginger is the Tata Groups economy hotels brand across India.
| City/ Location | Hotel Brand | Hotel Name |
|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | Taj | The Taj West End |
| Chennai | Taj | Taj Coromandel |
| Hyderabad | Taj | Taj Falaknuma Palace |
| Hyderabad | Taj | Taj Krishna |
| Jaipur | Taj | Rambagh Palace |
| Jodhpur | Taj | Umaid Bhawan Palace |
| Kolkata | Taj | Taj Bengal |
| Mumbai | Taj | Taj Lands End |
| Mumbai | Taj | Taj Wellington Mews |
| Mumbai | Taj | The Taj Mahal Palace |
| New Delhi | Taj | Taj Palace Hotel |
| New Delhi | Taj | The Taj Mahal Hotel |
| Udaipur | Taj | Taj Lake Palace |
| Goa | Taj Exotica | Taj Exotica |
| Bandhavgarh National Park | Taj Safaris | Mahua Kothi |
| Kanha National Park | Taj Safaris | Banjaar Tola |
| Panna National Park | Taj Safaris | Pashan Garh |
| Pench National Park | Taj Safaris | Baghvan |
| Bangalore | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - M G Road |
| Bangalore | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Whitefield |
| Bangalore | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Yeshwantpur |
| Coimbatore | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Surya |
| Chennai | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Connemara |
| Chennai | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Fisherman's Cove |
| Cochin | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Malabar |
| Goa | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Fort Aguada |
| Goa | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Holiday Village |
| Goa | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Panaji |
| Jodhpur | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Hari Mahal |
| Kovalam | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Kovalam |
| Kumarakom | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Kumarakom |
| Lucknow | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Gomti Nagar |
| Mumbai | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - President |
| New Delhi | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Ambassador |
| Pune | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Blue Diamond |
| Sawai Madhopur | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Sawai Madhopur Lodge |
| Srinagar | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Dal View, Srinagar |
| Trivandrum | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Trivandrum |
| Agra | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Fatehabad Road |
| Ahmedabad | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Ummed |
| Bangalore | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Residency Road |
| Calicut | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Beach Road |
| Chikmagalur | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel KM Road |
| Coonoor | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Church Road |
| Ernakulam | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Marine Drive |
| Gir Forest | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Gir Forest |
| Jaipur | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Ramgarh Lodge |
| Jaisalmer | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Rawalkot |
| Jodhpur | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Jodhpur |
| Madurai | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Pasumalai |
| Mangalore | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Old Port Road |
| Nashik | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Ambad |
| Surat | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Athwalines |
| Vadodara | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Akota Gardens |
| Varanasi | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Ganges |
| Varkala | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Janardhanapuram |
| Vijayawada | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel M G Road |
| Visakhapatnam | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Beach Road |
| Aurangabad | Other/ Unbranded | Taj Residency |
| Chandigarh | Other/ Unbranded | Taj Chandigarh |
| Chennai | Other/ Unbranded | Taj Club House |
| Gwalior | Other/ Unbranded | Usha Kiran Palace |
| Hyderabad | Other/ Unbranded | Taj Banjara |
| Jaipur | Other/ Unbranded | Jai Mahal Palace |
| Jaipur | Other/ Unbranded | SMS Hotel |
| Khajuraho | Other/ Unbranded | Hotel Chandela |
| Ooty | Other/ Unbranded | Savoy Hotel |
| Varanasi | Other/ Unbranded | Nadesar Palace |
| Country | City/ Location | Hotel Brand | Hotel Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney | Taj | Blue Sydney |
| South Africa | Cape Town | Taj | Taj Cape Town |
| UAE | Dubai | Taj | Taj Palace Hotel |
| United Kingdom | London | Taj | 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites & Residences |
| United Kingdom | London | Taj | Crowne Plaza London - St. James |
| United States | Boston | Taj | Taj Boston |
| United States | New York | Taj | The Pierre |
| United States | San Francisco | Taj | Taj Campton Place |
| Maldives | South Male Atoll | Taj Exotica | Taj Exotica Resort & Spa |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Taj Exotica | Taj Exotica Resort and Spa |
| Maldives | North Male Atoll | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Coral Reef |
| Sri Lanka | Bentota | Vivanta by Taj | Vivanta by Taj - Bentota |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | The Gateway Hotel | The Gateway Hotel Airport Garden |
| Bhutan | Thimphu | Other/ Unbranded | Taj Tashi |
| Malaysia | Langkawi | Other/ Unbranded | Rebak Island Resort Langkawi - A Taj Hotel |
| Zambia | Lusaka | Other/ Unbranded | Taj Pamodzi |