ITDC - ASHOKA GROUP OF HOTELS

"The Ashok Group of Hotels has been India's gracious and regal host to leading national and international visitors. The Group is known for its unique mix of traditional Indian hospitality and modern-day systems and facilities that are beyond compare"
y 16 hotels in 14 major destinations o The six 'Elite' Hotels are Five Star Deluxe properties that cater to the up-market clientele. o The 'Classic' category comprises sixteen hotels that meet the expectation of the business travellers and mid-market guests. o The 'Comfort' category provides home comfort at 11 locations across the country. Unmatched Conference Facilities o The Ashok Hotel, the Group's flagship, offers the largest Convention Hall in India. o New Delhi is called the "Convention Capital of Asia" largely due to the presence of the Ashok Group, which offer over 2000 rooms in its various hotels strategically located across the Capital.

ITDC, the abbreviation of India Tourism Development Corporation is a chain of luxury hotels in India. The group was established in the year 1966 and is an autonomous public sector corporation formed to develop tourism infrastructure in the Country and make India an awesome tourism destination. The hotels in this group are situated in strategic locations and provide a complete package of tourism services including lodging, dining, event management, publicity, travel services, entertainment and shopping. The group is also known as the Ashok group of hotels and is one of the finest hotel groups in the country. We at Touristplacesinindia.com provide you with complete information on all that you want to know about ITDC group of hotels. The group provides luxury and lavish accommodation to the guests. They have centrally air conditioned rooms with fine and luxury dcor inside to make the stay in the hotel a memorable moment. Each of the rooms in the hotel is regally furnished and include in-room provision like attached washrooms with modern bath accessories and hot and cold water, direct dial telephones with facilities for making

International calls, color television with satellite channels, channel music, tea and coffee maker, hair drier, refrigerator and round the clock room service. These hotels also provide services like internet zones, money exchange, safe deposit lockers, valet parking, emergency medical assistance, foreign currency exchange and acceptance of major credit cards. The culinary services of the hotels in the group include multi-cuisine restaurants serving a range of local dishes along with a range of cuisines from India and other parts of the world. The 24 hours coffee shops in these hotels offer buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner along with the beverage and other delicacies. These hotels also have well stocked bars offering a range of Indian and foreign spirits and has facilities for in room service of food and beverages. These hotels have business rooms for the corporate clients which are well equipped with all modern day business equipments and are most suitable for organizing business meetings, conferences, get-together, and product launches. These hotels also have beauty parlor, travel counters and souvenir shops to provide recreation facilities to its guests. Some of the best and most popular hotels of the group include the Ashok at Delhi, Samrat Hotel at Delhi, Hotel Lakeview Ashok at Bhopal, Hotel Nilachal Ashok at Puri, Hotel Pataliputra Ashok at Patna, Hotel Jammu Ashok at Jammu, Hotel Jaipur Ashok at Jaipur and the Hotel Kalinga at Bhubeneswar. Touristplacesinindia.com is an international travel site and a repository of useful information about ITDC Hotels in India.

The list of hotels in each categories is as follows

Ashok Elite Hotels

1. Ashok Hotel, New Delhi

2. Samrat Hotel, New Delhi

3. Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, Mysore

4. Kovalam Ashok Beach Resort, Kovalam

5. Airport Ashok, Calcutta

6. Ashok Hotel, Bangalore

Ashok Classic Hotels

1. Agra Ashok, Agra

2. Bharatpur Forest Lodge, Bharatpur

3. Kalinga Ashok, Bhubaneswar

4. Bodhgaya Ashok, Bodhgaya

5. Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur

6. Jammu Ashok , Jammu

7. Khajuraho Ashok, Khajuraho

8. Madurai Ashok, Madurai

9. Temple Bay Ashok Beach Resort, Mamallapuram

10. Manali Ashok, Manali

11. Hotel Janpath , New Delhi

12. Hotel Kanishka, New Delhi

13. Qutab Hotel, New Delhi

14. Pataliputra Ashok, Patna

15. Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel, Udaipur

16. Varanasi Ashok, Varanasi

Ashok Comfort Hotels

1. Aurangabad Ashok , Aurangabad

2. Lake View Ashok, Bhopal

3. Brahmaputra Ashok, Guwahati

4. Hassan Ashok, Hassan

5. Donyi Polo Ashok, Itanagar

6. Hotel Indraprastha, New Delhi

7. Lodhi Hotel, New Delhi

8. Hotel Ranjit, New Delhi

9. Pondicherry Ashok, Pondicherry

10. Nilachal Ashok, Puri

11. Ranchi Ashok , Ranchi

The 'The Ashok Group' is a chain of hotels owned and operated as Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of the India Tourism Development Corporation in India. Hotels owned and operated by this group include: The Commonwealth Games Family Hotels India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. (ITDC) ITDC properties Hotel Ashok, Samrat and Janpath was officially recognized as the the Games Family Hotels with Hotel Ashok being the flagship hotel.The Ashok Group delhi hotels offered a combined inventory of 680 rooms/suites with Hotel Ashok offering 500 rooms, Samrat offering 60 rooms and Janpath offering 120 rooms. The flagship Family Hotel Ashoka hosted members of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs), the

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), International Sports Federations, Technical Delegates and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). These hotels were the nerve centre of the Games and provided the facilitation offices of CGF and OC CWG Delhi 2010. All events and meetings of different constituent groups were held at these Games family hotels. Hotel Samrat and Hotel Janpath provided the accommodation to the athletes families.

The Story Of ITDC : India Tourism Development Corporation was established in 1966 as an autonomous public sector corporation. ITDC was entruste with the task of helping develop infrastructure and promote India as a tourist destination. Today, ITDC provides a complete package of tourism services including tourism services including accommodation, catering, transport, publicity and hotel consultancy, duty free shops, an in-house travel agency, entertainment and shopping. ITDC's accommodation chain - The Ashok Group - is the largest in the country. It offers accommodation ranging from luxury suites to modestly furnished rooms, from beach resorts to a moderately priced forest lodge. Almost 4000 rooms are scattered throughout India.

Hotel Jammu Ashok

Location : 8 kms from Jammu Airport. 9 kms from Jammu-Tawi Railway Station. Rooms : 48 rooms. Address : Hotel Jammu Ashok, Opp. Amar Mahal, P B No. 60, Jammu Tawi, Jammu & Kashmir. Hotel Jammu Ashok is situated 8 kilometers from the airport and caters to both business and leisure travelers. The hotel houses comfortable rooms appointed with luxury facilities. Be it the conference and banquet hall or the 24-hour coffee shop, the hotel is capable of handling diverse needs. Located right at the doorstep of the ravishing hills, Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu is considered to be one of the best A class hotels in Jammu. Belonging to the renowned Ashok Group of Hotels, Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu holds out the promise of a comfortable stay and affords an easy access to the renowned Shri Vaishno Devi shrine. The warm hospitality coupled with enchanting ambience and modern facilities will ensure an unforgettable experience.

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Hotel policies Check-In: 1200 Check-Out: 1200 Cards: Amex , Mastercard , Visa Room rates Room type & rate Average Total Standard Room Rs. 2,706 Rs. 5,412

Room descriptions Standard Room

Standard Room This room offers one double bed and one twin bed. Standard room of the Hotel jammu Ashok in jammu is well furnished and is fully equipped with all modern amenities and facilities. The room has got an en-suite bathroom with hot and cold running water, balconies, color television with satellite channels, telephone, personal safe, mini-bar, tea and coffee machines and additional 24 hours room service.

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The hotel rooms are spacious and are done up in elegant decor and muted lighting. In room amenities include television with satellite channels and telephone with STD and international dialling. Other facilities at the hotel include 24 hour room service, beauty parlour.

Accommodation : Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu features a total of 47 guestrooms that are inclusive of the 2 suites. The rooms have an elegant touch and the interior dcor of the rooms appeal to your aesthetic sense. The rooms have a sophistication about themselves and are complete with almost all the modern in-room amenities that include connected bathrooms facilitated with running arm and cold water, direct dial telephone, telephone, personal balconies, color television with satellite channels and music channels. The best part about the rooms at Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu is that they command enrapturing views of the snow capped Himalayan ranges. Dining : At Hotel Jammu Ashok, Jammu the guests can sample the scrumptious Kashmiri cuisine. The on-site restaurant Gulistan whips up enticing array of Indian, Mughlai, Chinese and exotic Kashmiri delicacies. The Coffee Shop sports a friendly ambience and is an ideal hang-out where you can enjoy informal chit chats with friends over refreshing cupfuls. The Nagin Bar is the well stocked where the guests can shirk all their tensions, de-stress themselves and swig a variety of quality liquors, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Other Facilities : Hotel Jammu Ashok in Jammu takes pride in its two Conference and Banquet hall that are ideally suited to organize a formal or informal event. Be it a seminar, conference, a party or a get-together, halls are complete with all the requisite business amenities that provide you with all the assistance you need to make your event a grand success. The Conference Hall, called the Tawi Room can house up to 20 business delegates. The banquet room, on the other hand, can accommodate 12 to 15 guests and is best suited for small scale commercial gatherings or family parties. The hotel is not apathetic to the recreational needs of the guests. This is corroborated by the presence of the on-site shopping malls, swimming pool, beauty salon, local sightseeing facilities, houseboat cruise and cultural programmes. Hotel Jammu Ashok in Jammu also appeases the guests with an extensive range of other ancillary facilities and services that include doctor on call, internet caf, stand by generator, bell desk, currency exchange, laundry facilities, safe deposit locker, rented car and car parking.

Front office department in the hotel jammu ashok

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The FRONT OFFICE is the nerve center of a hotel. Members of the front-office staff welcome the guests, carry their luggage, help them register, give them their room keys and mail, answer questions about the activities in the hotel and surrounding area, and finally check them out. In fact, the only direct contact most guests have with hotel employees, other than in the restaurants, is with members of the frontoffice staff.

The front office functions can be divided into five general areas: 1. reception 2. bell service 3. mail and information 4. concierge 5. cashiers and night auditors Two major departments are represented in this list. The employees staffing the first four areas are in the rooms department. The fifth is the financial area, where guest charges are accumulated and posted to

the bills, and all cash transactions are consummated. These are all accounting-department functions, and so the cashiers and night auditors are in that department.

The Front Office function of a Hotel is to act as the public face of the hotel, primarily by greeting hotel patrons and checking in guests. It also provides assistance to guests during their stay, completes their accommodation, food and beverage, accounts and receives payment from guests. Department is typically composed of 1. Reception 2. Reservation 3. Concierge 4. PBX (phone service system) 5. Telephone a) i Sell guestrooms; register guests and design guestrooms iFront Office: Maintain accuratei Provide information iCoordinate guest services Maintain guest accountiroom statistics, and room key inventories statements and complete proper financial settlements b) Receive and process reservation requests for futureiReservation: With technology development, the Reservationiovernight accommodations. Department can, on real time, access the number and types of rooms available, various room rates, and furnishings, along with the various facilities existing in the hotel Edgar Dsouza Goa The Front Office function of a Hotel is to act as the public face of the hotel, primarily by greeting hotel patrons and checking in guests. It also provides assistance to guests during their stay, completes their accommodation, food and beverage accounts and receives payment from guests.