Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

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Public Luxury Hospitality 1903 Mumbai, India Ratan Tata, RK Krishna Kumar Raymond Bickson Luxury Hotels, Palaces, Resorts and Spas, Luxury Residences Tata Group 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, 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52 destinations in 12 countries across 5 continents and employ over 13000 people [1] [2]. Besides India, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces are located in the United States of America, England, Africa, the Middle East, Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia[2]. 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[3]. Hotels which accepted only European guests were common across British India. Jamsetji Tata traveled to London, Paris, Berlin and Dsseldorf 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[3].

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1 List of Taj Hotels by city o 1.1 Cities in India o 1.2 Cities outside India 1.2.1 Australia 1.2.2 Bhutan 1.2.3 Malaysia 1.2.4 Maldives 1.2.5 Mauritius 1.2.6 South Africa 1.2.7 Sri Lanka 1.2.8 UAE 1.2.9 England 1.2.10 United States 1.2.11 Zambia 2 List of Taj Hotels in South Asia o 2.1 List of Taj Hotels in the Indian Ocean o 2.2 List of Taj Hotels in Kerala o 2.3 List of Taj Hotels in Rajasthan 3 Awards and recognition 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

[edit] List of Taj Hotels by city

[edit] Cities in India

Grand Lily Pond at Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur

Agra Gateway Hotel Agra Ahmedabad

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The Gateway Hotel, Ummed Aurangabad o Taj Residency Bandhavgarh National Park o Mahua Kothi
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Heritage Block of The Taj West End, Bangalore

Bangalore o The Taj West End o Vivanta by Taj MG Road o Vivanta by Taj Whitefield o Vivanta by Taj Yeshwantpur o The Gateway Hotel o Kuteeram Calicut o Taj Residency Chandigarh o Taj Chandigarh Chennai o Fisherman's Cove o Taj Connemara o Taj Coromandel o Taj Mount Road Coimbatore o Taj Surya o Taj Coromandel Chikmagalur o Taj Garden Retreat Cochin o Taj Malabar o The Gateway Hotel Coonoor o Taj Garden Retreat

Taj Spa at The Taj Exotica, Goa

Goa Fort Aguada Beach Resort Taj Exotica Taj Holiday Village Vivanta by Taj, Panjim Gwalior o Usha Kiran Palace
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Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, India.

Hyderabad o Falaknuma Palace o Taj Krishna o Taj Banjara o Taj Deccan o Taj Residency Jaipur o Jai Mahal Palace o Rambagh Palace o Ramgarh Lodge o SMS Hotel Jaisalmer o Rawal-kot

Exterior view of Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur

Jodhpur o Taj Hari Mahal o Umaid Bhawan Palace Khajuraho o Hotel Chandela Kolkata o Taj Bengal Kumarakom o Taj Garden Retreat Lucknow o Taj Residency Madurai o Taj Garden Retreat Mangalore o Manjarun Hotel Mumbai o Taj Lands End o Taj President o Taj Wellington Mews Luxury Residences o Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Nashik o Taj Residency New Delhi o Taj Palace Hotel o The Ambassador Hotel o The Taj Mahal Hotel Ooty o Savoy Hotel

Rooftop sleep-out on a private Machan (jungle platform) at Baghvan, Pench National Park

Pench National Park o Baghvan

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o Taj Blue Diamond Sasan Gir o The Gir Lodge Sawai Madhopur o The Sawai Madhopur Lodge Surat o Gateway Hotel Thiruvananthapuram o Taj Residency o Taj Green Cove Resort o Taj Vivanta o Taj Gateway Hotel, Varkala Udaipur o Taj Lake Palace Vadodara o Taj Residency Varanasi o Taj Ganges Vijayawada o The Gateway Hotel,[4]. Visakhapatnam o The Gateway Hotel

[edit] Cities outside India

[edit] Australia

Sydney
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Blue Sydney

[edit] Bhutan

Thimphu, Bhutan o Taj Tashi

[edit] Malaysia

Langkawi o Rebak Island Resort

[edit] Maldives

Male
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Taj Coral Reef Resort Taj Exotica Resort and Spa

[edit] Mauritius

Port Louis o Taj Exotica Resort and Spa

[edit] South Africa

Cape Town o Wale Street

[edit] Sri Lanka

Bentota o Vivanta by Taj, Bentota Colombo o Taj Samudra Katunayake o The Gateway Hotel

[edit] UAE

Dubai
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Taj Palace

[edit] England

London o Crowne Plaza London - St. James o 51 Buckingham Gate

[edit] United States

Boston
o Taj Boston New York o The Pierre San Francisco o Campton Place

[edit] Zambia

Lusaka
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Taj Pamodzi

Water Bar at Blue Sydney

[edit] List of Taj Hotels in South Asia

[edit] List of Taj Hotels in the Indian Ocean

Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, Maldives - Rehendi Suite Deck Service

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

[edit] List of Taj Hotels in Kerala

Resort Boutique at Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam Trivandrum

The Gateway Hotel, Varkala Taj Residency Taj Green Cove Resort, Kovalam Taj Vivanta, Vazhuthycaud

Rest of Kerala

Taj Garden Retreat, Kumarakom Taj Malabar, Willington Island, Cochin The Gateway Hotel, Beach Road Calicut The Gateway Hotel, Marine Drive, Ernakulam

[edit] List of Taj Hotels in Rajasthan

Rambagh Palace, Jaipur

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

[edit] Awards and recognition

2009 Ranked 11 in the top 100 World's most reputable companies by Forbes Magazine [5]

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) Chairmans 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 Readers 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 Indias 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 Associations 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

[edit] See also

Ginger Hotels - a budget hotel chain from Taj Hotels TajAir - private jets

[edit] External links

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Official Website of Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences

[edit] References
1. ^ 21 Jun, 2010, 12.35AM IST,ET Bureau (2010-06-21). "Crowne Plaza, Dow Corning & Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 2. ^ a b "Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces: Private Company Information BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 3. ^ a b A popular myth surround the hotel was that the staff at Watson's Hotel denied Indian industrialist Jamsetji Tata access to the hotel "From Parsee priests to profits: say hello to Tata - Asia, World". The Independent. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 4. ^ [1][dead link] 5. ^ Kneale, Klaus (2009-05-06). "World's Most Reputable Companies: The Rankings". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2010-09-15.