2. SUBMITTED BY:THEOPHILO JOSEPH
C4, FIAT,TRIVANDRUM

4. ITC hotels is India's second largest hotel chain with
over 100 hotels. Based out of hotels division
headquarters at the ITC green center in gurgon, off
new Delhi, ITC hotels is also the exclusive franchisee
of the luxury collection brand of Starwood hotels
and resorts in India. It is part of the ITC limited
(INDIAN TOBACCO COMPANY) group of companies.
ITC hotels is regularly voted amongst the best
employers in Asia in the hospitality sector ITC
limited entire the hotel business on October 18 1975
with the opening of a hotel in Chennai, which was
rechristened hotel chola. ITC hotels currently owns
and operates 100 hotels in 75 destinations.

5. 1972-ITCH was originally incorporated as Rama hotels
Pvt,Ltd.
1973-the company was renamed as vishwarama hotel.
1974-the company acquired a 4-acre plot of land from
Karnataka.
1980-vazir sultan tobacco co Ltd(VST) acquired this
company.
1984-associates bought the entire equity capital from
VST.
1985-the hotel was accorded 5star status by the
government.

6. 1986-company’s named was changed in welcome group.
1993-the company opened ‘grand kakatiya hotel’
At Hyderabad.
1996-the company entered into an operating services
agreement to manage the grand bay hotel at
visakhapattanam.
2003-Mr. S S Rehman ceases to be the managing
Director of the company.
2007-ITC hotels will soon be increasing the value of
chain.

10. Le meridien is an international hotel brand with
a European perspective, formerly headquartered
in the united kingdom, with 130 properties. It is
owned by Starwood hotels& resorts
worldwide, and has a portfolio of more than 120
hotels in over 50 countries worldwide.

11. The le meridian bran was established in 1972.
The first le meridian property was a 1,000 rooms hotel
in Paris(le meridian etoile).
1991 the total number of le meridian properties had
risen to 58.
Le meridian acquired by UK hotel company Forte
group
February/2001- the ownership of the forte hotels
division and its three brands[le meridian, heritage
hotels, and posthouse forte].
In December 2003, Lehman brothers holdings acquired
the reniour debt of le meridian.

12. On November/24/2005,the le meridian brand and
management fee business was acquired by Starwood
hotels & resorts.
In 2011,le meridian opened up it 100’th hotel in
Coimbatore, India.

15. WELCOME GROUP LE MERIDIEN
•They developed three branded •To provide on a home away from
accommodation(ITC one, towers, home for its customers.
executive clup).
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•ITC hotels has set new standard of •They providing high levels of
excellence in the hotel industry in service.
accommodation, cuisine, and gust
safety.
•They providing high levels of
service.
•Not reporting. •In 2012 maradu municipality, the food
safety officials seized damaged food
from star hotels including le meridian
kochi.