ITC Hotels is an Indian

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, based out of

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. With over 100 hotels, it is India's fifth largest hotel chain. It is a part of the

ITC Limited ITC Limited is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered in Kolkata. ITC has a diversified presence across industries such as FMCG, hotels, software, packaging, paperboards, specialty papers and agribusiness. The company has 13 businesses in ...

group of companies. It has a franchise agreement to operate most of its hotels as part of

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History

entered the hotel business on 18 October 1975 with the opening of a hotel in

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, which was renamed as Welcomhotel By ITC Hotels, Cathedral Road, Chennai ITC Hotels has hosted many visiting royalty and world leaders, including George W. Bush,

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, and

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. and Donald Trump. The hotel chain works on a philosophy of "Responsible Luxury" and each hotel in the chain has a

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(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating. Originally incorporated as Rama Hotels Pvt Ltd in 1972 and renamed Vishwarama Hotels in 1973. The Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co Ltd. (

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) bought Vishwarama Hotels in 1980-1981 and soon after, in 1982, the first luxury hotel for the new chain opened in

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. In 1984, ITC Ltd. bought the entire equity capital from VST. In 1985 the Indian government awarded the Hotel that would later become the ITC Gardenia a five star rating.Company Facts - ITC Hotels
''moneycontrol.com'' The company name was changed from ITC Ltd. to ITC Hotels in 1986.

ITC Hotels Brands

The group today operates under several distinct brands: *ITC Hotels, which has 14 hotels *Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, which has 20+ hotels *Fortune Hotels, which has 35+ hotels *WelcomHeritage, which has 50+ hotels File:ITC Royal Bengalz.jpg, ITC Royal Bengal,

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

File:ITC Grand Maratha Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra.jpg, ITC Maratha,

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File:ITC-Grand-Chola-Chennai-2.JPG, ITC Grand Chola,

File:ITC Kohenur Hyderabad India.jpg, ITC Kohenur

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Fortune Hotel File:ITC welcom hotel, Guntur.png, ITC Welcomhotel,

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* {{Hotel chains Hotel chains in India Hotels established in 1975 Companies based in Kolkata 1975 establishments in West Bengal ITC Limited