Timeline

A history of milestones

1899

THE INDIAN HOTELS
COMPANY LIMITED (IHCL) IS
INCORPORATED

1903

LAUNCHES THE TAJ MAHAL PALACE IN MUMBAI, INDIA

1970

TAKES OVER MANAGEMENT OF TAJ LAKE PALACE, UDAIPUR AND RAMBAGH PALACE, JAIPUR

1974

LAUNCHES FORT AGUADA, THE FIRST FIVE-STAR DELUXE BEACH RESORT IN GOA

LAUNCHES TAJ COROMANDEL IN CHENNAI

1979

FORAYS INTO AFRICA WITH TAJ PAMODZI, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

1982

ACQUIRES THE ST. JAMES’ COURT IN LONDON

THE TAJ PALACE, NEW DELHI, IS OPENED FOR THE ASIAN GAMES

1998

OPENS TAJ EXOTICA IN BENTOTA, SRI LANKA

2000

ESTABLISHES TAJ GVK HOTELS AND RESORTS LIMITED IN HYDERABAD

2001

LAUNCHES TAJ EXOTICA RESORT AND SPA IN MALDIVES

2004

LAUNCHES TAJ WELLINGTON MEWS LUXURY RESIDENCES, MUMBAI

2005

FORAYS INTO NEW YORK, US, WITH A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT TO OPERATE THE PIERRE

RESTORES UMAID BHAWAN PALACE IN JODHPUR

2007

ACQUIRES RITZ-CARLTON IN BOSTON, US, LATER RENAMED THE TAJ BOSTON

LAUNCHES TAJ CAMPTON PLACE IN SAN FRANCISCO

2008

LAUNCHES THE GATEWAY HOTELS AND RESORTS

SOUTH-WEST COASTAL INDIAN RESTAURANT QUILON IN LONDON RECEIVES A MICHELIN-STAR

2010

LAUNCHES A NEW BRAND, VIVANTA BY TAJ

CELEBRATES THE REOPENING OF THE TAJ MAHAL PALACE IN MUMBAI AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF 2008

2012

LAUNCHES A FREE TWOYEAR HOSPITALITY TRADE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH FROM BELOW POVERTY LINE (BPL) FAMILIES

2014

REBRANDS AND REPOSITIONS TAJ 51 BUCKINGHAM GATE SUITES & RESIDENCES AND ST. JAMES’ COURT, A TAJ HOTEL, LONDON UNDER THE LUXURY BRAND

2015

REDESIGNS THE AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMME, TAJ INNERCIRCLE ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF TAJ DUBAI, UNVEILS ‘TAJNESS’

2017

IHCL RESTRUCTURES IT'S BRAND ARCHITECTURE

2018

UNVEILS ‘ASPIRATION 2022’

TAJ EXOTICA RESORT & SPA, ANDAMANS, A LUXURY RESORT OFFERING, COMMENCES OPERATIONS IN FEBRUARY