Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

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, serviced apartments, 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52 destinations in 12 countries across 5 continents and employ over 13000 people . Besides India, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces are located in the United States of America, England, Africa, the UAE, Maldives, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia.
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. Hotels which accepted only European guests were common across British India. Jamsetji Tata traveled to London, Paris, Berlin and Düsseldorf 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. 
==List of Taj Hotels by city==
===Cities in India===
*Agra 
**Gateway Hotel Agra
*Ahmedabad 
**The Gateway Hotel, Ummed 
*Aurangabad 
**Taj Residency 
*Bandhavgarh National Park 
**Mahua Kothi 
*Bangalore 
**The Taj West End
**Vivanta by Taj MG Road
**Vivanta by Taj Whitefield 
**Vivanta by Taj Yeshwantpur 
**The Gateway Hotel
**Kuteeram
*Calicut 
**Taj Residency 
*Chandigarh 
**Taj Chandigarh 
*Chennai 
**Fisherman's Cove
**Taj Connemara 
**Taj Coromandel 
**Taj Mount Road
*Coimbatore
**Taj Surya
**Taj Coromandel 
*Chikmagalur 
**Taj Garden Retreat
*Cochin
**Taj Malabar 
**The Gateway Hotel
*Coonoor 
**The Gateway Hotel
 
*Goa 
**Fort Aguada Beach Resort 
**Taj Exotica 
**Taj Holiday Village 
**Vivanta by Taj, Panjim
*Guwahati
** Vivanta by Taj (under Construction)
*Gwalior
**Usha Kiran Palace
*Hyderabad
**Falaknuma Palace
**Taj Krishna
**Taj Banjara
**Taj Deccan
**Taj Residency
*Jaipur 
**Jai Mahal Palace 
**Rambagh Palace
**Ramgarh Lodge 
**SMS Hotel 
*Jaisalmer 
**Rawal-kot 
*Jodhpur 
**Taj Hari Mahal 
**Umaid Bhawan Palace 
*Khajuraho 
**Hotel Chandela 
*Kolkata 
**Taj Bengal
*Kumarakom 
**Taj Garden Retreat 
*Lucknow 
**Taj Residency 
*Madurai 
**Taj Garden Retreat 
*Mangalore 
**Manjarun Hotel 
*Mumbai 
**Taj Lands End 
**Taj President 
**Taj Wellington Mews Luxury Residences 
**Taj Mahal Palace & Tower 
*Nashik 
**Taj Residency 
*New Delhi 
**Taj Palace Hotel 
**The Ambassador Hotel 
**The Taj Mahal Hotel 
*Ooty 
**Savoy Hotel
*Pench National Park 
**Baghvan 
*Pune 
**Taj Blue Diamond 
*Sasan Gir 
**The Gir Lodge 
*Sawai Madhopur 
**The Sawai Madhopur Lodge 
*Surat 
**Gateway Hotel
*Thiruvananthapuram 
**Taj Residency
**Taj Green Cove Resort 
**Taj Vivanta
**Taj Gateway Hotel, Varkala
*Udaipur 
**Taj Lake Palace 
*Vadodara 
**Taj Residency 
*Varanasi 
**Taj Ganges
*Vijayawada 
**The Gateway Hotel,.
*Visakhapatnam 
**The Gateway Hotel
===Cities outside India===
====Australia====
*Sydney
**Blue Sydney
====Bhutan====
*Thimphu, Bhutan
**Taj Tashi
====Malaysia====
*Langkawi
**Rebak Island Resort
====Maldives====
*Male
**Taj Coral Reef Resort
**Taj Exotica Resort and Spa
====Mauritius====
*Port Louis
**Taj Exotica Resort and Spa
====South Africa====
*Cape Town
**Wale Street
====Sri Lanka====
*Bentota
** Vivanta by Taj, Bentota
*Colombo
** Taj Samudra 
*Katunayake
** The Gateway Hotel
====UAE====
*Dubai
**Taj Palace
====England====
*London
**Crowne Plaza London - St. James
**51 Buckingham Gate
====United States====
*Boston
**Taj Boston
*New York
**The Pierre
*San Francisco
**Campton Place
====Zambia====
*Lusaka
**Taj Pamodzi
==List of Taj Hotels in South Asia==
===List of Taj Hotels in the Indian Ocean===
*Maldives
**Taj Coral Reef Resort 
**Taj Exotica Resort & Spa 
*Sri Lanka
**Taj Exotica, Bentota
** Airport Garden Hotel, Colombo
**Taj Samudra, Colombo
===List of Taj Hotels in Kerala===
thumb|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
===List of Taj Hotels in Rajasthan===
*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
==Awards and recognition==
*2009 Ranked 11 in the top 100 World's most reputable companies by Forbes Magazine 
*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) Chairman’s 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 – Reader’s 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
*India’s 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 Association’s 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
==See also==
* Ginger Hotels - a budget hotel chain from Taj Hotels
* TajAir - private jets
==External links==
* Official Website of Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces
* 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences
==References==
Category:Companies based in Mumbai
 
Category:Hotel chains
Category:Hospitality companies of India
Category:Companies established in 1903
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