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Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) and IPO-bound Prism -- the parent of travel-tech unicorn OYO -- are the only hospitality companies to feature among the top-10 firms in the 2026 GROHE-Hurun India Real Estate 150 list, with Prism more than doubling its valuation, growing 107 per cent to Rs 67,200 crore. The report's findings reflect the hospitality sector's growing heft as it emerged as one of only two segments to register growth, apart from retail. "Prism (OYO), founded and led by Ritesh Agarwal, is the standout hospitality story of the year and the second-largest gainer in absolute terms, adding Rs 34,700 crore to reach Rs 67,200 crore, surging 107 per cent in value, climbing six places to 5th and entering the top 10," the report highlighted. Highlighting the shift in the sector, the report said hospitality has evolved from being a "footnote" a decade ago to becoming the second-largest segment by company count after residential. The list now has 24 hospitality ...
Tata Group-backed Indian Hotels Company, along with its subsidiaries, has completed the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Brij Hospitality for a total investment of approximately Rs 222 crore, according to a regulatory filing. Consequent to the acquisition, Brij has become a subsidiary of Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). In January, the country's largest hospitality player IHCL said it had entered into share subscription and share purchase agreements to acquire around 51 per cent shareholding in Brij Hospitality Private Limited. "IHCL, along with its step-down subsidiaries, namely ANK Hotels Private Limited and Pride Hospitality Private Limited, has completed the acquisition of 51 per cent of the share capital in Brij Hospitality Private Limited (Brij), for a total investment of up to Rs 222 crore," the filing said on late Tuesday evening. The acquisition comprises the purchase from existing shareholders of Brij, as well as primary investment in it through a combination of
Leading hotel chain Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and Kolkata's Ambuja Neotia Group are exploring the possibility of expanding their strategic partnership beyond management contracts into joint investments in hospitality projects, senior executives from both companies said on Friday. The development marks a deepening of their existing relationship, with IHCL currently managing six of Ambuja Neotia's properties and another 7-8 in the pipeline across various locations. In July, IHCL had announced the signing of an additional 15 hotels with the group, slated for development over the next three years. IHCL Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Puneet Chhatwal said the company is looking at joint investment opportunities with Ambuja Neotia Group. He noted that while the group's preference has traditionally been West Bengal, it is now showing readiness to explore projects in neighbouring regions. He added that IHCL has several projects available for collaboration if the grou
The country's biggest hospitality player Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is looking at forging strategic acquisitions to expand its presence in existing markets and enter select destinations in Europe and Southeast Asia, CEO and MD Puneet Chhatwal said. In an interview to PTI, he shared that the Tata Group-owned firm will not acquire more physical assets for its marquee brand the Taj and instead, opt for an operating contract arrangement. Large hospitality firms typically have a mix of owned as well as managed or operated properties in their portfolio. IHCL uses the terminology of asset light and asset heavy, with the latter denoting a physical asset it owns. As part of its 'Accelerate 2030' strategy unveiled earlier, IHCL has set a target of over 700 hotels in its portfolio by 2030. Asked if IHCL was looking at expansion in key markets globally and entering new markets via more strategic acquisitions, Chhatwal said, "Absolutely, we would be looking at it because we are a ...
The Indian Hotels Company on Monday said it has signed an agreement with Madison, the hospitality platform of Terminus Group and JV Ventures, for ten new hotels to be operated under the Ginger brand spread across the southern states of India. Madison will invest approximately Rs 500 crore in the construction of ten hotels with over 1,000 keys within the next three years. The ten new hotel sites will primarily be greenfield and brownfield projects, and this partnership has commenced with the signing of a 75-key Ginger hotel in Genome Valley in Telangana, Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) said in a statement. This capital-light arrangement will be an operating lease agreement under the Ginger brand, it added. Ginger represents IHCL's strategic response to capitalise on the growing opportunity in the mid-scale segment in India for the aspirational traveller. The brand spans all city categories and destinations from metros, state capitals, commercial centres, industrial townships, pilgrima