ITC Hotels is accelerating growth through franchise and management contracts under its asset-light growth strategy, strategic partnerships, and brand-led operations in India and neighbouring markets
ITC Hotels Ltd is aiming at expanding its portfolio to over 220 operating units with more than 20,000 keys by 2030, its latest annual report said. According to the annual report for 2024-25, the company plans to accelerate its growth through management contracts and franchise arrangements. Approximately, 70 per cent of the keys are being operated under management contracts, including franchising, it said. Spun into a separate entity after the demerger from ITC Limited, the company owns brands like ITC Hotels, Mementos, WelcomHotel, Storii, Fortune and WelcomHeritage. "Having achieved considerable scale and market standing, the business pivoted into an asset right strategy to drive growth and reduce the capital intensity of operations," the company said. The focus was also on strong partnerships with asset owners, leveraging brand credentials and providing operational expertise, ITC Hotels said in the report. In the last two years, 30 hotels have been launched under the ITC Hotels
Demand for luxury hotels will continue in India, with strong demand from domestic leisure travel and higher demand from improving foreign tourist arrivals
Revenue from operations grows 15 per cent year-on-year to Rs 815.5 crore; hotel chain plans to add over 7,000 keys through 2030 with brownfield asset focus
Meanwhile, the company's profit declined sequentially by 48.2 per cent compared to ₹256.90 crore in the March 2025 quarter
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ITC Hotels hit a new high of ₹242.15 and has bounced back 53 per cent from its 52-week low level of ₹158 touched on February 25, 2025.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met top industrialists here and sought fulfilment of their commitments made at an investment summit held in Guwahati in February. The chief minister met Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal here on Friday evening and asked him to operationalise the group's investment commitment made during the Advantage Assam 2.0 investment summit, an official release said. Agarwal said the group is wholly committed to Assam's growth journey and is keen to expand its footprint in the state's hydrocarbon sector. Later, Sarma took to 'X' and wrote, "Today in New Delhi, I met the very enterprising Chairman of Vedanta Group Shri Anil Agarwal Ji". "We spoke on operationalising the group's investment commitment made during AdvantageAssam2. Vedanta is keen to expand its footprint in the state's hydrocarbon sector," he said. The chief minister also met the Managing Director of ITC Hotels, Anil Chadha, and discussed with him the potential of investment in the ...
ITC Hotels share price: A favorable demographic profile, steady domestic demand and rising consumption levels augur well for the hospitality industry in India
Hospitality major targets 220 operational hotels with over 20,000 keys by 2030 and sees robust growth in room revenue, ADR and occupancy in post-demerger quarter
ITC Hotels Q4 FY25 results: Consolidated revenue from operations stood at ₹1,061 crore for the quarter
ITC Hotels Ltd on Tuesday said it signed 14 'Fortune Hotels' and opened seven new properties under the brand in 2024-25, to further strengthen presence, especially tier II and tier III markets. The new properties are located across emerging markets and gateway destinations and will further strengthen the brand's presence, especially tier 2 and tier 3 markets in the upscale to midmarket category, the company said in a statement. As of March 31, 2025, Fortune brand had a portfolio of 78 hotels comprising 56 operational hotels across India and Nepal with 22 hotels in pipeline, it added. "As we enter this new financial year, we reaffirm our commitment to sustained growth and excellence in hospitality," ITC Hotels Ltd Managing Director Anil Chadha said. He further said, "This footprint expansion endeavours to offer travellers access to prime locations and Fortune's comfortable hospitality." In FY25, the company said Fortune saw six new hotel openings in India at Pahalgam, Puri, Chennai
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In Q4 and the subsequent quarters of the next financial year, the sector is expected to witness demand buoyancy on account of large-scale regional events, weddings and sustained transient travel.