ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts

[http://www.itcwelcomgroup.in ITC Welcomgroup Hotels, Palaces and Resorts] is India's second largest hotel chain with over 80 hotels. Based out of Hotels Division Headquarters at the ITC Green Centre in Gurgaon, off New Delhi, ITC Welcomgroup is also the exclusive franchisee of [http://www.luxurycollection.com The Luxury Collection] brand of [http://www.starwoodhotels.com Starwood Hotels and Resorts] in India.

ITC Limited entered the hotels business in 1975 with the acquisition of a hotel in Chennai, which was rechristened Hotel Chola. The group today operates under five distinct brands:

[http://www.itcwelcomgroup.in/luxurycollection ITC Luxury Collection Hotels]
[http://www.itcwelcomgroup.in/sheraton WelcomHotel Sheraton Hotels]
[http://www.fortunehotels.in Fortune Hotels]
[http://www.welcomheritagehotels.com WelcomHeritage Hotels]

Each of the chain’s hotels pays architectural tribute to ancient dynasties, which ruled India from time to time. The design concept and themes of these dynasties play an important part in their respective style and decor.

Accommodation

The exclusive Towers concept of a hotel within a hotel, with its own Towers Club and an unique service design is now available at six ITC Luxury Collection hotels. The Executive Club, a concept designed to meet the specific needs of the business traveller, pioneers a tradition in corporate hospitality, setting a premium on discreet efficiency and business related services. Executive Club services are available at nine ITC-Welcomgroup hotels at key business locations. The recently launched ITC One offers a new dimension in Corporate Hospitality and is about discovering the‘Power of Personal Space’. ITC One is available at the ITC Maurya, New Delhi , ITC Maratha, Mumbai, ITC Grand Central, Mumbai, ITC Sonar, Kolkata, ITC Windsor, Bangalore and ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad.

EVA

Exclusive rooms dedicated for the single lady traveler. These rooms have amenities keeping in mind the requirements of a lady pertaining to her special needs in bathroom accessories, security, safety and comfort levels . Service in these rooms , is done by an all ladies team .

Branded Cuisine

India’s culinary heritage has always been strengthened by the safe hands of the chefs of ITC-Welcomgroup Hotels. The Bukhara and Peshawri restaurants give epicures the rugged, outdoor cuisine and the 1000 year culinary adventure of the Northwest Frontier Province.

Dakshin has brought together the highly evolved cuisines of the four southern states- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Dum Pukht is a unique restaurant dedicated to a 200-year old culinary tradition of slow cooking food, in sealed‘deghs’. The fragrance of the meal becomes an invitation befitting royalty. Today the connoisseur can savour these delicacies across the country.

Rated high by food connoisseurs all over the world, the group takes exceptional pride in showcasing its internationally renowned cuisine. Distinguished for its ambience and unsurpassed standards of food and beverages, the list is a gastronomical journey starting with Dublin, the Irish pub; along with West View, an authentic grill that brings alive the Western in you; with the Pan Asian, serving specialties from China, Thailand, Mongolia, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia.

With branded Restaurants exclusive to ITC-Welcomgroup Hotels, spread throughout the country, ITC-Welcomgroup has created benchmarks in all areas of hospitality.

[http://www.itcwelcomgroup.in ITC-Welcomgroup website]

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