SUBMITTED BY:THEOPHILO JOSEPH

C4, FIAT,TRIVANDRUM

Submitted to:Mr.ARUN

FIAT,TRIVANDRUM

MOST LOGO OF WELCOME GROUP AND

ITC

ITC hotels is India's second largest hotel chain with over 100 hotels. Based out of hotels

division headquarters at the ITC green center in gurgon, off new Delhi, ITC hotels is also the exclusive franchisee of the luxury collection

brand of Starwood hotels and resorts in India. It is part of the ITC limited (INDIAN TOBACCO COMPANY) group of companies. ITC hotels is

regularly voted amongst the best employers in Asia in the hospitality sector ITC limited entire the hotel business on October 18 1975 with the

opening of a hotel in Chennai, which was rechristened hotel chola. ITC hotels currently

owns and operates 100 hotels in 75 destinations.

(ITC) WELCOM GROUP

1972-ITCH was originally incorporated as Rama hotels Pvt,Ltd.

1973-the company was renamed as vishwarama hotel.

1974-the company acquired a 4-acre plot of land from Karnataka.

1980-vazir sultan tobacco co Ltd(VST) acquired this company.

1984-associates bought the entire equity capital from VST.

1985-the hotel was accorded 5star status by the government.

HISTORY OF ITC WELCOME GROUP

1986-company’s named was changed in welcome group.

1993-the company opened ‘grand kakatiya hotel’

At Hyderabad.1996-the company entered into an operating services agreement to manage the grand bay

hotel at visakhapattanam.2003-Mr. S S Rehman ceases to be the

managing Director of the company.2007-ITC hotels will soon be increasing the

value of chain.

NEW ITC HOTEL IN CHENNAI

MOST LOGO ON LE MERIDIEN

Le meridien is an international hotel brand with a European perspective,

formerly headquartered in the united kingdom, with 130 properties. It is owned by Starwood hotels& resorts worldwide,

and has a portfolio of more than 120 hotels in over 50 countries worldwide.

LE MERIDIEN

The le meridian bran was established in 1972.The fi rst le meridian property was a 1,000

rooms hotel in Paris(le meridian etoile).1991 the total number of le meridian

properties had risen to 58.Le meridian acquired by UK hotel company

Forte groupFebruary/2001- the ownership of the forte

hotels division and its three brands[le meridian, heritage hotels, and posthouse forte].In December 2003, Lehman brothers holdings

acquired the reniour debt of le meridian.

HISTORY OF LE MERIDIEN

On November/24/2005,the le meridian brand and management fee business was acquired by

Starwood hotels & resorts.In 2011,le meridian opened up it 100’th hotel

in Coimbatore, India.

LE MERIDIEN HOTEL IN KOCHI

COMPARISON CHARTWELCOME GROUP

•They developed three branded accommodation(ITC one, towers, executive clup).• •ITC hotels has set new standard of excellence in the hotel industry in accommodation, cuisine, and gust safety.

•They providing high levels of service.

LE MERIDIEN

•To provide on a home away from home for its customers.

•They providing high levels of service.

•Not reporting. •In 2012 maradu municipality, the food safety officials seized damaged food from star hotels including le meridian kochi.