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Hospitality Industry

Hotel Corporation of India

The Hotel Corporation of India Limited is a public limited company wholly owned by Air India Limited and was incorporated on 8 July,1971 for providing in-flight catering services to the

national carriers and for operating a chain of hotels, particularly near the airports. The company has a total of 3923 employees and its net worth is Rs. 55.40 crore. HCI has an authorized capital of Rs. 41 crores and a paid up capital of Rs. 40.60 crores.

All the hotels of HCI operate under the name of "Centaur Hotels". Currently, HCI is operating two hotels in Delhi and Srinagar.

(a) CENTAUR HOTEL DELHI AIRPORT, DELHI
The Centaur Hotel at Delhi Airport was commissioned in November 1982. It has 376 rooms, including 4 Deluxe Suites and 2 Presidential Suites, a 24 hour Coffee Shop, 2 Speciality Restaurants, Bar, Health Club, Swimming Pool, Beauty Parlor, Tennis Court and a Shopping Arcade. The hotel has a magnificent lobby and a fully automatic electronic Telephone Exchange. This is the only 5 Star Deluxe Hotel near the Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi. The hotel

provides free Transport Facility into town and also offers facility for sight-seeing Tours, Hire of Cars and has an Air India Office situated within its premises. The hotel has now been upgraded to a 5 Star Deluxe Hotel.

(b) CENTAUR LAKE VIEW HOTEL, SRINAGAR
The Centaur Lake View Hotel at Srinagar was commissioned in December 1983 and is part of a Modern Convention Center Complex. It has 249 rooms including suites, Health Club, a 24 hour Coffee Shop, 2 Speciality Restaurants, a Bar, Shopping Arcade and other recreation facilities. The hotel was planned as a Holiday Resort and is located on the banks of Dal Lake. The hotel had been a popular venue for a large number of Conference and Convention but the business has suffered a lot on account of terrorism.

Management:
Commodore D. Jena is the Managing Director of HCI.