Lemon Tree Hotels is an

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

hotel chain A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

. It owns and operates 84 hotels with a total of 8300 rooms in 52 cities across India. According to the Horwath Report, Lemmon Tree Hotels is India's largest hotel chain in the mid-priced hotel sector and the 3rd largest overall in terms of controlling interest in owned and leased rooms as of 30 June 2017, .

History

Lemon Tree Hotels was founded in 2002 by

Patu Keswani Patu Keswani (born 9 February 1959 in Lucknow) is the chairman and managing director of Lemon Tree Hotels. Early life and education Patu Keswani completed his education at St. Columba’s School, New Delhi. He received his bachelor's degree i ...

. It opened its first hotel with 49 rooms in May 2004. In 2019, the company acquired Berggruen Hotels Private Limited for an enterprise value of 605 crores. At the time of acquisition, Berggruen Hotels owned 936 rooms and managed 975 rooms under the "Keys" brand in 21 cities across India. Lemon Tree Hotels went public and was listed on the

National Stock Exchange of India National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) is the leading stock exchange under the ownership of various group of domestic and global financial institutions, public and privately owned entities and individuals. It is located in Mumbai, Mah ...

on 9 April 2018.

Operations

The company operates under 7 brands, namely Aurika Hotels and Resorts, Lemon Tree Premier, Lemon Tree Hotels, Red Fox by Lemon Tree Hotels, Keys Prima, Keys Select, and Keys Lite.

Corporate social responsibility

Currently, about 20% of group employees are from deprived and disabled segments of the population. All Lemon Tree Hotels adopt a stray dog from that area and make it a mascot. Stray dogs are groomed and given specific duties in the hotels. It is the largest corporate adopter of stray dogs in India.

References

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