Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) has announced that it has surpassed the 250-operating-hotel mark in India, with a total of 25,500 rooms, after signing 46 properties and opening 26 hotels in the first half of the current fiscal.

The Tata Group-owned hospitality giant said it is well on track to achieve its target of 700 hotels by 2030 under its “Accelerate 2030” strategy.

“Expanding its footprint, hotels under Taj brand were signed in locations like Darjeeling, ECR Chennai, Pondicherry, Mohali and in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

“Fuelled by this strong growth, IHCL is well poised to achieve its goal of a 700-hotel portfolio under its strategy – Accelerate 2030,” Suma Venkatesh, Executive Vice President – Real Estate & Development at IHCL, said.

“Maintaining a robust pace of openings, IHCL opened 12 hotels and on-boarded 14 more in H1 of FY2026,” Deepika Rao, Executive Vice President – Hotel Openings & New Businesses at IHCL, said.

With the addition of these new hotels, IHCL reached a milestone of over 250 operating hotels in India with 25,500 rooms, Rao said.