According to the Horwath Report, Lemon Tree Hotels is India's largest hotel chain in the mid-priced hotel sector as of 30 June 2017. [3]
History
Lemon Tree Hotels was founded in 2002 by Patu Keswani.[4] It opened its first hotel with 49 rooms in May 2004.[5]
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.[6]
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.[8]
Corporate social responsibility
Currently, about 20% of group employees are from deprived and disabled segments of the population.[9][10]
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.[11] It is the largest corporate adopter of stray dogs in India.[12]
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