ITDC is the second most important organization after India Tourism. It works as a public sector organization. The Corporation is running hotels, restaurants at various places for tourists, besides providing transport facilities.
2. INTRODUCTION
ITDC is an hospitality, retail and Education company owned
by Government of India, under Ministry of Tourism.
Established in 1966, it owns over 17 properties under the Ashok
Group of Hotels brand, across India.
ITDC is the second most important organization after India Tourism.
It works as a public sector organization.
The main purpose of ITDC is to promote India as a tourist
destination.
The Corporation is running hotels, restaurants at various places for
tourists, besides providing transport facilities.
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the Corporation is engaged in production, distribution and sale of
tourist publicity literature and providing entertainment and duty free
shopping facilities to the tourists.
Presently, ITDC has a network of eight Ashok Group of Hotels, five
Joint Venture Hotels, 1 Restaurant, 11 Transport Units, 9 Duty Free
Shop at airport and seaports and two Sound & Light Shows.
4. OBJECTIVES
To construct, take over and manage existing hotels and market hotels,
Beach Resorts, Travellers Lodges/Restaurants.
To provide transport, entertainment, shopping and conventional services;
To produce, distribute, tourist publicity material;
To render consultancy-cum-managerial services in India and abroad;
To carry on the business as Full-Fledged Money Changers (FFMC),
restricted money changers etc;
To provide innovating, dependable and value for money solutions to the
needs of tourism development and engineering industry including
providing consultancy and project implementation.
5. LIST OF ITDC HOTEL
The Ashok
Samrat
Janpathi
Lalitha Mahal Palace
Bharatpur Ashok
Jaipur Ashok
Kalinga Ashok
Jammu Ashok
Patliputra Ashok
Lake View Ashok
10. PRODUCTS/DIVISIONS OF ITDC
Ashok Group
Hotels, Duty Free
Travel Solutions
Advertising Solutions
Engineering Consultancy
Education and Training
Event Management
Art Gallery
11. FUNCTIONS OF ITDC
As the mainstay of the Hospitality Industry in India, ITDC plays a pivotal role in the
creation and advancement of tourist infrastructure in India.
ITDC is a large Corporation under the Tourism Department of Government of India
and carries a large number of employees in its different sections at various levels
of caliber and status.
ITDC aims at achieving high levels of productivity from its personnel through
superior education, stimulus, and Human Resource Development practices.
ITDC plays a vital role in getting together Government of each different State and
its corresponding Tourism Development Corporation in planning and implementing
new tourism-related projects, promotion of these projects, and training of required
personnel.
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Construction of new hotels and other hospitality related units,
management of the existing ones and take-over of those hotels,
motels, resorts, lodges and restaurants that are not doing well but
have potential is one of the primary functions of the Corporation.
All other activities that are related to tourist facilities and interests
such as transportation, entertainment, shopping, facilities for
conventions and meetings etc. come in the purview of the functions
of the Corporation.
ITDC also takes up consultancy and management of tourism related
projects in the country and overseas.