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Owned by ITC, one of India's foremost private sector companies with a market capitalisation of nearly US $ 13 billion and a turnover of US $ 3.5 billion
Each of the chain's hotels pays architectural tribute to ancient dynasties, which ruled India from time to time. The design concept and themes of these dynasties play an important part in their respective style and decor. Welcomgroup has joined hands with the Sheraton Corporation to strengthen its international marketing base. A successful marketing franchise for almost 25 years now, there are currently 10 ITC - Welcomgroup Sheraton hotels, and more in the pipeline.
ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers, New Delhi and ITC Hotel Windsor Sheraton & Towers, Bangalore have had the proud privilege of hosting many world leaders: from former US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, to business tycoons like Bill Gates and Michael Dell.
ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers is the first hotel in India to be awarded the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2001 by the World Environment Foundation. Hotel Mughal Sheraton at Agra was Asia's first winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Bukhara and Dum Pukht, both at ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton & Towers, New Delhi are amongst the first Indian restaurants to win the International Golden Fork Award.