By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC When ITDC handed over the property of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel back to the State Government at the book value after running it successfully for a decade or more, there was a tacit understanding that the said property would be run temporarily for some time and thereafter it…
Luxury tents planned at Lalitha Mahal
July 9, 2022Jaipur Palace model to revive fortunes of loss-making Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel Royal tents to come up at 54-acre land without harming the heritage structure Bengaluru/Mysuru: The ambitious project to install luxury tents with star hotel facilities at the 54-acre open land available on Lalitha Mahal Hotel campus, which was floated by JD(S) MLA S.R….
Management of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel: Cabinet Sub-Committee in favour of global tenders
June 17, 2022Highest bidder among hotel conglomerates having expertise in running heritage hotels to get control Mysore/Mysuru: The Cabinet Sub-Committee that took up the issue of handing over the management and running of the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel to the Taj Group has decided to call for global tenders from hotel conglomerates that have expertise in…
Taj may get Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel
June 13, 2022Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting to decide tomorrow Mysore/Mysuru: After many media reports that the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel will be handed over to the Taj Group, the issue will come up before the Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting tomorrow where a final decision will be taken to hand over the Hotel to private players. The luxury hotel…
Two-day Mysuru Divisional Meet of BJP begins
April 12, 2022Mysuru: The two-day Mysuru Divisional Meet of the State BJP to discuss organisational issues and party’s preparedness for next year’s Assembly polls, began at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel here this morning. The Meet comes following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s direction to the State Unit to gear up for the Assembly polls in right earnest,…
Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel centenary celebrations on Nov.21, says Minister
August 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The centenary celebrations of the city’s iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel will be held on Nov.21, 2021 and it will be a simple affair, said District Minister S.T. Somashekar. Addressing a press meet after holding a preliminary meeting at Lalitha Mahal Hotel here yesterday, Somashekar said that the Hotel will complete 100 years on…
Tale of two Palaces
January 23, 2021Going by recent reports, Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel may very well become Taj Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel if it is leased to Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a group company of TATA’s under which the famed luxury hotel chain, Taj Hotels are managed. Our city’s second largest Royal Palace, Lalitha Mahal Palace, has been waiting…
Wah Taj ! Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel to become Taj Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel?
January 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Will Tata Group that runs the prestigious chain of Taj Hotels take over the iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in Mysuru? According to reliable sources from Bengaluru, the Tata Group has offered to run the luxury hotel at a virtual meeting that was chaired by Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. The meeting was convened to discuss…
Another perspective of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel
January 15, 2021By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel is in the news again. The Chairman of Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR), in his news briefing, wanted to have a Centenary celebration of the building which was commissioned in 1921 by our then Maharaja for the stay of Viceroy which never materialised. Excellent…
Centenary celebration of Lalitha Mahal Palace in Nov.
January 4, 2021Details to be finalised at Jan. 6 Board Meeting of Jungle Lodges and Resorts that runs the Heritage Hotel The Palace Hotel will be let on rent for film shoots, photo shoots and weddings Mysore/Mysuru: With the city’s iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace completing 100 years this year, the centenary celebrations of the Palace, which was…
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