Taj Group has announced the opening of its highly anticipated luxury hotel Taj Dubai, located in the prestigious Burj Khalifa downtown area. The Taj group, established in 1901, is a pioneer and market leader with 128 hotels, resorts and palaces spanning sixty four locations in India and fifteen international locations in four continents. “We are delighted to enhance the nobility of Indian heritage and hospitality in one of the world’s most vibrant cities,” said Rakhee Lalvani, director, public relations, Taj Group.

Delna Jasoomoney, Inbound Leisure, Taj Group talks to Breaking Travel News at ITB 2015 about the Taj Palace hotel in New Delhi.

The Gateway Hotels & Resorts, part of the Taj group, has announced the opening of the Damdama Lake Gurgaon, the first Gateway branded resort in India, increasing the brand portfolio to 25 properties. Situated in the outskirts of Gurgaon in the NCR region of Delhi, the 78-room Gateway Resort Damdama Lake Gurgaon is an urban sanctuary nestled in the heart of the Aravalli hills.

More than forty of South Africa’s most prestigious wine producers will be digging deep into their cellars to source their big-format bottled wines for the fourth annual Big Bottle Festival. The event begins with an exclusive gourmand dinner at The Reserve, Taj Hotel Cape Town on Friday, August 29th, and is followed by the walk-about tasting on August 30th.

Breaking Travel News here talks with Taj Hotels & Resorts chief executive Raymond Bickson about the continued success of the World Travel & Tourism Global Summits, the importance of China as a market for the brand and what the future holds for the brand.

The Taj Group has introduced its two newly rebranded London hotels - St. James’ Court, A Taj Hotel and Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, Suites & Residences. The hotels will now be promoted within the Taj Group’s portfolio of luxury hotels, resorts and palaces, and the Taj Group has sole ownership and management, as well as operational and marketing control of both properties.