IHCL MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal said that despite the cancellation of geographical-political challenges, flight disturbances and bookings, the continuous thirteenth quarter of the ‘record exhibition’ for a chain in the quarter of FY 2026.
“In line with our guidance, the company recorded a double-digit growth in unified income. The revenue of the hotel segment increased by 14% to Rs 1,814 crore, leading to a strong EBITDA margin of 31.4%.” He added, “This exhibition was enabled by the diversification of our top line in the same store hotels, such as growth and new businesses to grow united income by 27% over the previous year. The hospitality shows elasticity and continuous growth despite geographical political headwinds,” he added.
Chakin said he had continued its growth, with 12 signatures carrying portfolio in more than 390 hotels and opened six new hotels in the quarter.
The brand was also recently ranked as the strongest brand of India in the world’s strongest hotel brand 2025 and fifth for the fourth time by brand finance-UK. The quarter marks the Ginger Kolkata Hotel Acquisition by a single Tata Group.
“The Indian hotel company seems to have the privilege of getting a trophy asset for the ginger at Kolkata Airport. It is part of our growth strategy developed at major airport sites,” Chhatwal said.
The chain said its domestic store hotels gave 11% unified income per room growth with a premium of 60% against the industry. International consolidated portfolio occupied 78%, increased by 460 basis points, resulting in a 13%increase in rooms available in the room. IHCL’s management fee revenue has increased 17% to 133 million. During the period under the IHCL review, 12 hotels were signed, including three luxury wildlife lodges, two celebrities and ginger hotels, and every one of the hotels under each gateway, Vivanta and Tree Life for Life Brands in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. In the quarter, six new hotels, including Taj in Alibug, two salections resorts in Lakshadweep, a gateway to Kuorg and a ginger hotel in Dehradun were seen.
The IHCL said that by June 30, 2025, it has a total cash amount of Rs 3,073 crore. The air and institutional catering business segment of the chain made a revenue of Rs 290 crore, which is 21% and EBITDA margin at 23.5% over the previous year.
New businesses including Ginger, Cumin, Am St and Trail and Tree Life Life have an enterprise income of Rs 212 crore, growth of 25% and Rs. A consolidated income of Rs 162 crore has increased by 27%.
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