‘WIKIPEDIA The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, commonly known as The Leela, is an Indian luxury hotel chain, founded in 1986 by C. P. Krishnan Nair," and owned by Brookfield Asset Management. Currently, The Leela is a group of eleven Tuxury p: Contents History Business structure Awards References External links History The Leela Hotels were founded by the owner of The Leela Group, which he named after his wife. Nair bought 11 acres of land near his house in Sahar Village, Mumbai to build his first hotel, The Leela Mumbai, in 1986. It was the first luxury hotel near the current Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport./3! In 1991, a second hotel was opened in Goa. The Leela Goa was designed keeping the overall architecture of the state in mind. The luxury seaside resort has taken its inspiration from Portuguese heritage and is spread over 75 acres of land in South Goa near by Cavelossim Beach. In 2001, the group's first modern hotel was built with 357 rooms in the IT capital of India, Bangalore, inspired by the Mysore Palace and the architecture of the igth century Vijayanagara empire, and is surrounded by seven acres of gardens. By 2009, two more properties were added to this portfolio: The Leela Palace in Udaipur (Rajasthan) and The Leela Ambience Gurgaon. ‘The Leela Ambience Gurgaon is the The Leela PALACES HOTELS RESORTS Type Public Traded as BSE: 500193 (http s:/iwww.bseindia.co mistock-share-pric efx/y/500193/) NSE: HLVLTD (http s:/iwww.nseindia.co miget-quotes/equit y?symbol=HLVLTD) Industry Hospitality Founded Mumbai, India (1986) Founder C.P. Krishnan Nair Headquarters Mumbai, India Key people Anurag Bhatnagar (coo) Products Hotels and resorts Revenue 2714 crore (US$94 milion) (2017) Owner Brookfield Asset Management Website www.theleela.com (https:/www.thelee! a.com!) group's first non-owned, managed property. The Leela Palace New Delhi opened in April 2011; the palace is inspired by Sir Edwin Lutyens Delhi. The group opened a new hotel in Chennai in 2013 called The Leela Palace Chennai. The second Managed hotel was taken over in year 2015, in East Delhi, The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel. In 2021, the group further expanded its portfolio with three new hotels; The Leela Palace Jaipur, The Leela Gandhinagar and The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru. There are plans to open new hotels in Hyderabad and Agra.