TIMELINE

Question 1

Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi became the sole owner of Clarkes Hotel, Shimla.

Answer 1

1934

Question 2

The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata opened.

Answer 2

1938

Question 3

M.S. Oberoi gets controlling interest of Associated Hotels of India, which included Maidens Hotel, Delhi and The Oberoi Cecil, Shimla. He also acquired full share of The Oberoi Grand.

Answer 3

1944

Question 4

East India Hotels Limited was incorporated.

Answer 4

1949

Question 5

East India Hotels Limited went public and the shares were listed on BSE.

Answer 5

1956

Question 6

Oberoi Flight Services was started.

Answer 6

1957

Question 7

The Oberoi, New Delhi opened.

Answer 7

1965

Question 8

The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development started.

Answer 8

1966

Question 9

The Associated Hotels of India Limited and Hotels Private Limited merged as East India Hotels Private Limited.

Answer 9

1968

Question 10

Trident Nariman Point, Mumbai Opened.

Answer 10

1973

Question 11

EIH Press started.

Answer 11

1974

Question 12

The Oberoi Beach Resort, Bali in Indonesia opened.

Answer 12

1978

Question 13

Trident, Bhubaneswar opened.

Answer 13

1985

Question 14

The Oberoi, Mumbai opened. Oberoi Flight Services started with a contract to operate restaurants in Mumbai airport.

Answer 14

1986

Question 15

Trident, Chennai opened.

Answer 15

1987

Question 16

The Oberoi, Bengaluru opened.

Answer 16

1992

Question 17

Trident, Agra opened.

Answer 17

1993

Question 18

Change of name of The East India Hotels Limited to EIH Limited. The Oberoi, Philae, Luxury Nile Cruiser Started.

Answer 18

1996

Question 19

Trident, Jaipur.. The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur and The Oberoi Beach Resort, Lombok opened.

Answer 19

1997

Question 20

Trident, Udaipur opened.

Answer 20

1998

Question 21

Trident, Cochin opened.

Answer 21

1999

Question 22

WFH, An Oberoi Resort, Shimla and The Oberoi Contact Centre started.

Answer 22

2000/2001

Question 23

The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra.. The Oberoi Vanyavilas Wildlife Resort, Ranthambore and The Oberoi Beach Resort, Mauritius opened.

Answer 23

2001

Question 24

The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur and The Oberoi Beach Resort, Sahl Hasheesh in Egypt opened.

Answer 24

2002

Question 25

Trident, Gurgaon and The Oberoi Vrinda, Luxury Kerala Cruiser opened. Marketing alliance with Hilton International. Trident Hotels were re-branded as 'Trident Hilton' and the Oberoi Towers, Mumbai was re branded as Hilton Towers. The agreement ended in 2008.

Answer 25

2004

Question 26

The Oberoi Zahra, Luxury Nile Cruiser started.

Answer 26

2007

Question 27

The Oberoi Flight Services Kitchen in Mauritius started.

Answer 27

2008

Question 28

Trident,Bandra Kurla, Mumbai opened.

Answer 28

2009

Question 29

The Oberoi, Mumbai reopened after full renovation subsequent to the 2008 terrorist attacks.

Answer 29

2010

Question 30

The Oberoi, Gurgaon opened.

Answer 30

2011

Question 31

Trident, Hyderabad opened.

Answer 31

2013

Question 32

Oberoi Flight Services Kitchen in Kolkata started.

Answer 32

2015

Question 33

The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort, New Chandigarh opened.

Answer 33

2016

Question 34

The Oberoi Beach Resort, Al Zorah in the UAE opened.

Answer 34

2017

Question 35

The Oberoi at New Delhi, an iconic Delhi property, reopened post a major renovation.

Answer 35

2018

Question 36

The Oberoi, Marrakesh in Morocco and the Oberoi Centre of Excellence opened.

Answer 36

2019

Question 37

Strategic alliance between Oberoi Hotels & Resorts and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

Answer 37

2020