- Business
- Lemon Tree Hotels Limited (LEMONTREE.BO), founded in 2002 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, owns, leases, operates, and franchises hotels and resorts across upscale, upper-midscale, midscale, and economy segments, primarily targeting business and leisure travelers in India, Nepal, Bhutan, and the UAE; the company offers seven brands including Aurika Hotels & Resorts for upscale stays with premium dining, wellness facilities, and event spaces; Lemon Tree Premier and Keys Prima for upper-midscale properties featuring spacious rooms, multi-cuisine restaurants, and banqueting venues; Lemon Tree Hotels and Keys Select for midscale accommodations with business amenities, gyms, and conference rooms; and Red Fox Hotels by Lemon Tree Hotels as well as Keys Lite for economy options emphasizing clean rooms, high-speed WiFi, cafes, and value-driven services. As one of India's largest hotel chains in the mid-priced sector, it operates over 120 hotels with more than 10,700 rooms across 80 cities, including metros like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, as well as tier-II/III locations such as Jaipur, Dehradun, and Thiruvananthapuram, supplemented by a pipeline of over 120 additional properties. Recent expansions include the November 2025 launch of a 98-room Lemon Tree Hotel in Dehradun Mall, Uttarakhand—its ninth property there with eight more under development; the debut of Lemon Tree Premier in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, adding 80 rooms and enhancing its sixth presence in the state; and the signing of Lemon Tree Hotel at Pacific Mall, Jaipur, marking its 22nd property in Rajasthan; the company actively seeks acquisitions to support growth targets of 5,000-7,000 additional rooms in coming years, invests annually in room refurbishments, and plans the listing of subsidiary Fleur Hotels Pvt. Ltd. by December 2026 to unlock value from premium assets like Lemon Tree Premier Delhi Aerocity and Aurika Mumbai.