Hospitality Company Partners with Sixt
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a South Asia-based hospitality company, has joined forces with Sixt. This partnership provides benefits to members of IHCL’s loyalty program Taj InnerCircle.

(From left to right) Prabhat Verma, executive vice president – operations, South India, international & ancillary businesses, IHCL; Puneet Chhatwal, CEO and managing director, IHCL; Regine Sixt, senior executive vice president international marketing, Sixt; Rüdiger Proske, senior vice president franchise, Sixt; and Renu Basu, senior vice president of global sales & marketing, IHCL.
Photo via Sixt.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), a South Asia-based hospitality company, has partnered with Sixt car rental company.
This partnership provides benefits to members of IHCL’s loyalty program Taj InnerCircle. Loyalty members will receive 100 Taj InnerCircle points for each car rental with Sixt and 50 points for using Sixt Limousine Service. Points can be redeemed for a variety of rewards in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, the U.S., and the Benelux countries.
“Sixt is a synonym for premium vehicles and premium services because we only want the best for our customers,” said Regine Sixt, Sixt SE’s senior executive vice president of international marketing. “This claim connects us with IHCL, that’s why we fit together so wonderfully. With this new cooperation, we offer our mutual customers a special added value on their travels as well as many attractive advantages and discounts. We are very much looking forward to working together with our new strong partner.”
“We are delighted to partner with Sixt to bring its expansive global network to our members,” said Puneet Chhatwal, IHCL’s CEO and managing director. “Taj InnerCircle is an award-winning loyalty program, and it is our constant endeavor to enhance the member benefits to bring value to our esteemed guests. We look forward to building our relationship with future partnerships between SIXT and IHCL.”
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