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Tarun Thakral

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Tarun Thakral

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Currently the Executive Director at CJ International Hotels Ltd, New Delhi that owns and manages Le Meridien New Delhi, Tarun started his career in the Hospitality business in 1986 after completing his Diploma in Hotel Management from Madras. In 1990, he won the French Government scholarship to pursue a two year full time MBA program in International Hospitality Management from ‘Institut de Hotelier Management International’, Paris.

To pursue his hobby and passion in vintage and classic cars, in 1996 Tarun founded Heritage Transportation Trust (HTT) – a registered not for profit trust to promote the preservation of modes of transportation that have been used in India. As its Founder and Managing Trustee, HTT has developed India’s first comprehensive Transport Museum, Heritage Transport Museum, which opened to visitors in December 2013.

Since its opening Museum won many prestigious awards – The National Tourism Award for being the most innovative and unique tourism project in the country, the 2016 and 2018 Travellers Choice Award by TripAdvisor, International PATWA award for innovation at ITB, Germany, the BITB Tourism Excellence Award, SATTE Tourism award for innovation, and more.

Instagram: @heritage_transport_museum