Mercury Travels was set up in 1948 as a subsidiary of the East Indian Hotels Ltd (EIH Ltd), which owns or manages hotels and luxury cruisers across five countries under the ‘Oberoi Hotels & Resorts’ and the ‘Trident’ brands. Internationally recognized for all-round excellence and unparalleled levels of service, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts have received innumerable awards and accolades. Trident Hotels are superior first class international hotels with contemporary facilities offering quality and value. EIH Group’s hotels have highly motivated and well-trained staff who provide the kind of attentive and sensitive service that is rare today.

Mercury Travels is currently a joint venture between the EIH Ltd and Mr. Ashwini Kakkar. Mr. Kakkar is a leading travel industry professional who has helped bring a paradigm shift in way travel services are promoted in India. He was bestowed the ''Ordre National du Merite'' by the French Government in 2007, in recognition of his contribution in promoting Indo-French relations. Additionally, Mr. Kakkar has been conferred with numerous awards by travel trade organisations.