Key happenings in the world of hospitality
VISUALLY CREATIVE Le Méridien New Delhi in association with India Art Fair 2015 played audience to an interactive coffee and art performance by LM 100 member Esther Maasdam, a global latte artist along with visual artist, Sohan Jakhar
CULINARY JOURNEY L-R: Vivek Oberoi, Indian film actor and Nishant Agarwal, EAM, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide at Karen Anand’s farmer’s market held at Westin Mumbai Garden City
BUSINESS TALK R-L: Cmde (Retd) R K Okhandiar, director – commercial and marketing, India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC); Trinath Behera, director – finance, ITDC; Girish Shankar, CMD, ITDC; Mahesh Sharma, union tourism minister; Dr Lalit K Panwar, secretary, ministry of tourism; Usha Sharma, additional director general – tourism; and Suman Billa, joint secretary – tourism at ITDC’s 49th Annual General Meeting held at The Ashok, New Delhi where ITDC handed over a cheque for `3.73 crore to the Government of India towards five per cent interim dividend payment for the period 2013-14
SMOKING UP L-R: Biswajit Chakraborty, general manager, Sofitel Mumbai BKC and Rocky Patel, baron of the US based cigar company, Cigar Conexion, at the recently held ‘Marriage of Cigaro’ event organised by Sofitel Mumbai BKC in association with Cigar Conexion at the hotel’s restaurant Jyran
PHILANTHROPIC CAUSE Moët & Chandon, the official champagne of the Golden Globes for the 24th consecutive year, marked the sixth year of its red carpet philanthropic initiative, ‘Toast for a Cause’, at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
CLEANLINESS DRIVE InterContinental Hotels Group recently launched its year-long commitment to the national Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiative with a series of cleanliness drives across the company’s Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels in India
HANGOUT PACKAGE L-R: Vijay Subramaniam, managing director, BACARDI, Deep Kalra, CEO and founder, MakeMyTrip; Esha Gupta, Indian actress, and Rajesh Magow, co founder and CEO – India, MakeMyTrip at the launch of the BACARDÍ Goa Party Hangout package in New Delhi
IMPECCABLE TASTES Umberto Piccolini, executive chef, Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spa in collaboration with creative talents from Thailand recently showcased a series of art and gastronomy evenings at the hotel
JOINING HANDS Niraamaya Retreats, a Jupiter Capital Venture recently announced the strategic alliance between its Kovalam property, Niraamaya Retreats Surya Samudra and Relais & Châteaux
LEARNING EXPERIENCE ICS Travel in association with Jet Airways and Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon recently organised a FAM trip to Vietnam for travel agents from Mumbai and Ahmedabad
NOBLE CAUSE Hyatt Place Gurgaon/ Udyog Vihar in association with Rotary Club of Gurgaon organised a blood donation camp as part of the hotel’s first Hyatt Thrive Activity of the year
NOBLE CAUSE Hyatt Place Gurgaon/ Udyog Vihar as part of Hyatt Thrive Activity celebrated this new year by visiting Deepashram – a home for physically and mentally challenged people run by the House of Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata, West Bengal