Key happenings in the world of hospitality
GASTRONOMIC DELIGHT Khushii, a non-governmental organisation led by a team of philanthropists and headed by former cricketer Kapil Dev, treated 60 under-privileged children to food at The Epicuria Mall, Nehru Place
NEW BEGINNING Ashwin Rodrigues, winemaker and founder of Good Earth Wines at a classical soiree held by Karl Lutchmayer to relaunch Good Earth Wines in India
INDIA’S FINEST (Right) Nikhil Agarwal, sommelier and founder of All Things Nice at the third edition of ‘Celebrating India’s Finest’, an evening recognising winners of the ‘Indian Wine Consumer Choice Awards’ 2015 held at Le Pain Quotidien, Mumbai
GREEN FOCUS NanoWin High-Tech Foldable Electric Scooter at the Taiwan Green Products Pavilion, organised by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), MOEA, Taiwan, and implemented by the Green Trade Project Office (GTPO), at Inorbit Mall, Mumbai
FAIRY TALE EXTRAVAGANZA Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’, jointly produced by Broadway Entertainment Group and NETworks Presentations with Garuda Indonesia as the official airline sponsor, opened at The Venetian Theatre in Macao
GRAND LAUNCH (Third from left) Chef Ranveer Brar, MasterChef India judge, celebrity chef and brand ambassador of SunGold Kiwifruit in India at the launch of Zespri International’s SunGold Kiwifruit in the country
HEALTHY INITIATIVE Hotel Marine Plaza, Mumbai on the occasion of ‘International Yoga Day’ organised yoga classes at the hotel
SCALING HEIGHTS The Concierge Association of the Western Region Concierges, led by its leader Albert Amanna from the InterContinental Hotel, climbed about 2500 feet above sea level to deliver raincoats, books and basic stationery to a village school there
EXPANDING PORTFOLIO InterContinental Hotels Group recently signed a management agreement with a real-estate investor and developer in Vietnam, M I K Corporation for a 300 room Crowne Plaza hotel on the island of Phu Quoc
POPULARITY VOTES Let’s Relax Spa, a day spa chain managed by Siam Wellness Group Public, has been awarded ‘Best of Spa’ at ‘The Best of Thailand Awards Voted by Chinese Tourists’ organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand at the Central Post Office in Bangrak, Bangkok
SPECIAL EVENING Sula Selections, the import arm of Sula Vineyards and the exclusive importer and distributor of Hardys wines of Australia in India recently hosted Australian cricket legend Glenn McGrath (right) on his first tour of India as Hardys Brand Ambassador at the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai
DISCOVERING MUMBAI Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel hosted a local excursion for its guests and the local community to celebrate its fourth annual Global Day of Discovery in the city