Key happenings in the world of hospitality
ASIAN HOSPITALITY Sedona Hotel Yangon organised an event to mark the soft opening of its new Inya Wing, which was graced by His Excellency U Htay Aung, Myanmar’s minister of hotels and tourism
ACCLAIMED RESTAURANTS InterContinental Hotels Group welcomed three chefs, Jason Atherton, Pierre Gagnaire and Theo Randall, with the opening of new signature restaurants at InterContinental hotels and resorts in Dubai, Danang and Bangkok
NOBLE GESTURE Radisson Blu Hotel Kaushambi celebrated ‘Radisson Blu Day’ by organising various activities to entertain the children from the orphanage –Saikripa
MAKE IN INDIA Celebrity Chef Kunal Kapur created a Satvik menu for prime minister Narendra Modi at the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) event held at The Leela, Bengaluru
WINE CONNECT Sula Vineyards along with its importer in Belgium, Wijnen De Clerck, celebrated the fifth anniversary of its wines in Belgium by hosting an exclusive soirée at Kinepolis Kortrijk
FELICITATION CEREMONY Radisson Blu Hotel New Delhi Paschim Vihar was felicitated with the ‘Best Wedding Hotel in Delhi 2015’ award at the 11th Hospitality India & Explore the World Annual International Travel Awards held in New Delhi
CURTAIN RAISER The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi recently partnered with the Kumaon Literary Festival (KLF) and hosted a curtain raiser to the festival
CULINARY EXCHANGE KB Kachru (left), chairman, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, was conferred with the Indian Federation of Culinary Association (IFCA) Award of Excellence by the World Association of Chefs’ Societies (WACS) at the Global Culinary Exchange 2015 in New Delhi
CENTRE FOR HOPE AccorHotels was recently recognised for its CSR initiatives by ‘Team France’ under the education category for the ‘Accor Centre of HOPE’ by the French ambassador to India at Pullman New Delhi Aerocity
BRAND ASSOCIATION Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar with Akshali Shah, VP (sales and marketing), Parag Milk Foods at the announcement of the private dairy brand’s association with the chef for two years through an event in Mumbai
BAKING FOR A CAUSE Crowne Plaza Ahmedabad City Centre celebrated ‘Race Around the World’ through the ‘Design Your Own Cake’ bakery workshop with 30 underprivileged children from two municipal schools near Ramdevnagar
AROUND THE WORLD Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City joined InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) colleagues from all over the world to take part in IHG Race Around the World, an event that aims to raise awareness and funds for IHG’s disaster relief programme, IHG Shelter in a Storm