时间：2022-05-14 05:13:46
Fairmont opens its first hotel in India
For the city of Japiur, the wait for the ultimate luxury is over, as Fairmont Hotels & Resorts opened its first hotel in India. The property is designed on the lines of a traditional Mughal Palace is sprawling and has 225 rooms including villas and meeting spaces for weddings and functions spread over 60,000sqft. The hotel has introduced in India its exclusive
Fairmont Gold Floor—the brand’s exclusive ‘hotel within a hotel’ experience. Its features include access to the Fairmont Gold Lounge with personalised service to guests for an exclusive lifestyle experience. The hotel has an eclectic array of fine dining options, amongst which is Zoya, an all-day dining restaurant with a section highlighting heritage dishes from royal households. And if this wasn’t enough, there is a regency style library-bar, Aza and the Cigar Diwan, an old-school smoking room.
RCI adds three more properties
Celebrating 20 years of its operations, RCI announced three new affiliations in Rajasthan and one in Panchgani, bringing the number to 100 properties across India. While the Ananta Spa & Resorts at Pushkar is an ideal place to relish luxury, the Aranyawas Resort at Ranakpur is amidst the wilderness of the Aravalli mountain range. The Summer Plaza Resort in Panchgani is a perfect drive-to holiday destination.
LHW starts airport transfers
The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has started complimentary one-way transfers from airports to its hotels in 10 destinations. benefits of this programme include complimentary breakfast and internet and free night stays for club members. They will now be whisked away at the arrival terminals by the hotel staff; personalised transfers are also available at barcelona, berlin, London, Milan, Munich, new york City, Paris, Rome Vienna and Zurich. These are available to members till December 31, 2012. For more information visit /AirportPickUp or call 1-800-223-6800
Couple cozy in Belgium
From that first romantic weekend away, to the perfect honeymoon of a lifetime or even if you’re looking at popping the question, head to the Hotel De Tuilerieen, in bruges, belgium that is all about old-school romance with period décor and four-poster beds. Walk down cobbled alleyways and enjoy candlelit dinners at the hotel’s legendary Le Menu belge restaurant. For reservations call 080 0650 1456 or visit at
APPOINTMENTS
The best Western Group appointed yuvneet Suri as the Associate Vice President, operations. With an experience of more than two decades in the hospitality industry, he will start work from the groups’ West India office at bangalore.
Abid butt was appointed as the new Chief executive officer (Ceo) of banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts. butt has worked with the company’s flagship hotel at Phuket and was appointment as the vice president of operations from 2000-2002.
The Claridges Surajkund appointed Portuguese national Cajetan A. Araujo as their new hotel manager. He will be handlings all matters pertaining to the hotels’operations. Araujo brings with him extensive knowledge and has an experience of over 18 years in the hospitality industry. He started his career as front desk agent in Geneva and over the years, has developed a fondness for wine through his extensive travel to the wine regions of the world.
Hop on service in Brussels
To improve local transportation for tourists, the transport and tourism ministry kick started a new hop on bus service for sightseeing in brussels. The revamped service covers two large circuits, (north and south) and both these trips can be done with a single ticket. There is also the famous route of the Art nouveau facades in brussels (Ixelles, bois de la Cambre and the basilique de Koekelberg—the Koekelberg basilica) that one can take. The tickets(valid for 24 or 48 hours) are available from VISITbRUSSeLS offices, on the bus or from websites www.citysightseeingbrussel.be and www.visitbrussels.be.
Flight discounts for students
To help students cope with the cost of education, Cleartrip has come up with a Scholar offer. It is a cash back service on one-way flight bookings to universities in the US, Canada, europe, Australia and new Zealand. Students with a valid visa can now reimburse cash upto 22,500 on all airlines and get a leeway of 23 Kg for excess baggage on select airlines. During the payment process, punch in the exact code, without which one cannot receive cash back. Valid till September 15. Visit
Zangoora touches 750 shows
If you’re into the gypsy princes, then Zangoora might tickle your fancy. Presented by the Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon, the show completed 750 performances. Making it the longest-run bollywood show in the world, the main character, Hussain Kuwajarewala who plays the lead said,“Performing in India’s first bollywood broadway like musical has been a most enriching experience. As we cross this milestone I am confident that this musical will accomplish many such landmarks and will continue to provide engrossing entertainment to its patrons.”
Mahindra Adventure’s Great Escapes are back
For those who enjoy the outdoors, Mahindra Adventure launched their Great escapes Season-2. These celebrate India and the sub-continent by traversing to exotic and unexplored locations. The new season has the tri-nation escape (bhutan, India and nepal-14 days), authentic Goa(6 days) and wildlife escape (6 days). Similar to the first season, those who do not own Mahindra vehicles can participate by using a Mahindra vehicle at a nominal fee. Mahindra adventure events are valid throughout the year. Visit
UK Visa Application Centre Opens in Bangalore
A new UK visa application centre opened at bangalore with a new premium lounge that provides customers the option of submitting their applications in a separate comfortable lounge, with dedicated staff and additional facilities. The internet facilities at the centre allows customers to complete and print their online visa application forms. The working hours for submission of applications and collection of documents are being extended by two hours. The opening hours are 8 am-4 pm. The current prime time facility gives you the option of making an appointment to submit your visa applications outside normal hours during the week. This time has been extended to Saturdays and holidays between 11 am-3 pm. Address: UK Visa Application Centre, Unit 302-303, 2nd Floor, Prestige Atrium, no 1, Central Street, bangalore 560 001;
tel: 022 6786 6000.
In addition to this, the Thailand Visa Application Centre has been relocated from Infantry Road to Central Street. Chanchai Charanvatnakit, Consul General, Royal Thai Consulate General, Chennai launched the new service for collection of visa applications and delivery process through VFS Global’s Thailand Visa Application Centre (Thai VAC). VFS Global will be responsible for accepting applications for Thai visas for residents bangalore and Karnataka. The Thai VAC will remain open from 8 am to 3 pm. Address: Prestige Atrium 2nd Floor, no 1, Central Street, bangalore 560 001.
tel: 044 4350 6353; For more information visit www.vfs-thailand.co.in
Be a royal guard in Seoul
This could figure as those one-timemust-try things in your list of things-todo in Seoul. The city is offering visitors a chance to take part in the reenactment of the changing of the royal guard ceremony at Deoksugung Palace. Anyone who wants to join the ceremony can make a reservation online by submitting an application. Participants will receive about an hour long orientation prior to the event and perform the ceremony at 2 pm. Visitors without advance reservations may also register on site and participate in other events like as beating a traditional drum to announce the start of the ceremony and trying on Korean traditional costumes. The experience is free of cost. The ceremony is a tradition similar to the changing of the guards at buckingham Palace. Visit www.deoksugung.go.kr
New menu Rail Canada
When you gather eight chefs on a train for two days, the result is a scrumptious array of 78 new dishes. This is how VIA Rail Canada began serving their new menu on-board trans-continental route, the Canadian, between Toronto and Vancouver. To select the new menu, VIA launched the Menu Creation Challenge for its travellers who selected dishes online, which are now available onboard. Travellers in the sleeper plus class can have breakfast, lunch and dinner that is made-toorder and prepared on board. For more information visit www.viarail.ca
TA enters into agreement with Air Canada
Making travel to and from Turkey hassle free, Turkish Airlines and Air Canada announced a commercial cooperation agreement that allows domestic Canadian flights to directly connect to Turkish Airlines. People travelling with a TA ticket will now be able to take domestic connecting flights within Canada. The agreement covers main cities via Toronto and other 33 domestic destinations like Calgary, Charlottetown, Deerlake, edmonton, Fortmcmurray, Fredericton, Halifax, Kelowna and Kingston.
Professional recording studio at Virgin’s Heathrow lounge
Keeping in mind the A-list musicians that fly out of London’s Heathrow Airport, Virgin Atlantic installed it’s very first professional recording studio at Heathrow’s Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. Music lovers and composers flying upper class with Virgin from new Delhi to London who think of a new tune or need a last minute radio edit to their latest single whilst waiting for their flight can use the studio and record it immediately rather than running the risk of forgetting it. The Virgin Atlantic Avid edit Suite has been custom designed and built exclusively for the Clubhouse. It’s compact but powerful, with professional digital and editing and mixing system pro tools. The finished content can be emailed or uploaded to a record company, broadcaster or producer direct from the Clubhouse.
Lufthansa’s new aircraft in India
becoming the second destination in the world to receive the boeing 747-8, new Delhi received Lufthansa’s first jumbo jet at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Some of its features include sophisticated new business class seats with a 6.5 feet long flat bed and noise reduction by almost 30 percent. The economy class was upgraded with new wide-seats and more leg room. The storage area, head space and in-flight entertainment have been enhanced in all three classes.
IndiGo introduces four new flights
Making travel easier for Pune residents, IndiGo introduced of four new flights. The airline will now operate its second daily and direct flight between Delhi and Pune, and new daily flight between Hyderabad and Pune. Aditya Ghosh, President, IndiGo said, “It gives me immense pleasure in announcing these new flights connecting Pune to Delhi and Hyderabad. We are looking at providing affordable fares on new routes.”
Listen to books on Singapore Airlines
Worried about travelling too heavy with just too many books? Those flying Singapore Airlines now have access to a wider selection of audio books, thanks to the airlines’ collaboration with the national Library board (nLb). The initial batch of 13 audio books includes Dracula by bram Stoker, Wizard of oz by L. Frank baum and The War of the Worlds by HG Wells. For a wider choice, the list of audio books is refreshed monthly. This service is available on the b777-300-eR, A330, b772R and b773R aircrafts in India. A full list of the available titles can be found in KrisWorld, Singapore Airlines’ in-flight entertainment magazine and at
BA woos children
Making flying fun for children, bA has launched new London 2012 olympic themed entertainment packs for children. These come in swimming bags, branded with bA’s union jack tailfin design. These will be available on all long haul flights departing and arriving into London between July and november this year. Also for students travelling to the UK, US and Canada, the airlines also has an offer that allows students (flying between 1 June and october 30) to carry an extra piece of luggage weighing up to 23kg. This is valid till october 30. Visit for more information.
Membership for private jet users
For high flyers and ultimate luxury seekers, Invision Air launched its jet card membership programme. The card allows members access to business jets at investments starting from 133.75 lakh for 25 hours to 11.2 crore for 100 hours. The membership is especially useful for private aircraft owners who need private jet services while their aircrafts are under maintenance. Some of the benefits of the membership include last minute booking, priority of access based on membership levels, better pricing, lower positioning costs, aircraft interchange, no congestion charge in case of over flying due to traffic, sharing flights among members, access to non Invision Air aircraft if required and complete transferability.
Etihad Airways acquires stake in Virgin Australia
To strengthen its domestic operations, etihad Airways acquired a 3.96 per cent stake in Virgin Australia. Together, the two will operate 24 flights a week between Abu Dhabi and Australia and passengers have access to a combined network of more than 150 destinations. The airline has over the past been actively seeking stakes in overseas carriers to compete with regional rivals.
SpiceJet connects New Delhi to Kabul
If you thought Kabul was out-ofbounds by air, Spicejet has an answer. The airline has started flights between new Delhi and the Afghanistan’s capital city Kabul. Initially flights will operate three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday). SpiceJet is the only domestic carrier that’s flying to Kabul and operates in three international destinations–Kathmandu, Colombo and Dubai. booking can made at or toll free reservation at 1800 1803 333/(0) 9871 8033 33.