Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Hotels raise money for terror victims in 'Night for Mumbai' on January 29
The Chartres Lodging and Highgate Hotels were planning simultaneous fundraisers in New York, Chicago and San Francisco on January 29 to commemorate the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Sam Bhadha, executive vice president of the Radisson Lexington Hotel, New York, told News India-Times.
The event, ‘One Night for Mumbai', was a response to the terrorists' targeting of India's hotel and tourism industry. It was scheduled to be held at three hotels – the New York Radisson Lexing ton Hotel, which is a former Taj Hotel; the Chicago Allerton Hotel and San Francisco Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
At each hotel, a cash bar would be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at which time auctions would be held for airline tickets and hotel stays in Mumbai, Delhi and Tel Aviv.
Tickets were donated by Air India, Continental Airlines, Delta, Kingfisher Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Jet Airways.
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The event, ‘One Night for Mumbai', was a response to the terrorists' targeting of India's hotel and tourism industry. It was scheduled to be held at three hotels – the New York Radisson Lexing ton Hotel, which is a former Taj Hotel; the Chicago Allerton Hotel and San Francisco Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
At each hotel, a cash bar would be open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at which time auctions would be held for airline tickets and hotel stays in Mumbai, Delhi and Tel Aviv.
Tickets were donated by Air India, Continental Airlines, Delta, Kingfisher Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Jet Airways.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Air India, Continental Airlines, Delta, Indian hotels, Kingfisher Airlines, Kuwait Airways, mumbai, Qatar Airways, terror victims, terrorist attacks in Mumbai, tourism industry
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Qatar Airways introduces in-flight yoga with ‘The Chopra Center for Wellbeing'
The Doha-based Qatar Airways announced on January 10 the introduction of a new on board yoga guide and tips on how to stay relaxed and rejuvenated on long-haul flights with a new four-page ‘Fly Healthy, Fly Fit' guide prepared in association with ‘The Chopra Center for Well being' and its world-renowned co-founder Deepak Chopra.
It presents a simple and effective range of relaxation techniques, which have been specially created by Chopra for the airline's passengers. Chopra's holistic approach fuses modern medical knowledge with the ancient science of Ayurveda and the art of yoga. It provides passengers with easy exercise routines, enabling them to feel more balanced and relaxed during long flights.
Gentle stretches to encourage blood circulation, with soothing self-massages of the neck, arms and hands, as well as step-by step yoga postures to relieve tension can all be done from the comfort of their seat even with the seat belt fastened.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
It presents a simple and effective range of relaxation techniques, which have been specially created by Chopra for the airline's passengers. Chopra's holistic approach fuses modern medical knowledge with the ancient science of Ayurveda and the art of yoga. It provides passengers with easy exercise routines, enabling them to feel more balanced and relaxed during long flights.
Gentle stretches to encourage blood circulation, with soothing self-massages of the neck, arms and hands, as well as step-by step yoga postures to relieve tension can all be done from the comfort of their seat even with the seat belt fastened.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: ancient science of Ayurveda, blood circulation, Deepak Chopra, medical knowledge, new on board yoga guide, Qatar Airways, relaxation techniques
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