Royal Caribbean hosts largest movie premiere
Royal Caribbean International organised the largest film premiere at
sea by screening Netflix production ‘Like Father’ across its four largest
ships. The film, launched globally, features Harmony of the seas and
stars Kristen Bell, Kelsey Grammer and Seth Rogen. The cruise line
has hosted comedy shows across its Oasis class ships – Symphony,
Harmony, Allure and Oasis of the Seas – in the AquaTheater, the
onboard amphitheater boasting two film screens.
Aloft Aerocity sets the tone with a special edition of WEF
Awards 2018
The Women Economic Forum Awards 2018 was held at Aloft New Delhi. The special
edition of WEF Awards 2018 witnessed over 200 leaders and entrepreneurs from
across India. The awards celebrated women and men in the categories of Women
and Leaders of the Decade for the iconic achievers, as well as in the category of
Exceptional Women of Excellence for the rising stars and young entrepreneurs.
Malta India Film Festival to take place from
December 14-15
The Malta India Film Academy will launch the first edition of the Malta
India Film Festival to bridge a creative gap between Malta and India.
The first of its kind film festival will be held in Malta from December
14-16, 2018. The festival, supported by the Ministry of Tourism,
Govt of Malta, aims to encourage the exchange of art, culture and
entertainment between the two countries. Bollywood actress Vidya
Balan has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador and a part of the
jury. Vijay Krishna Acharya, Director of Thugs of Hindostan will also
be a part of the panel.
Tamarind Global wins gold, silver and
bronze at GIWA awards 2018
Tamarind Global won gold in Best Destination Wedding
(India) category, two Silvers in Best Sangeet Ceremony
and Best Mehendi Ceremony categories respectively, and
a Bronze in the Wedding of the Year (over all) at GIWA
awards. These awards are organised by the ‘International
Convention of the Wedding Fraternity’ and was hosted at
Fairmont, Jaipur.
Trip 360’s Adventure Film Festival concludes with a bang
The Banff’s International Adventure Film Festival and IMF Mountain Film Festival
was organised by Trip 360. The film festival held in Bengaluru treated more than
300 adventure junkies to a range of film screenings and events. The festival was
interspersed with engaging talks by experts as well as filmmakers. Neil Dsouza,
Filmmaker, Abhijeet Singh and Sajid Chougle, Trip 360 experts and athletes,
among others, resolve queries related to living an adventurous lifestyle.
Bengaluru hosts India International Travel Mart 2018
The 106th edition of ‘India International Travel Mart’ was organised at The Bangalore
Palace, Vasanth Nagar Entrance. The exhibition was inaugurated by Sara Mahesh, Minister
for Tourism and Sericulture, Govt of Karnataka along with John Amaratunga, Minister of
Tourism, Govt of Sri Lanka, T.K. Anil Kumar (IAS), Secretary - Tourism, Govt of Karnataka,
and B. Ramu (IAS), Director, Depatment of Tourism, Govt of Karnataka.
IHCL signs Vivanta hotel in London
The Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) has tied up with Hayre
Group Ltd to open Vivanta hotel at Heathrow Airport in London.
The agreement was signed between Puneet Chhatwal, Managing
Director and CEO, IHCL and Talwinder Hayre, Director, Hayre Group
Limited. The new Vivanta hotel is a Greenfield project slated to
open in 2021, conveniently located across from Terminals 1, 2 and
3 at Heathrow Airport.
Israel Ministry of Tourism sets up new welcome
desk at the Ben-Gurion International Airport
The Israel Ministry of Tourism is expanding its activities at Ben-Gurion
International Airport with the set up of a new welcome desk for incoming
tourists in the arrivals hall of the airport. The idea is to offer a service
to travellers seeking information regarding public transportation,
accommodation, attractions, maps and more. Yariv Levin, Minister of
Tourism, Govt of Israel said, “This year we are set to reach about 4
million incoming tourists and this welcome desk will provide them with
an immediate response, so that their visit to Israel will be as successful
as possible.”