SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

Karma Group has announced a return to Thailand’s Koh Samui with the opening of Karma Apsara, a tranquil oasis located on the pristine coconut grove slopes of the fabled holiday island. Located on an elevated slope in Mae Nam along Koh Samui’s breathtaking north coast, Karma Apsara brings together 32 spacious one and two-bedroom residences offering both garden and ocean views. Karma Apsara is located just five minutes from Mae Nam Beach with its sugary white sand and swaying palm trees, while Koh Samui airport is just 15 minutes away. Besides its stunning natural attributes, Mae Nam features an excellent golf course, eateries and boutiques, while the town of Chaweng is just a short drive away. Featuring a pretty horizon pool with panoramic views, an on-site restaurant and bar and private beach access, Karma Apsara is the ideal gateway to discover one of southeast Asia’s most fabled islands. “Koh Samui is one of my favourite islands in south east Asia and as Karma previou...

Is back pain the biggest obstacle for India’s small-town sportswomen   Year after year, India’s most promising athletes back out of important sporting events citing back pain. There is now new data intelligence available that slots back pain into 100 different types; and offers a customised treatment plan. Will this change things for Indian sports? Indian sport is replete with stories of its female warriors who win laurels for the country. Unfortunately,  due to lack of facilities and trainers, more often than not, they train under adverse conditions and suffer from injuries during crucial stages of their sporting pursuit. Case in point being World championship and Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter  Saikhom Mirabai Chanu  who had to pull out of the 2018 Asian Games due to a back injury. In February, she made a comeback after a nine-month injury-layoff and  won the gold in the 49-kilogram category at the EGAT Cup in Thailand, a qu...

La Birra  ( by Rai Boon Chaluay ) creates amazingly natural & organic cosmetics with the ingredients from their own farms which are beneficial in daily lives. Raw materials from Rai Boon Chaluey farm are certified by Thailand Organic farming standard of GMP and Halan.  Rai Boon Chaluay was founded for the purpose of eating healthy and natural for better health in our daily life. The best products emerge from the Earth. All Rai Boon Chaluay products are organic. They are rich in tradition , value , and effectiveness  La Birra products are available at Tops Supermarket and online through their website    Organic Kaffir Lime Shampoo: Gently cleanses and detoxes the scalp, stimulates hair pigmentation to restore natural black hair, reduces hair loss , reduces scalp oil, reduces dandruff-itching. Organic Aloe Vera Shower Gel : Reduces damages caused by UV rays and restores moisture for naturally soft skin. It is enriched with enzymes, amino acids an...

98% of the participants likely to return in 2019 OTM Mumbai, the largest travel trade show in the Asia Pacific region concluded on an optimistic note. 1000+ sellers from 50+ countries and 27 states networked with 10,000+ trade visitors, at Bombay Exhibition Centre, between 18th to 20th January. The show was inaugurated by  Shri. K J Alphons , Minister of State for Tourism (I/C), Government of India. In his inaugural address he expressed his delight seeing the turnout of the global participants. He also expressed satisfaction about the mix of international and national participants at the show floor - approximately 400 and 600 respectively. Guest of Honour  Shri. Jaykumar Rawal , Minister of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra remarked that Mumbai was proud to host the leading travel show in the Asia Pacific region. He also marvelled at the long history of  OTM  as an offshoot of the oldest travel trade show in the country. In an exit survey, 9...

Speed adds thrill to mundane life. In a metropolis like Mumbai, speed is the need to succeed.  On 22nd February 2017, OTM , Mum bai hosted a special Speed-Networking event exclusively for Travel Bloggers and Exhibitors participating in OTM , Mumbai to  build on their prominent role in the travel marketing ecosystem. The shortlisted bloggers held mini-meetings of 5 minute duration with interested exhibitors at the venue. The overall activity was scheduled for 1.5 hours , but went on for 3 hours , during which ample opportunity were provided to both bloggers and exhibitors to meet and discuss how they could work together and help promote the destination, product or brand the exhibitors represent.  Every blogger was given a table with a prominent sign showing the name of the blog and the categories they repr esent. The exhibitors visited bloggers-tables individually. We had a face to face meeting for a max. durati...