Doe eyes and paradise

Beyond packed roads, over the butterfly flyover and at the end of a narrow lane, lays ‘Paradise’.

Paradise in these parts also goes by the name Assisi Illam, technically a home for orphans but in reality a land of ‘Absolute Love’. The idea behind this trip was for us the fortunate to help the less fortunate, but the Gods had a different plan in mind, topsy turvy was the way to go. What started as a “Help set up a library” for the orphaned children turned into “Help yourselves find Joy”.

31^st August 2011, on that faithful day we Kuoni-ain’s experienced absolute bliss , those tiny tots displayed unbound joy not just over the 200 odd books that we had managed to collect but were made ecstatic by the mere presence of visitors alone. Prior to this most of us had experienced the ‘yawning chain’ or the ‘giggle loop’ but then on that very day the whole lot of us were witnesses to the chain reaction of simple love.

A twinkle in the eye of a 5 year old or a toothy grin of a 3 year old cannot be captured in hollow words; one had to be there at that blessed moment seated on the lap of paradise to understand the enormity of the moment, a simple gesture changed us all, simply put, it made us ‘LOVE’ unconditionally.

Orphanage Visit - Assisi Illam

Ganesh Chathurthi, the birth of Lord Ganesha, the Vighnaharta, is one of the biggest festivals celebrated in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa for 10 days.

To celebrate the Lord Ganesha’s birthday, Kuoni Academy Chennai centre has organised a competition for the students on making “Eco-friendly Ganesh idols”. Students from all the batches, MBA, PG, UG and KAD participated enthusiastically. They formed groups out of which three groups have come up with very unique and innovative idol designs of Ganesha:-

Group A created the idol with the flour of Maida
Group B created the idol with the vegetables like pumpkin and snake gourd
Group C created the idol with PET bottles

The student’s efforts, enthusiasm and interest were truly incredible and as a token of appreciation a prize distribution event has been planned for all the participants on the 9^th of Sept’11.

The Kuoni Academy staff members also made an idol with different varieties of grain.

Besides the competition, Ganapati Pooja was performed at various centres of Kuoni Academy.

May lord Ganesh bless us all! Ganapati Bappa Morya, Mangal Moorti Morya

Centre of Excellence, the corporate training vertical of Kuoni Academy has successfully started pan India destination training programs for Oman Tourism, South African Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Board, Atout France and Fiji Destination.

The various International & Domestic tourism boards have tied up with Kuoni Academy-Centre of Excellence for its offline destination training programs for travel agents. These trainings aim’s to train travel agents about the undiscovered tourist places, culture, cuisine, customs, facts, entertainment, specialized itinerary planning, economical packages etc which could help them in selling the destination better and give more options to the customers who are well informed, inquisitive and experimental in today’s world when it comes to travel plans. More than 1600 travel agents have been trained in 14 cities of India in the month of July & August 2011.

Besides the destination training programs KA-COE has also conducted corporate trainings for Mumbai Police on soft skills and Immigration officer on cross cultural issues in July 2011.

Learn South Africa Module II - Training

Destination Oman Training

Destination Fiji Training

Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Training

Atout France Training

Kuoni Academy Mumbai & Delhi centres celebrated the Independence day with great fanfare and cultural activities

Students have decorated the centre with tricolor theme. Various cultural activities like Bharatnatyam, skit, singing, dancing, and students were dressed in traditional costume showcasing diversity of India and Quiz competition on Tourism etc was conducted during the day. All students were also assembled to sing the National Anthem. At the end the Kuoni Academy students and staff paid tribute to the National Heroes of Independence Day by signing patriotic song..."Desh Mere Desh Mere Meri Jaan Hai Tu…!"

"SWITZERLAND".....the name itself makes us think of lush pastures, exotic villas, enchanting sights and excellent food !!! To therefore promote the country, the students of Defence colony center were trained by the faculty members. It was a 4-day workshop to enrich the students' knowledge about the rich cultural heritage of Switzerland which has attracted tourists since time immemorial. The students were given plenty of study material in the form of books and brochures and posters and were taught through visual aids. And they now agree that Switzerland is truly the heart of Europe.

All the students would be handed over certificates of participation and goodie after the evaluations.

All the Delhi faculty members of Kuoni Academy attended the Swiss training at the Swiss Embassy on 9th June, 2011.

Faculty Members along with the Swiss Ambassador and the Swiss representative at the Swiss Embassy, Delhi

TAAI, India’s largest association of travel agents and Kuoni Academy the leading travel and tourism education institute announced the launch of Executive Management Programs for the TAAI members with exclusive enrolment fees.

These programs groom senior and mid-career executives to become successful business professionals. The exclusively tailored programs provide comprehensive knowledge of the travel industry and serves as an ideal learning platform. The courses being designed by the best in the industry stimulate innovative thinking, sharpen analytical skills and add value to the skill set of travel professionals.

Front line executives with minimum 1 years work experience in travel, tourism & hospitality industry could enrol for Integrated Diploma in Travel & Tourism Management while Entrepreneurs and Business Owners with minimum 3 years work experience could opt for the Senior Management program in Travel & Tourism.

The Program Highlights include:

• Courses span over 52 weeks
• Course structure tailored exclusively for travel fraternity
• Weekend Batches
• Courses are currently being 4 Metro centres of Kuoni Academy
• Judicious mixture of academic and industry interface
• Exclusive enrolment fees from TAAI and Kuoni Academy

Speaking about the launch of the programs Rajiv Duggal, MD Kuoni India said, “We are extremely honoured to have partnered with TAAI for this initiative and we look forward to continuing our momentum to add intellectual and responsible professionals to our travel fraternity. The Executive Management programs endeavour to create a talent pool of professional resources well equipped with industry knowledge. These courses are intricately designed to enable candidates explore their potentials and determine their future career growth path.”

(L-R) Rajiv Duggal, MD-Kuoni India, Rajiv Rai, President-TAAI

Kuoni Academy, Chennai centre celebrated the World Environment Day by organizing an plantation activity on June 4^th, Saturday. The team of 55 students from MBA, PG and UG batch actively participated and planted fruit-bearing saplings in the premises of Sozhavaliammam temple at Kollatur, enroute to Pondicherry. The students interacted with the local people explaining the origin and significance of WED elaborating on this year’s UN theme "Forest-Nature at your service". The villagers were educated on the importance of preserving nature and reducing carbon foot prints and the benefits of afforestation were brought to light. The experience was truly enriching and satisfying.

Kuoni Academy celebrated its 8^th Anniversary on 13^th May 2011 in KA Delhi - CP centre. Students & faculty member paid visit to the nearest orphanage and distributed sweets. Cake cutting ceremony was organized at the centre. Mr. Kapil Srivastava - Regional Head - North & East addressed the students and staff members on this occasion and wished them for success of Kuoni Academy in the coming year.

Students of Kuoni Academy Ahmedabad centre had organized a Heritage Walk activity on May 1, 2011 to celebrate Gujarat Day. The day started from the House of MG (www.houseofmg.com), the Heritage hotel of Ahmedabad. As Ahmedabad is heading to be a UNESCO world heritage city, all the students were very excited and wanted to know about the city’s Heritage Monuments. The walk covered places like Magnificent Magaldas-ni-Haveli, Chabutra, Chandla-ol, Old Stock Exchange, The Tomb of Ahmed shah Badshah (the founder of the City) Jumma mosque, Bhadra Fort, Teen darwaja, the Jyot of inception of the city, Sidi Saiyad Mosque and back to the House of MG. Students enjoyed the day with delicious snacks and tour throughout the Heritage Hotel.

Mumbai, 3^rd May 2011: Kuoni Academy, the premier institute for travel & tourism education has signed an academic collaboration with one of the reputed institute in Italy - Fondazione Campus Studi del Mediterraneo – Lucca, Tuscany.

This academic alliance includes introduction of several unique programs focusing on higher education in Travel & Tourism Industry for young graduates and faculty members:

• Master in Business Administration & Tourism Management (18 Months)
• Summer school in travel & tourism in Italy (one month)
• Student Exchange program
• Faculty Exchange program
• Faculty research and further study upgrades

The programs takes travel & tourism education to a new high level of professionalism with in-depth study of pricing, proration, financial appraisals of tourism projects, strategic management, entrepreneurship, strategic management, branding and other travel related areas.

Dr. Alessandro Capocchi, Scientific Director, Fondazione Campus Lucca spoke about the changing international tourism trend and vast potential of MICE, Outbound and Inbound leisure travel from & to Europe and from & to India

These programs will be offered across Kuoni Academy’s 24 centres in 18 cities. It is the only Master in Business Administration and Tourism Management courses offered in India.

“The MBA will make fresher’s go straight into the managerial position of travel business. Kuoni Academy’s MBA facilitates full time and part time internships through KAT Eagles project with SOTC and Project Global with VFS Global” said, Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee

For those students who are interested in extending further education, they can go to Fondazione Campus Lucca, Italy and study as well.

Kuoni Academy has an alumni base of over 11000 students, all of whom are well placed in the Travel & Tourism sector.

About Fondazione Campus Studi del Mediterrano:
It is a unique institution of higher studies located in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. For the last ten years the Fondazione Campus in Lucca has provided university teaching, research and advanced specialized training in the field of tourism and business management, as well as in engineering/architecture aimed at the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage. It is a public-private foundation and has collaboration with four Universities and Business School: Universities of Pisa, Pavia, Lugano and EDHEC Business School.
www.fondazionecampus.it

About Kuoni Academy:
Kuoni Travel India Pvt. Ltd. launched its own travel academy, Kuoni Academy (KA) in year 2003. Today KA has 24 centres across India and one centre in Guangzhou, China, with over 2,200 students graduating annually, and over 11,500 alumni successfully placed in Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Industry. KA is also a member of the exclusive worlds top 5 IATA Premier Circle for the largest number of student registration
www.kuoniacademy.co.in

From Left To Right: Mr. Ivano Fucci-Ex Student, Fondazione Campus, Dr. Alessandro Capocchi - Scientific Director, Fondazione Campus, Ms. Enrica Lemmi - Tourism Faculty, Fondazione Campus, Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee-Dean & SBU Head, Kuoni Academy, Ms. Elisabetta Rocchi-Representative-Executive Master Business Administration - Fondazione Campus, and Mr. Kiran Surti – Regional Head – West & South, Kuoni Academy

Kuoni Academy students welcome Fondazione Campus Lucca Team at Mumbai on 3rd May 2011

Fondazione Campus Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee- Dean & SBU Head, Kuoni Academy with Fondazione Campus Lucca Team, Tuscany in Italy

Kuoni Academy, Ahmedabad held its first Convocation ceremony on 30th April, 2011. Total 29 Tourism professionals were proudly graduated with a mix of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Tour Manager Program and Other Short Term Programs available only at Kuoni Academy.

The Chief Guest Prof. Chittranjan Bhattacharjee, the Dean & Strategic Business Unit Head, Kuoni Academy said, “India has a thirst for quality people and products” Ms. Roopkanta Raj, Regional Manager, Guj., TUI shared her strong perceptions about the industry. Mr. Ratnadeep Padmanabh, Director, Kuoni Acadmey, Ahmedabad motivated the students saying, “Pray as everything depends on God, but act as everything depends on you.” He thanked everybody for being present for the event. Few key people from the industry had come to enlighten the event and shed some words of inspiration for the graduating students.

The other guests accompanying the event were from some of the leaders in the Tourism & Hospitality Industry as well as Media. To name a few, SOTC, Mercury Travels, Yatra Online, Leisure Tours & Travels, Oberoi Hotels, Royal Orchid Hotels, Times of India, Divya Bhaskar, Sandesh, 94.3-My FM, Radio City-91.1, etc…

Mumbai, Saturday, 12^th March 2011: Kuoni Academy, India’s leading institute for travel & tourism education celebrated its 8^th convocation ceremony on 12^th March 2011 in Mumbai. 150 students from Post Graduate, Under Graduate Diploma in Travel & Tourism, Kuoni Airline Diploma and IATA batches were awarded certificates.

The occasion was graced by the presence of renowned travel industry professionals. The ceremony was inaugurated by the Chief Guest for the evening- Mr. Gurjit Gill, Regional Training Business Development Manager, IATA Training & Development Institute and Guest of Honor- Ms. Sork Lee Toh, Area Director, Western India, Singapore Tourism Boards.

Addressing the students, Ms. Sork Lee Toh said, that “Learning is a continuous process, though you are graduating today but it’s not the end of it. You have to keep on acquiring knowledge for continuous growth and achieving your goals. Its always the passion in what you do comes first, excellence will certainly follow…

Change is the law of the world, it is inevitable. As you are now ready to entre the travel industry, which is growing by leaps and bounds, you can make the difference and be the change!”

To encourage the students and boost their enthusiasm, Kuoni Academy every year awards three scholarships to the top three students of the Post Graduate batch on merit basis. This year the first scholarship (100% reimbursement of the fees) was won by Ms. Henrika D’Abreo, second scholarship (50% reimbursement of the fees) was awarded to Ms. Neha Kuria Kose and the third scholarship (25% reimbursement of the fees) was bagged by Ms. Ava Amroliwala, all women power.

Besides the scholarship, the Best Student Award for the academic year 2009-2010 was bagged by Mr. Karan Suryavanshi from the Post Graduation batch and Ms. Pooja Kocharekaer from Under Graduation batch. The students were awarded based on their active participation and contribution in both academic and non academic activities. All the students had lot of fun and were nostalgic about leaving the academy and entering into the industry.

All the Kuoni Academy students of academic year 2009-2010 have been successfully placed with in the travel industry, some of the prime recruiters are, Thomas Cook, Emirates, Makemytrip.com, VFS Global, SOTC, Cox & King, Tamarind Tours, Mercury Travels, Kesari, Blue Ocean Cruises etc.

After the certificate distribution, Mr. Kiran Surti, Regional Head, West & South, conveyed the vote of thanks to our chief guest and good wishes to the passing out students. The event was followed by a Hi-tea & get-together where students along with the faculty members celebrated the occasion.

Kudos to the Kuoni Academy Post Graduate students of 2010-2011 batch for managing the event so well.



Students of the Post Graduate Diploma in Travel & Tourism batch 2009-2010
From L to R on the Dias: Mr. Kiran Surti-Regional Head West & South, Kuoni Academy; Ms. Rachana Kaku, Manager Vendor Relation & Services-West Galileo; Mr. Gurjit Gill- Regional Training Business Development Manager, IATA Training & Development Institute; Ms. Sork Lee Toh- Area Director, Western India, Singapore Tourism Boards and Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee- Dean & SBU Head, Kuoni Academy.



Kuoni Academy Best Student Award was won by Pooja Kocharekaer from Under Graduation batch and Karan Suryavanshi from the Post Graduation batch-2009-2010, trophy was awarded by Mr. Gurjit Gill, Regional Training Business Development Manager, IATA Training & Development Institute; Ms. Sork Lee Toh- Area Director, Western India, Singapore Tourism Board



Kuoni Academy Scholarship-PG 2009-2010 first prize was won by Henrika D’Abreo and second by Neha Kuria Kose



Kuoni Academy Mumbai – Babulnath centre students celebrating the convocation ceremony on Sat, 12^th March 2011

An effort to promote tourism among the youth

For Kuoni Academy what could be the best way to begin the New Year, then to get associated with a cause of promoting & creating awareness about Tourism!

A two months long event – “Travel Mania” is being organized by Kuoni Academy Mumbai centres in 40 colleges, reaching 40,000 students, to bring Travel & Tourism as a main stream career option for the youth today.

With plethora of new career avenues available and the desire of getting away from the conventional career of a doctor or an engineer, youth today is more confident to look out for distinct vocations such as photographer, animation, shoe designer, tour manager etc. But due to lack of proper guidance about the industry, it’s not among the few top career options in the minds of youngsters when it comes to choosing their livelihood.

Travel & Tourism is one sector where the opportunities to do something new and different are higher due to its dynamic nature, however the acceptance of it as a main stream career is still at an evolving stage. Travel Mania aims at breaking this monotony and speed up the growth!

To promote this noble cause Kuoni Academy has received support from various National & International Tourism Promotion Boards like Thailand, Malaysia, Switzerland, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh etc. Destination specific literature, brochures, maps, souvenirs, display material and most importantly exciting holiday trips are being sponsored by these tourism boards to reach out the youth.

Kuoni Academy Tourism promotion help desk is being set inside the colleges where KA own students talks to the college students about interesting facts & fiction about the destinations, know how of itinerary planning, tour packages etc. To make the event more interesting, on the spot tourism quiz and games are conducted, giving the college students the opportunity of winning souvenirs from these destinations.

Travel Mania has already been conducted at Elphinstone College, Lala Lajpat Rai College, Sydenham College, Parla College, Western College, ICL College, Nanavati Womens College, S. N College, Abhinav College, St. Andrews, R. J. College, Rizvi College of Commerce and the response received from the students is excellent. The event will be on till 15th February 2011.

A mega Lucky draw prize is arranged comprising of holidays trips sponsored by Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and SOTC Box Holidays to be announced at the end of two months. Besides this per college two lucky students get a chance to win educational trip with Kuoni Academy. With so many prizes and interesting information to give out, we are sure that Kuoni Academy & Tourism has a long journey planned this year!

For more details, write to web@kuoniacademy.co.in

Sunset On The White Desert....!

A group of 25 students from PG 16, 17, 18, of Kuoni academy went to an excursion trip to Rann of Kutch, during Rann Utsav 2010. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the majestic beauty of the white desert. Living in the tents was itself a learing experience, on how to survive with the most basic amenities. Meeting & sharing thoughts withour jawans on the Indo-Pak border was an enriching experience.
Truly, it was a trip to be remembered for a lifetime....!

By Mohit B Trivedi (PG-16 batch student)

Champaner & Jambughoda, Gujarat:

Kuoni Academy Ahmedabad centre organized an educational study tour for the students of batch UG, PG & MBA batches on 22nd & 23rd Dec’ 10 to Champaner & Jambughoda in Gujarat

Champaner is one of the few World Heritage Site, awarded by UNESCO. Jambughoda is a Leopard Sanctuary spread over 120 sqkm with a density of over 90 Leopards.

Students under the able guidance of Mr. Ratnadeep got the chance to feel & be a part of Wildlife, Eco, History, Adventure, Pilgrim and Rural Tourism.



Black Buck National park, Velavadar:

Kuoni Academy Ahmedabad centre organized a two days certified training workshop for the students with the help of Forest Department, Govt. of Gujarat at Black Buck National Park. Students had the opportunity to visit the site and work on projects under the supervision of Senior Trainers from Forest Department.

Kuoni Academy centres celebrated Christmas & New Year with great enthusiasm.

Mr. & Ms. Kuoni 2010 competition was organized at Kuoni Academy Babulnath centre. Interesting games and DJ was setup to bid Farwell to 2010 and welcome 2011. Students and staff members enjoyed and had great fun

Mr. & Ms. Kuoni Academy 2010

Kuoni Academy has added one more feather to its cap by tying up with reputed institute in Chennai - VELS University. Kuoni Academy, MBA program with campus Lucca will now also be taught at the campus of VELS University, Chennai.

Besides VELS University, Kuoni Academy is associated with various colleges like – Marian College -Bangalore, Anna Adarsh College -Chennai, Kuvempu University -Bangalore, Garden City College -Bangalore and ITM College -Mumbai for different educational programs

Publication: Hindustan Times – HT Horizon(Page 3)

Kuoni Academy wishes all a very Happy Diwali!
On 29th Oct, 2010 Kuoni Academy organised Diwali celebration for its students. Everyone got dressed in various traditional attires justifying that India is the richest when it comes to tradition and culture and participated in the celebration with full enthusiasm.

Sweets were distributed and exciting Rangoli and Diya making competitions were held. Students took an active part in all the activities and made the event more colourful. At the end, winners were awarded with amazing gifts.

The atmosphere at the academy was full of festivity, celebration, fun and frolic with both, students and faculties enjoying the day.

Mumbai on 24th October 2010: It was a grand event held on the 24th Oct’2010 to bid farewell to PG pass-outs attended by more than 100 students. The theme of the party was Guns & Roses.

Students had fun & frolic with mixed emotions of excitement for future & grief of leaving the Academy where their future was molded & guided by mentors who were not only their trainers but also friends.

Videos & pictures shown of all the events & activities conducted in their academic year were entertaining followed by dance , contests & prizes.

At the end everyone had something to take, be it old memories, prizes & lots of affection & hope.

Delhi Darshan

Kuoni Academy Delhi – CP centre organized a field trip for its PG students to discover the heritage and treasures of Delhi on 31st September 2010. The students visited the seven most famous monuments in Delhi- the Red Fort, Lotus Temple, Old Fort, India Gate, Jantar Mantar, Qutub Minar and the Jama Masjid. The trip was organised under the supervision of faculty member Ms Vineetha G. She proactively guided the students and gave them an exposure on how to organize a day tour with detailing into - costing, itinerary planning and destination knowledge.



Mumbai Darshan

Kuoni Academy – Babulnath, Mumbai centre organized a field trip for its Post Graduation (PG) students on 19th Oct’10. Under the guidance of senior faculty member Mr. Olin Yogish, students got the opportunity to explore Mumbai as a tourist destination. They visited various historical and monumental places like Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum, Wankhede Stadium, Queens’s Necklace, Nehru Planetarium, Juhu Beach and Taraopore Aquarium. The outdoor trip provides the students with a learning experience that was knowledgeable, fun filled and adventurous.

Internship at Kerala for One Month provided by Kuoni Academy – Ahmedabad

From 5th September'10 for 4 weeks was an amazing experience for Kuoni Academy – Ahmedabad students at Muthoot Resort, Thekkady, Kerala, a beautiful four star property. The students were trained in Guest Relations and Front Desk departments. They were given an opportunity to prepare Projects on Muthoot Cardamom County, Thekkady, a four Star Resort and Mouthoot River Cruise, Gold Star Cruise property. It was appreciated by the CEO, GM and other Officers at Muthoot and certificates were awarded to all the participants on successful completion of the internship by the property owner.



Internship at SOTC for Six Months provided by Kuoni Academy - Nagpur

Mr. Vivek Santoshi of MBA – The International Master in Business Administration & Tourism Management and Mr. Nitin Gajbhiye of Kuoni Airline Diploma have been selected by SOTC for an Internship of 6 months.

The Annual Intercollegiate Travel & Tourism Quiz competition- “KA Qz” to begin September 27, 2010
Mumbai, September 27, 2010: Kuoni Academy, the education wing of the Kuoni Travel Group India celebrated the World Tourism Day by conducting the annual Intercollegiate Travel & Tourism Quiz competition - “KA Qz” at their Mumbai Babulnath centre. Invitation were sent to almost 100 colleges in and around Mumbai, out of which 40 Teams from 20 colleges participated in this mega quiz supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

Kuoni Academy has been organizing “The “KA Qz” since 2008 in Mumbai to celebrate September 27 - The “World Tourism Day”. The theme for this year’s KA Qz is “Tourism & Biodiversity” which is in sync with the internationally announced theme for “World Tourism Day” - 2010 by UNWTO.

The Event was inaugurated by Ms. Toh Sork Lee, Area Director – Western India, Singapore Tourism Board and Mr. Mr. Frederick Divecha, Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Kuoni Travel India Pvt. Ltd.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Toh Sork Lee, said “Singapore offers a variety of educational, learning and enrichment opportunities for students, within and beyond the classrooms. We place high emphasis on nurturing the joys of learning and growing young minds. STB is delighted to support the KA Qz as we view this as a fun way of encouraging interest in tourism and travelling.”

“The Travel industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. Kuoni Academy strives to fuel this growth by providing well trained and industry literate young minds to the industry. The Travel & Tourism sector thrives on talent and holds intense career potential for the young and aspiring youth of our country. This annual knowledge extravaganza is an attempt from Kuoni Academy to drive further interest in the Travel and Tourism Industry” says Mr. Frederick Divecha.

One Elimination round (40 teams), two semi-final rounds (10 Teams) and one Final round (4 teams) was conducted. The competition got tougher with multiple tie-breaking buzza rounds. Finally the winning trophy was won by students of Elphinstone college (Patil Dhanajay Yashwant, Ramaa Sharad Naniwadekan and Mikhail Jamshed Engineer) They were not only awarded with shield, medals, goodie bags & certificates but Rs. 10,000/- travel voucher that would go towards for an exciting, enriching and exhilarating travel experience in Your Singapore and Dinners coupons from The Orchid Hotel, Vile Parle Mumbai.

First runner up was YMT Dental College students (Anurag Diwakar Mahale, Sanna Sudhir Mehra and Komal Babu Waghmare) and Second runner up K C College students (Salman Master, Heena Jain and Mehrzaad Mogreila).

This whole event was organized, managed and executed by Kuoni Academy Post Graduate students and was a grand success.

Mumbai, 18th September, 2010
To celebrate the World Tourism Day, Kuoni Academy and SNDT College of Arts, Churchgate has been organising the intercollegiate Travel & Tourism quiz competition from past 5 years. This year also the quiz competition was held on 18th Sept’10 at SNDT College and approximate 30 teams of girls participated in this mega quiz. The event was inaugurated by Dr. B B Pradhan, Principal, SNDT College of Arts, Churchgate, Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee, Dean & SBU-Head, Kuoni Academy and Ms. Veena Kulur, Centre Head, Kuoni Academy. The Rolling shield was won by girls of L. T College of Nursing, Chruchgate (Jilu Verghese, Benita Philip and Anjali Panicker). First runner up was Usha Mittal College, Juhu (Shruti Raj Gopal, Vaishakhi Mishra and Pooja Bhatt) and Second runner up was S.N.D.T College of arts, Churchgate (Pooja Yadav, Neha Jalandriya, Ninghoihlian Hanghal). The whole event was organized & managed by Kuoni Academy Post Graduate students.

Kuoni Academy Chennai in association with the Department of History, Women’s Christian College organized an “International Conference on Sustainable Tourism 2010: Prospects & Challenges for India” on 5th & 6th Aug’10.

Seminar
Kuoni Academy strives to initiate industry-academia partnership through seminars and events which widens tourism, travel and hospitality perspectives. Kuoni Academy Chennai in association with the Department of History, Women’s Christian College organized an “International Conference on Sustainable Tourism 2010: Prospects & Challenges for India” on 5th & 6th Aug’10. The event was attended by Dr. Manjula Chaudhary, Director, Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM), Gwalior, Mr. S Bakthavatchalam, Joint Director, Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC), Dr. Ridling Margaret Waller, Principal and Mr. Kapil Srivastava, Regional Head, Kuoni Academy. Environmental Challenges associated with tourism, managing mass tourism and conservation of natural resources were some of the issues discussed during this two day conference.

Activities
Building a Community
Kuoni Academy Mumbai celebrated Friendship Week from 2nd August’10 to 7th August’10. Various theme days and interactive activities were organized by the students during this week.
• Rose Day
• Twins Day
• Chocolate Day
• Friendship Band Day

Events





Kuoni Academy Bangalore - Convocation - 30th June 2010
Kuoni Academy - Bangalore organized the convocation ceremony for the year 2009 batch on 30th June 2010. The event was graced with the presence by Chief Guest - Prof. Chittaranjan Bhattacharjee, Guest of Honor - Mr. J. P. Menon, President, SKAL Bangalore, Mr. N. G. Shankar - Managing committee member TAAI.

Kuoni Academy Bangalore centre have recently partnered with various colleges & university for offering training on travel & tourism courses related to ticketing, CRS, IATA-UFTAA, FIATA etc.

•	Kuvempu University - MOU signed with Dept of Tourism for providing training on Computer Reservation System.
•	Garden City College - MOU signed for providing training on IATA-UFTAA, IATA-FIATA & Kuoni Airline Diploma courses.
•	Marian College, Kerala - MOU signed for providing training on ticketing courses & other customized inbound / outbound training programs.

Kuoni Academy has recently participated in The Times Education Boutique exhibition, organized at MMRDA ground in Mumbai from 27th to 29th April 2010. More than 500 students, parents walked in at the stall for counseling and collection information on various career & placement opportunities in the field of Tourism & Hospitality.

On April 27, 2010, Kuoni Academy, Chennai and the students initiated the World Earth Day activity at Marina Beach near Gandhi statue between 6.00pm to 7.00pm. The students and the faculties of KA Chennai were dressed in green symbolizing ‘Go Green’. The motive of the day was to create an awareness program for the public towards Green Living.

The activity involved free distribution of neem saplings & simpler form of dos and don’ts which can be practiced in their day to day life towards green living. We also got very good support from public and their contribution towards the awareness by writing their thoughts on ‘SAVE EARTH & GO GREEN’ and gave their hand print on the cloth board as a symbol of joining us on the day’s event.

On 8th March’10, Kuoni Academy (KA) centres celebrated International Women’s Day. It’s a day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Various activities were organized at different centres to celebrate this day. The ultimate objective was to make the women associated with Kuoni Academy feel special on this special occasion.

Mr. John Alex - Regional Head South receiving the award on behalf of Kuoni Academy at a ceremony at the Taj Malabar in Cochin. The first prize was won by IITC & third by Speedwings. Also in the picture are - Ms. Inna Popova, Head of Distance Learning and Travel & Tourism programs and Mr. Guido Gianasso, Vice President, Human Capital - giving away the award.