Kuoni and the East India Company Join Forces to Bring Alive the
Ancient Art of Tea Drinking
DORKING, England, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Kuoni has joined forces with the recently re-launched East India
Company, to bring alive the ancient art of tea drinking at two
exciting customer events to be hosted in The East India Company's
chic store at 7-8 Conduit Street, London, W1S 2XF on 06 and 15 November 2012, and one customer event to be
hosted on the stunning SS Great Britain, a former passenger
steamship now permanently docked in Bristol's Great Western Dockyard, on
13 November 2012.
Granted a Royal Charter by
Queen Elizabeth I in 1600, The East
India Company was founded by a group of enterprising merchants and
businessmen to explore the mysteries of the East. It quickly began
exploring new territories, mapping trade routes and discovering
exotic goods all over the world. Its pioneers and adventurers
established trading posts which would eventually grow into iconic
world cities such as Singapore,
Hong Kong and Mumbai.
So now Kuoni Travel is to bring alive the exotic destinations
where the East India Company's tea is grown to an audience who are
interested in travel, discovery and the story behind how tea
travels from plantation to porcelain cup.
Tea master Lalith Lenadora, who started at the age of 18 as a
tea planter in his native Sri
Lanka, will guide customers through the many exotic
varieties of tea. The journey will include some of the world's most
interesting teas: rare white varieties such as Golden Tips, subtle
green teas such as Dragonwell and Buttery Oolongs from Taiwan, rich black teas such as Rainforest
Lumbini and Darjeeling First Flush to some romantic flowering teas
such as Sacred Heart and Thousand Year Red. Each tea is
hand-selected by Mr Lenadora who will explain how to develop an
understanding of the seasonal qualities of the teas and how to
fully enjoy their unique flavours.
On the evenings, Kuoni's personal travel experts will be on hand
to bring alive the far flung destinations these teas are grown in
and to talk to customers about holidays to these locations. Kuoni
makes a point of hand-picking the best retreats, authentic travel
experiences and hotels and tours that are exclusive to Kuoni
guests.
At the events customers will be able to taste not only teas but
also some of the exotic canapés, biscuits and chocolates that the
company creates using their worldwide palette of influence.
Customers will also have their names entered into a prize draw to
win a flavour of the East India Trading company.
Notes to Editors:
Those interested in attending one of the events can reach
Kuoni's Rebecca Leech on
+44(0)1306-744-010 or rebecca.leech@kuoni.co.uk, giving a
full name, address details and phone number so tickets can be
posted. The event details are: The East India Company Shop,
7-8 Conduit Street, London, W1S
2XF on 06 and 15 November 2012 from
6.30pm to 9.00pm
SS Great Britain, Great Western
Dockyard, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol,
BS1 6TY on 13 November from 6.00pm to
8.30pm
About Kuoni:
Kuoni was established in 1906 in Switzerland by Alfred
Kuoni, a visionary adventurer and explorer of his time who
opened some of Europe's first
travel agencies. Today Kuoni has branch operations in over 40
countries. For 106 years Kuoni has been creating holidays with a
spirit of adventure, including Maldives holidays, Mauritius
holidays, Bangkok holidays, Mexico holidays and Grenada holidays.
Kuoni has come top of a Which? Recommended Provider survey, due to
the company's reliability and 'excellent customer care', been voted
World's Leading Tour Operator for 11 years in a row at the World
Travel Awards, Britain's Favourite
Tour Operator as voted by the readers of Ultra Travel and the Daily
Mail, and been voted Britain's
Best Longhaul Tour Operator by travel agents for the past 29
years.
PR contact:
Anne-Marie
Hansen
Kuoni House
Deepdene Avenue
Dorking
Surrey
RH5 4AZ
+44(0)1306-744-173
http://www.kuoni.co.uk