Hong Kong’s premier Gin event of the city celebrating all things gin and more. Participants can have a chance to enjoy the best Hong Kong and international gin distillers with a side of gin-inspired education. Nearly 100 gins – including some limited editions – and numerous tonics will take centre stage at the festival.
The Hotelier India Awards, the Oscar of hospitality and one of the most prestigious award platforms to recognize outstanding individuals’ professional excellence across the hospitality sector in India. ‘Celebrating Excellence’ be the theme of The Hotelier India Awards of this year, with more than 500 leading people attending from the hospitality across India such as The Taj Hotel group, Marriott, Hilton, The Oberoi, The Leela palace and etc. LUCARIS is proud to be the witness of the great successful industry recognition and to be involved with such an inspirational and passionate sector which is held with such an inspirational ceremony each year.
This year, the awards also saw The India’s first Master of Wine – Sonal Holland & Brand Ambassador for LUCARIS in India present the award for the ‘Unsung Hero’, the prestigious award for the person who has done an exceptional service to hospitality industry beyond the call of the duty, on presenting the award Sonal Holland MW says, “In a sea of awarding bodies, Hotelier India stands apart singularly as one that recognizes every facet of human contribution towards hospitality excellence. It was my privilege to represent Lucaris and witness the triumph of exceptional service professionals that make up the very fabric of this fascinating industry.”
About LUCARIS
LUCARIS, the Crystal of Modern Asia, celebrates the new Asian dining & wining lifestyle. The first time that crystal stemware produced in Asia delivers the world class quality for the most enjoyable dining & wining experience. The design of LUCARIS stemware and wine accessories are a collaborative achievement between the glassmaking expertise of Toyo-Sasaki Glass of Japan, Ocean Glass of Thailand , the most advanced glass technology from Germany and Martin Ballendat, the multiple award-winning German designer whose works appear in portfolios of many world-class brands, have resulted in the creation of world-class quality crystal glass. New lead-free crystal glass compositions with physical aesthetics comparable to conventional lead crystal result in exceptional clarity and brilliance, with extra strength & durability.
Lucaris, the world-class crystal glassware, the preferred partner of leading global hotel chain groups in Asia Pacific including Marriott, Hilton, and Kempinski as well as Minor Hotels worldwide. In India, Lucaris has already been in luxury brand hotels and restaurants, to name a few, Hyatt Regency New Delhi, JW Marriott Jaipur, Westin Gurgoan, and in Indian Accent Restaurant New Delhi, which is one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018.
About Sonal Holland MW
Sonal Holland MW is a domain expert of the business of wine and spirits in India who is keen to draw global attention to India’s burgeoning beverage industry and is a sought-after strategic consultant for international brands include Brand Ambassador for Lucaris brand since 2019 until present. Her entrepreneurial ventures include Sonal Holland Wine Academy and SoHo Wine Club that aim to foster education and the positive culture of wine among the enthusiastic consumers and the hospitality trade. Her professional achievements include her role as the former corporate head of wine and beverages at homegrown luxury hospitality conglomerate, ITC Hotels. Her extraordinary contributions to India’s vino industry have been acknowledged widely. Adjudged ‘Wine Personality of the Year’ recently, Sonal is regularly featured as among the most powerful women and the most influential personality in India’s luxury industry.
In addition to sipping cocktails crafted by some of the leading bartenders in town, festival goers will be have gin-inspired seminars and tasting rooms on offer throughout the day where distillery owners and ambassadors from around the world will be sharing their knowledge of this much-loved spirit.
Today, LUCARIS ranks No. 1 recognition of premium crystal glassware brand in Thailand and in the top three recognition across Asia. RIMS collection is mainly targeted for fine hotels as well as upscale bars of varying scales. After launching the collection in Thailand, there will be openings in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Delhi. The introductions will also reach cocktail-lovers who are seeking consistently superior experiences worldwide.
