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Urban Style – The young and assertive Audi Q2

Business & Lifestyle Publishing

The new all rounder Audi Q2 is perfect for both city drives and off-road adventure as we find out during an action packed junket in the outskirts of Manama city in Bahrain. We fall in love with the model’s vibrant colours, angular styling, the state of the art technology and the mystery the car projects as it surprises us with its energy and confidence at every turn. The first part of the car that impressed me was the large luggage compartment which has ample space for shopping, gym and sports accessories and of course shoes. The compact SUV’s low roofline … Continue reading Urban Style – The young and assertive Audi Q2

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Refined Hospitality – Taj Hotels, Resorts, Palaces and Safaris

Business & Lifestyle Publishing

Arabian Travel Market this year was when I really learned a lot about the Taj brand and their exquisite hospitality offering. I was invited by the brand for lunch and thus began a journey of discovery about Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris, which is a brand established in 1903 and now is one of the finest group of hotels with 99 properties in 62 locations across the globe. During the lunch with Chinmai Sharma, Chief Revenue Officer and Rakhee Lalvani- AVP- Public Relations for Taj Hotels, I discover that Taj Dubai is their flagship hotel in the region and that … Continue reading Refined Hospitality – Taj Hotels, Resorts, Palaces and Safaris

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Celebrating Legendary Italian Design

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Legacy Pininfarina ventures in the Middle East By Shereen Shabnam As an architecture and a motoring enthusiast, my love for cars and buildings came together recently with Pininfarina at its Middle Eastern debut. The legendary Italian design house established by Battista Pinin Farina in 1930, became the most acclaimed car designer of his time but in 1986, the third generation of the Pininfarina family created Pininfarina Extra to extend the design capabilities of the company outside of the automotive sector. Over the past 30 years, Pininfarina Extra has developed more than 600 projects under the direction of its President and … Continue reading Celebrating Legendary Italian Design

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Leading Change

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An interview with H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali By Shereen Shabnam As Managing Director of the Royal Diamond Group, under the Chairmanship of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Hamed, H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali is an inspiring individual who wears many hats. He hails from a 3rd Generation of a successful Real Estate and Industrial conglomerate family from Mumbai, India known as Lokhandwala Group and is a pioneer on various social and political initiatives. H.E. Ghadiyali is Swiss Graduate in Hospitality and MBA from Cornell University, USA in International Business. H.E. Ghadiyali represents industry and society at large and has … Continue reading Leading Change