In Quest of Wellness Embark on a Journey That Rejuvenates Your Body, Mind and Soul
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MAY 2015 VOL 01 I ISSUE 05 William Dalrymple on Santorini Strike a chord with Mohit Chauhan In Quest of Wellness Embark on a journey that rejuvenates your body, mind and soul FLIP THROUGH Hotspot Hyderabad Art Terrariums Light Read R N Tagore VISTARA EDITORIAL 100 Days and Counting pril has been an eventful month for Vistara for many reasons. Besides the launch of our flights to three new destinations - Guwahati, Bagdogra and Pune, we also celebrated our 100 days of operations. Indeed, Vistara’s journey in the past few months has indeedA been filled with many exciting and fulfilling moments. Read all about what we have accomplished on page 16. Coinciding with the successful completion of 100 days of operations, we have also launched a mobile app to make your In our efforts to air travel arrangements with us easy and hassle-free. Currently continue delighting available on the Android platform through the google playstore, the all-new Vistara app will soon be available on iOS and Windows you in the next platforms as well. Turn to page 20 for a quick summary of the 100 days and more, features of the app. We are also happy to announce that we will be introducing we are constantly India’s first wireless inflight entertainment system, to stream working on new pre-loaded entertainment content to customers’ personal electronic devices on our flights. While we work on introducing this unique product and service inflight product across all three cabin classes in the next 6 months, introductions our Business Class customers will be offered the use of fully integrated Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablets on flights of more than that will keep you two hours duration from May 2015 onwards. In our efforts to continue delighting you in the next 100 days wanting to fly the and more, we are constantly working on new product and service new feeling. introductions that will keep you wanting to fly the new feeling. To keep yourself updated on our new developments, please remember to check our website airvistara.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter! And if you do have any feedback on your Vistara experience or suggestions for product or service enhancements, we will be happy to hear from you. Thank you for choosing Vistara. We hope to see you soon again. Team Vistara 6 | Vistara | May 2015 MAXPOSURE MEDIA GROUP INDIA PVT. LTD. Turkey | Tan Bilge | Media Ltd. North |Head Office |Unit No. G-0-A (Ground Floor), Ali Sami Yen Sok. 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FOR INQUIRIES | MMGIPL TEL: +91.11.43011111, Tel: +49 40 3703 2944, E-Mail: [email protected] WWW.airvistara.com, WWW. MAXPOSURE.IN THE INFLIGHT MAGAZINE | AIRVISTARA.COM CONTENTS MAY 2015 24 14 28 30 EXPERIENCE VIstara offers a variety of products and services for your seamless air travel experience 14 Chip & Putt 2015 16 Vistara News 18 Products & Services 20 Club Vistara & Mobile App 22 Route Schedule TRENDING Find out what is happening in different cities, interesting books, new flicks on screens and more 24 Diary 28 Celluloid 30 What’s New 31 People & Society 32 Reading Corner 34 COVER STORY Indulge in exotic spa therapies, serene yoga sessions and a healthy ayurvedic travel to give your travel experience a new meaning. 10 | Vistara | May 2015 42 48 ODYSSEY 58 64 There is no better way to learn than travelling. Vistara explores new horizons and destinations that teach us about people, culture and newer dimensions of life 42 Santorini 48 Hyderabad PALETTE Delve into the innovative world of ever-evolving strands that touch our lives in myriad ways through tastes, visuals, style, etc. 54 Fashion 58 Art 54 MAY 2015 KALEIDOSCOPE VOL 01 I ISSUE 05 Plethora of interesting reads that will make your flight a William memorable journey Dalrymple on Santorini Strike a chord with Mohit Chauhan 62 Time Travel | 64 Photo Frames | In Quest 70 Opinion | 72 Tarot | 74 Light Read of Wellness Embark on a journey