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No wonder these guys are smiling so broadly! COMO Hotels & Resorts and British Airways hosted this group in royal style to the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan — from left Elliott Miller, COMO Hotels & Resorts, Alan Waite, British Airways, Michael Walker, Directions, Amy Wyatt, Travelcall, Yvonne Verstandig, Executive Edge, Barbara Bates, Spencer Travel, and (kneeling) Bryan Wye, Wye & James Travel Associates, in front of the massive architectural edifice of the 17th-century Punakha Dzong.
The group’s six night itinerary included stays at COMO’s two Bhutan hotels — Uma by COMO, Paro, close to Bhutan’s great cultural landmarks, and the new intimate luxury lodge Uma Punakha, in the lush Punakha Valley, a five-hour drive from Paro. As well there were excursions to the country’s incredible monasteries and museums, privately guided walks amongst the finest Himalayan scenery, and time to enjoy Uma’s in-house daily yoga classes and the therapies of each hotel’s COMO Shambhala Retreat. The group flew to and from Singapore, a Druk Air gateway to Bhutan, on British Airways’ new Boeing 777-300ER daily service, featuring the airline’s latest cabins and the best of British service. Uma’s rooms, suites and private villas are conceived as intimate luxury retreats to be enjoyed after a day’s cultural activities and adventure pursuits, from Himalayan trekking to archery and white-water rafting. As a fully-licensed tour operator with English-speaking guides, COMO offers a seamless, one-stop travel service that takes care of visas, flights and guides, while its dual-centre packages such as ‘Himalayan Explorer’ offer a choice of carefully constructed five-, seven- or 10-night itineraries. |
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