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World Gujarati Conference
MakeMyTrip was the proud Sponor of World Gujarati Conference 2008- 'Chalo Gujarat'. This event is an annual feature where Gujaraties get together and discuss business and cultural related issues. The evnt was organised over 3 days 29th, 30th and 31st August 2008.
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MakeMyTrip Booth at World
Gujarati Conference |
MakeMyTrip interacting with
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Another view of the
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Spelling Bee
Touchdown Media Inc., a leading
South Asian advertising firm
announced the inaugural State
Farm South Asian Spelling Bee
today at a press conference held at
EARTH, NYC in Manhattan.
The event is open for children of
South Asian descent up to 14 years
of age. It will give South Asian children
a chance to test their spelling
skills in their core peer group. Interested
spellers need their parent
or guardian to register them online
at www.southasianspellingbee.com.
Organized by Touchdown Media
Inc., the event will be conducted
starting June 28 across the
United States in eight locations.
Called the regional centers, these
locations are New York, New Jersey,
Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San
Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles
and the Washington DC metro
area.
“We wanted to create a unique
and exciting platform for South
Asian children to be able to compete
within their core peer group,
and what better way to do that
other than something they already
excel in! So for us ‘The South Asian
Spelling Bee’, provides that perfect
opportunity”, said Rahul Walia,
CEO, Touchdown Media Inc.
On the designated day for the
chosen center, each speller will be
given a written test of 25 words,
which they have to spell correctly
to advance to the afternoon oral
round. Only 30 spellers will move
to the oral round where the top
three will be chosen for scholarships.
Makemytrip.com has inducted
scholarships of $500, $300
and $200 to be awarded to the top
three spellers in each regional.
From the top three, only the top
two spellers will then advance to
the FINALS to be held in New
Jersey on August 16. The event will
be free and open to the public. For
the FINALS, Western Union has
inducted a $5000 scholarship to
be awarded to the champion.
“For the last few years, State Farm
has been working to build a strong
partnership with the South Asian
community and support events
and programs that can provide
young people with the knowledge
and experience they will need as
future leaders”, said Ed Gold, Advertising
Director, State Farm Insurance
Companies.
The 2008 State Farm South
Asian Spelling Bee is being conducted
in association with Western
Union and Makemytrip.com.
“The South Asian community
trusts Western Union to send their
money to family and friends in
South Asia and around the world.
Our support of the South Asia spelling
bee lets us say thank you to our
consumers by bringing resources
and opportunities to the children
– opportunities that will provide
learned skills to help the young
people compete in academics, in
a future chosen profession and in
a growing global marketplace”,
said Arti K Caprihan, Marketing
Director, The Western Union
Company.
“We are excited about this opportunity
and share the passion
for commitment to education
and highlighting the talent of the
South Asian youth and are proud
to support the contest”, said Sachin
Bhatia, Co-Founder and CMO,
MakeMyTrip.com.
Sony Entertainment Television
Asia has the broadcast rights and
will be showing the contest worldwide
(except India and Pakistan)
on their channel.
“In our continuing effort to
provide cutting edge and topical
programming to the South Asian
Diaspora across the globe, Sony TV
Asia will broadcast this contest that
highlights the educational finesse
of the future generation in the US”,
said Rajan Singh, Executive Vice
President, Sony Entertainment
Television Asia.
State Farm Announces South Asian Spelling Bee Announced
Rahul Walia, CEO, Touchdown Media Inc. & Founder of ‘The 2008
State Farm South Asian Spelling Bee’; (From L to R) Rajan Singh,
Executive Vice-President, SET Asia; Arti K Caprihan, Marketing Director,
The Western Union Company; Ruby Chadha, Sr. Manager – Business
Development, MakeMyTrip.com; Mike Lee, Multicultural Marketing
Specialist, State Farm Insurance Companies.
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| app2us.com announces partnership with makemytrip.com |
app2us.com, a California based website is happy to announce its partnership with India's leading travel portal, MakeMyTrip.com. Users of app2us.com will get US Dollar 50 (or Indian Rupees 2100) discount when they book a US-bound air-ticket at makemtrip.com. This offer is also open to app2us.com users who want to book a trip to India from USA.
Check out www.app2us.com for the details of the offer.
Speaking on the occassion, Harshita, V.P. of app2us.com, said, "Studying abroad is an expensive proposition, and the idea behind the partnership is to reduce the financial burden on the students. We approached makemytrip.com and were happy to find their helpful attitude towards our mission of helping the students. We realize that not all students use credit cards. For their convenience we also have an offline method."
Gayatri Buddha of makemytrip.com, said, "We found that app2us.com provides quality free service to students, and thought it would be a great idea to partner with the site. We at makemytrip.com are happy to help the students.”
About app2us.com: app2us.com is a free service helping students applying to U.S. Universities. The mission of the site is to provide quality information, analysis and guidance for the applicants to US Universities. The site simplifies the complex admission process through user friendly website and offers personalized help to apply for admissions to BS, MS, PhD, MBA and other programs at the US Universities. app2us.com is based in the Silicon Valley, California.
About makemytrip.com: MakeMyTrip.com is India’ s leading online travel company and among the most successful Internet companies in the country. MakeMyTrip provides comprehensive services for the leisure and small-business traveler, backed by real-time booking ability. The website offers air tickets, hotel reservations, car bookings and holidays. MakeMyTrip’s user-friendly online transaction capability is supported by efficient fulfillment and stellar customer service. Makemytrip.com is based in Gurgoan near New Delhi.
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