On Saturday, April 30, 2011, the PFMI Contest Winners, Miss Kanishtha Dhankhar - PFMI World, Miss Hasleen Kaur - PFMI Earth, Miss Ankita Shorey - PFMI International and Miss Aparajita Sharma – Miss Lavasa Vivacious, played the role of goodwill ambassadors to perfection. They inaugurated the ‘Resource Centre’ for the school children at Christel House. These children from the local villages at Lavasa will now have access to modern educational aids like computers, a projector and books. To make Lavasa the first choice destination of tourists looking for short holidays, the PFMI winners with our President, Mr. Rajgopal Nogja, also unveiled a new initiative, ‘Lavasa Holidays’ – Summer Special’ package with exciting offers. Around 600 invitees/visitors present at the lakeside promenade cheered the PFMI winners who walked down the pink carpet, enjoyed the vibrant music and dance performances.
Three lucky winners of a quiz on Lavasa were given free ‘Lavasa Holidays – Summer Special’ packages. Incidentally, Lavasa now figures among the top eight vacation spots in Maharashtra, according to a recent survey by travel portal ‘Holiday IQ’ `Lavasa Holidays - Summer Special’ package starts at an attractive price of Rs. 1,999/- for a day stay. All packages include - two lunches, one breakfast and one dinner. Added attractions include activities like – Water Sports at Lakeshore, Spa Treatment at Dasvino Town & Country Club, Adventure Sports at X-thrill and a Guided Tour of Lavasa. On Sunday, May 1, 2011, the PFMI winners spent time exploring various tourist attractions at Lavasa, like the ‘Breakfast at Machan’, Nature Trail, Water Sports at Lakeshore and indulged in rappelling, driving all terrain vehicles, paint ball shooting at X thrill the adventure sports academy. `Lavasa Holidays - Summer Special’ packages will be extensively promoted through digital, radio, print, outdoor displays and sms campaigns in Pune and Mumbai.