Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi

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With the Commonwealth Games fast approaching, a reality check shows that Delhi hotels are ill prepared to handle the expected surge in 2010. According to industry experts, the number of hotel rooms required in the national capital region (NCR) for the Games would be around 40,000. Currently the number stands at around 7000 to 7500 rooms in the branded hotels segment. And according to trade analysts even if one were to add hotel rooms in areas like Karol Bagh, Paharganj and Daryaganj, the total number would not add up to more than 15,000. With an estimated 5,000-6,000 additional branded rooms expected to be added in the interim, the shortfall is still huge. Almost 50%!

Bread & breakfast (B&B) accommodation units are seen as an alternative. The current 300 units in the city are expected to touch the 1000 mark. But the numbers simply do not add up. Just to get a comparative perspective, Shanghai in China alone boasts of 135,000 rooms as against 110,000 in all hotels in India in the three to five-star segments.

Add to this the fact that rentals of hotels in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore are among the highest charged by hotels anywhere in the world, pose a rather daunting challenge. Hotels in Delhi presently charge $350 plus. London hotels charge roughly the same while Moscow and Rome charge considerably less at $260-350 and $140-350 respectively. Beijing managed a reasonable rate of around $155 during the just concluded Olympics. And if Delhi has to match up in 2010, it has to do better than the present $350 plus in the deluxe category.

Hence, in the count down to the Commonwealth Games the challenges are two pronged – increasing the numbers of hotel rooms in Delhi (NCR) and reducing the rental cost. A great opportunity to push tourism in India to the next level should not go abegging.

Now the dark mornings and dreary weather is here, many Europeans escape the doom and gloom in the winter by flying off to one of the Canary Islands for a golf holiday.

The Canaries are comprised of seven major islands, and five of them provide golfers a unique golfing experience. The volcanic landscape of the Canaries was formed by the Canary hotspot and decades of volcanic activity. This unusual landscape lends an air of off-world adventure in some areas of the islands.

Golfing on Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is centrally located and home to the largest city of the Canary Islands: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Gran Canaria is also home to at least five beautiful golf courses. Most of the golf courses on Gran Canaria include shops for rentals or purchases, driving ranges, instructors for those who wish to improve their game, restaurants and snack bars. The golf clubs of Gran Canaria are:

* Real Club de Golf Las Palmas: Inaugurated on December 17, 1891, Real Club de Golf Las Palmas is the oldest golf course in Spain. This par 71, 18-hole golf course includes one normal putting green and one floodlit putting green.

* El Cortijo Club de Campo: Designed by Blake Stirling and Marco Martin, this par 72, 18-hole course has quick greens and six lakes.

* Campo de Golf Maspalomas: Nature and beauty had everything to do with this par 73, 18-hole golf course designed by Mackenzie Ross.

* Salobre Golf & Resort: As one of the newest golf courses on the island, Salobre offers a par 71, 18-hole course.

* Anfi Tauro Golf: This par 3, 9-hole course offers a more relaxed atmosphere than its larger counterparts.

Each of us has danced at least once in our life. Since then, maybe you continued to dance and your dancing skills developed every day. Everybody knows that it is not enough to have a gift from God, it’s important to work with that gift and to develop it through a lot of practicing. If you consider yourself a bad dancer and you never thought to learn to dance because you are not gifted or if you consider that you still have a lot of workto become a good dancer, please try one of the DVD’s from the Night Club Series and you will discover an easy way for becoming a good dancer.

Many people wonder how they should dance when they go to a club. It is very difficult to offer them an answer because most of the dance courses are designed for traditional, classical or modern dances
. Few teach them how to move when they go into a club. Due to the fact that for this kind of dance there are not too many standard moves, learning how to dace in clubs is quite difficult. If you want to improve your club dancing skills, we recommend you try DVDs with dance lessons specially designed for beginners who want to learn to dance.

Learn to dance dvd is an efficient, simple and fun way by which you can improve your dancing skills. The dancing moves are very clearly presented by professional dance instructors and their advices is very easy to put to practice. You will be surprised how quickly and easily you will learn to dance. Your desire to learn and the step by step manner in which the dance instructors present each dance move should get you dancing in no time. Once you have discovered the secrets of club dancing, we are sure it will become one of your hobbies and it will be a pleasure for you to “practice” it every weekend.

Becoming a good dancer needs time and a lot of practicing and don’t expect this to happen after few days or a week of learning. Learn to dance involves making your body more flexible and learning how to coordinate the movement of each part of the body in order to have a sensual and expressive style. Studying carefully every move presented by the instructors of dance and trying to put them to practice in front of a mirror, will definitely help you develop your dancing moves and ultimately become a great dancer. Good luck!

Golf has become a passion across the world which is evident from 2005, Golfer’s Digest release stating 32,000 golf courses around the world. Golf courses have been a prominent feature in nations like Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland; however the major player in golf courses is United States of America having over half the golf courses. People just can’t seem to get enough of it and gradually it has turned into a passion among them. Apart from it, golf is a kind of game meant for everyone no matter what the age is and hence has kept everyone on their toes for this sport. Also Statistics show that about 4.6 million Americans play golf 25 times or more every year and thereby constantly in process to create the best players possible.

Due to their interchangeable nature in terms of usage, hybrid golf clubs are sometimes also referred to as utility clubs. The best worlds of iron and wood clubs clubbed into one set are basically the hybrid clubs. Hybrids allow you to get the ball up more easily and it gets the ball up higher. Many recreational players also prefer it since it’s easier to hit with them. This has made many professional level players also to get drifted towards it. However one must be fully aware and stay vigilant while looking out for these hybrid clubs. You can rely on a set of guidelines of rules which determine the make of such hybrid clubs and ultimately you buy the best thing in market.

Your game can only improved with a pair of well designed and supreme quality hybrid clubs. Pinemeadow Golf is supposed to be the best hybrid club in town. They have their recognition due to top quality products and have retained their position in top fifty. Apart from offering quality and well maintained products, price range for which the products can be purchased is also reasonable and thus worthy to look for. Their staff is always willing to help you push your golf game to the best it can be. Pre owned clubs are also available with them which be tried by those who do not want to shell out the entire cost just for the trial purposes.