Kuoni and the East India Company Join Forces to Bring Alive the Ancient Art of Tea Drinking

Kuoni and the East India Company Join Forces to Bring Alive the Ancient Art of Tea Drinking PR Newswire DORKING, England, October 24, 2012 DORKING, England, October 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuoni has joined forces with the recently re-launched East India Company, to bring alive the ancient art of tea drinking at two exciting customer events to be hosted in The East India Company's chic store at 7-8 Conduit Street, London, W1S 2XF on 06 and 15 November 2012, and one customer event to be hosted on the stunning SS Great Britain, a former passenger steamship now permanently docked in Bristol's Great Western Dockyard, on 13 November 2012. Granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600, The East India Company was founded by a group of enterprising merchants and businessmen to explore the mysteries of the East. It quickly began exploring new territories, mapping trade routes and discovering exotic goods all over the world. Its pioneers and adventurers established trading posts which would eventually grow into iconic world cities such as Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai. So now Kuoni Travel is to bring alive the exotic destinations where the East India Company's tea is grown to an audience who are interested in travel, discovery and the story behind how tea travels from plantation to porcelain cup. Tea master Lalith Lenadora, who started at the age of 18 as a tea planter in his native Sri Lanka, will guide customers through the many exotic varieties of tea.