High-Powered American Techies and Finance Executives Working in India Find Major Stress Relief at The Leela Palaces, Hotels, & Resorts

What do American hi-tech and finance pros from Microsoft, IBM, Dell and Goldman Sachs do when they are done with business in India? They indulge in a Royal Spa Weekend at the five-star Leela Palace Kempinski in Bangalore or hop on plane and fly an hour to the ultra-luxurious Leela Kovalam Beach Resort in Kerala and enjoy the hotel's new 8,000-square-foot Divya Spa and Ayurvedic Center. Weekend room rates and spa services at the spectacular Leela Kovalam are a 'steal' with lodging prices starting at $215 per night and spa treatments beginning at $55. And, soon travelers will be able to indulge in Ayurvedic treatments at The Leela Kempinski Mumbai, which is soon to launch its all-new spa.

The five-star Leela Kovalam Beach Resort in Kerala, located in the south of India and nestled on a spectacular outcropping of rock with panoramic views of the Arabian Sea, has fifteen highly trained therapists and four dedicated Ayurvedic doctors who create tailored Ayurvedic programs for each guest including a detox program using Ayurvedic treatments. Ayurvedic is an ancient Indian healing practice originally born in Kerala 5,000 years ago.

The hotel also boasts of a newly launched Club (a 'hotel within a hotel') where guests are pampered with 24-hour butler service, separate check-in, a living room, separate library lounge, exclusive dining room with a dedicated chef who prepares meals of your choice.

For those who are able to stay for five days or more, the Divya Spa offers several life-changing packages including:

Stress And Strain Relief Package: Calming guests' moods and bringing relaxation to the body and mind by releasing the day-to-day stress and strain of busy lives. Packages start at five days for $1,490, seven days for $2,225, and fourteen days for $4,225.

Spine & Neck Care Package: This program is designed to heal guests from neck and lower back pain due to poor posture from prolonged periods of time sitting at a computer, muscle strains and past injuries. Packages include traditional massages with special herbs from Kerala, medicated steam and medicated spinal baths. Packages start at five days for $1,490, seven days for $2,225 and fourteen days for $4,225.

All packages include beach-view superior rooms (per person on double occupancy), (double occupancy), one-to-one consultations with Ayurvedic doctors, herbal medicines for the duration of the treatment, and a daily 75-minute therapeutic Ayurveda massage. Guests can complement their spa and Ayurvedic therapies with yoga and meditation.

For those who don't have time to travel to Kerala, the five-star Leela Palace Kempinski in Bangalore, set amidst majestic gardens and adorned with palace-inspired décor, is treating guests to a Royal Spa Weekend where they will be pampered from head to toe, indulging in spa treatments and sampling the hotel's world-renowned cuisine. Royal Spa Weekend rates (on a per night basis) are $750 for double occupancy and $550 for single occupancy, and are exclusive of taxes. Offer is valid on Friday, Saturday or Sunday through March 31, 2008.

ABOUT LEELA PALACES, HOTELS & RESORTS
With a boom in India's economy, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, the finest group of luxury hotels in India, has embarked on an aggressive three-year, $500-million expansion plan that will double its room capacity by introducing six new world-class properties, bringing its total hotel offering to 10. The new properties will be in Gurgaon Delhi NCR (2008), Udaipur (2008), Chennai (2009), New Delhi (2010), Hyderabad (2010) and Pune (2010). Hotels currently in operation are located in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kovalam and Goa. For more information visit www.theleela.com.

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