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July 2010
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Welcome to another edition of "Creatively Yours"
the newsletter from Creative Travel India
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Dear Industry
Colleagues:
Here is another edition of the award winning "Creatively Yours".
The office is buzzing again. Requests are flowing in from all over
the world and the mood in the Indian travel industry is buoyant. Of
course, some countries are picking up slower than others, but
overall things look a lot better than they did 6 months ago.
First, something exciting - the
Indian Rupee has now been given its very own Symbol. This brings the
Rupee into the elite club of only 6 other currencies that have their
own symbol. In a contest held by the Government of India, over 4,000
entries were submitted and the new symbol was chosen for its
incorporation of both the West and the East.
We received another small acknowledgement from our partners Taj
Hotels, Resorts & Palaces. Another reminder of the wonderful work
our team does. A few weeks ago we also had the privilege of
welcoming the 15 most beautiful young women from Hong Kong when the
Miss Hong Kong pageant came to India for a outport shoot. A fun
project for all those involved.
Delhi has a brand new airport,
said to the fifth largest in the world. Emirates honored it by
flying in a A380 to herald a new age in Indian aviation.
Our product development team is busy creating different tours for
all our partners all over the world. If you would like to see how
can we add some magic to what you do, let us know. We after all take
pride in our ability to make a trip to the Indian sub-continent
something very different.
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In this
Edition....
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Creative News
- Creative Travel on the first ever Taj Honors List - The
Indian Travel Awards 2010; the Ms Hong Kong pageant in India
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Special Feature of the month
- Explore Festive Kerala, Nehru Trophy Boat Race
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Where you can find us next - PATA 2010, Macau
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Guest Comment of the Month - Find out what our clients have to
say about us in this section
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Destination News - Rupee gets a new symbol, joins elite currency club,
Commonwealth Games tickets launched for sale, ICPB to organise
sixth annual MICE conclave on August 27-28, 2010 in Bengaluru,
Mighty Shiva statue unveiled, The first Maritime Archaeology Museum
opens in Sri Lanka, Maldives - Ranked No. 3 amongst the 28 finalists
of “New 7 Wonders of Nature”.....all this and more update on hotels
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Hotel News - Indian Hotels going
places, Swissôtel Hotels &
Resorts opens new property in Kolkata, Seven ITC hotels will join the
list of 58 exclusive properties under Luxury Collection, Vivanta by
Taj - Whitefield, Bangalore honoured at The SIA Architectural Design
Awards 2010, Singapore, The Galle Face Hotel wins Heritage Hotel
award......all this and more update on hotels.
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Aviation News - New Airline
Terminal to opens at New Delhi Airport, AirAsia X to
start daily direct flights from New Delhi to Kuala Lumpur from August
4, 2010, Lufthansa Group airlines to offer 75 weekly flights from
seven Indian destinations......and more
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Indian Recipe of the month - Butter
Chicken
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Creative News..... |
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Taj Group honors Creative Travel for its contribution to the Indian MICE industry
July 23, 2010
At an elegant evening to launch the first ever "Taj Honors List - The Indian Travel Awards 2010" by Taj Hotels, Resorts &
Palaces, India's largest hotel chain, Creative Travel was honored for
its contribution to the Indian MICE industry and for our efforts in
putting India on the World Incentives & Meetings map. Another proud
day for our team.
At the event, Ajoy Misra, Senior Vice President of the chain made
special mention of the contribution made over the years by our
Chairman, Ram Kohli. Delna Jasoomony, General Manager Sales
International Travel also remarked on how our efforts
went beyond our work with Taj Hotels and that we played a role in
placing India on the global MICE market. Creative Travel is today
South Asia's most awarded Incentives & Meetings team. This
acknowledgement by Taj is special and demonstrates the closeness & the
way we at Creative like to work with our hotel partners.
In the picture are Ajoy Misra, Senior Vice
President - Sales & Marketing, Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces; Rajeev
Kohli; Rohit Kohli and Renu Basu, Vice President - Sales of Taj
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Creative Travel & the Miss Hong Kong
Pageant 2010 |
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Last month Creative had the privilege of
handling a very special group. We brought in the group of Miss Hong
Kong 2010 Finalists to India for a special segment of the pageant.
This event will generate great publicity for Indian Tourism as it is
being widely covered by many overseas, TV channels.
On their last day in India, the 15 Hong Kong China finalists danced to
the tune of AR Rahman’s song Jai Ho in the Capital, mesmerizing the
audience with their moves according to a news item in The Times of
India.
The finalists had practiced for only five days before putting up a
show choreographed by Kanika, a Delhi based choreographer and her
crew. “It was all so sudden and fast, just like a toofaan,” said
Kanika about the entire experience. The steps were a mixture of simple
jazz and classical Indian dance movements, complete with traditional
Indian hand mudras and poses, reminding one of the beautifully carved
dance figures on the walls of the South Indian temples, but only that
these gorgeous ladies were clad in colourful Grecian goddess dresses,
Truly Bollywood: Two male members of the Hong Kong team joined the
finalists during the practice session. They were truly inspired by
Bollywood. One of them got the audience cracking up with laughter with
the ‘putting the light bulb from one hand and petting the dog from the
other’ Darcy step from Gurinder Chadha’s movie Balle Balle! Amritsar
To LA. “We love Bollywood movies back home,” said Jason Wong, the
pageant’s official travel agent.
Creative Travel looked after all the logistics for the trip including
all the persmissions for the shooting at the various monumnets and
palaces apart from playing a key role in selection of the venus for
the various sets. This is not the first time we have been involved in
such unique projects. We take pride in our ability to make this happen
in this part of the world.
Click on the below mentioned articles to read more -
Encourage foreign beauty pageants to be shot in India - Gonow
Jai Ho! says Hong Kong - Times of India
City Mix (in Hindi)
Navjyoti Express
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Special
Feature of the month......
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Explore Festive Kerala
Onam - the state festival of Kerala - falls on the Malayalam month
of Chingam every year. It is a four day carnival celebrating the
annual harvest. According to legend Mahabali, the legendary King of
Kerala, visits the state every year on the first day of Onam, to
ensure the wellbeing of the people. He is welcomed back with
reverence, homes are spruced up and intricate decorations with 'rangolis'
(designs with coloured powders) and 'pookkalam' (designs with
flowers petals) are done in his honour, festivities start with
Maveli Puja or prayer to Mahabali and continue over the next few
days in form of Pulikali or Tiger dance processions and Vallamkali
or boat races. Location – Thiruvanthapuram (Trivandrum,) date
23rdAugust 2010.
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Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Nehru Trophy Boat Race, is one of the most important boat races
in Kerala. It is an annual event conducted on 14th August 2010. The
main event consists of a stiff competition between the magnificent
snake boats known as ‘chundanvallams’ for the desirable trophy.
These boats stretch about 100 feet in length, with a raised stem.
The race commences with a ceremonial water procession comprising of
floats and a variety of boats.
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Where you can find us next.....
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To meet us at
PATA, Macau, click here and email us your details |
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Guest Comment of the Month.....
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We at
Creative track guest feedback very
carefully. Each evaluation form gives us an insight on our operations
and allows us to constantly refine our service delivery process. Now
and then we get a few letters that brighten up our days. This is one
of them :
Tuesday, February
2, 2010
From - Leif Bille Jensen
To - Creative Travel
Dear Mr. Rahul Sharma,
We have had the great pleasure to travel with your company - and you
followed us at our trip to the airport. You wanted us to complete
our evaluations and comments about our tour. We have already filled
out your evaluation form several times during our journey. Our final
evaluation is that we will give all points at your form the
character 5 or exellent. We had no problems at all. All your agents
and guides have been very competent and have met us with kindness.
Especially mr. Munish Bakshi in Delhi and mr. Arvind in Udaipur were
we very satisfied and happy to meet. We also want to praise our
chauffeur Mr. Singh. He is a very good driver and a very pleasant
person.
Thank you for taking us to Radisson Hotel and for your help when we
were waiting for our flight to Europe.
We have no complaints at all and are very satisfied with our tour
and we will certainly recommend this tour to our friends.
Best regards,
Annie og Leif Bille Jensen
Denmark
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Destination
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India |
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Rupee gets a new symbol
The Indian government deserves credit for making the decision on the
rupee’s new symbol. With this, the Indian currency has arrived on
the international platform, The new symbol will be used globally
like the symbols for the dollar, the euro, the pound and the yen.
Click on the below articles to read more -
Indian rupee gets a symbol, joins elite currency club - Times of
India
Rupee Gets a Face at Last - The Wall Street Journal |
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Commonwealth Games tickets launched
for sale
The Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (OC) has launched the
sale of tickets for the mega event scheduled to be held from October
3-14 in New Delhi. The sales got off to a scorching start with the OC
sources saying tickets worth around Rs 20 lakh were sold on the day
the bookings were opened. Ticket rates range from Rs 50-1,000 for sports events. Rates for the
opening and closing ceremonies are much higher - Rs 1,000-50,000 for
the opening ceremony and Rs 750-50,000 for the closing event. Around
17 lakh tickets are expected to be sold for the Games. |
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ICPB to organise sixth annual
MICE conclave on August 27-28, 2010 in Bengaluru
The India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB), an association
sponsored by Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India, will
organise its sixth annual MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and
Exhibition) conclave at The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru on August 27-28,
2010. The conclave will be organised with the support of MoT and
Karnataka State Tourism Department. The objective of the conclave is
to provide an excellent platform for buyers and sellers to interact
with each other and build new relationships to develop MICE business
in India. The conclave will see participation of delegates from
national and international associations, government organisations,
international organisations, NGOs, professional conference
organisers and travel agents – organising meetings and conferences
in India.
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Luxury yacht cruise company,
Compagnie Du Ponant to start India operations in November 2010
Compagnie Du Ponant, a high-end yacht cruise operator based in
France is planning to start operations in Indian waters from
November 2010. The yacht cruise company, which operates five
high-end yachts across the globe, will be deploying two vessels from
its fleet, Le Ponant (32 cabins and 64 pax) and Le Diamant (113
cabins and suites, 226 pax) for Indian operations. The Indian operations
will commence on November 8, 2010 with Le Diamant offering seven-day
cruise covering Marmugao (Goa), Kochi (Kerala), Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)
and Chennai (Tamil Nadu) as ports-of-call. Le Ponant will offer
Kochi-Male (Maldives) and Male-Kochi packages from December 28 –
January 04, 2011 and March 10 – March 17, 2011 respectively. Later
in March 2011, Le Ponant will offer a seven-day India package with
the cruise starting from Kochi. |
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Jim Corbett and Rajaji National Park
to reopen on November 15, 2010
Jim Corbett National Park and Rajaji
National Park have been closed for tourists in view of the monsoon
season. The parks, which house tigers and Asiatic elephants among
others, will reopen on November 15, 2010. Every year, the parks are
closed during the monsoon period to ensure security for the
wildlife. |
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Palace on Wheels fourth best in the
world
Rajasthan's luxury train 'Palace on Wheels' has been adjudged the
fourth best among the top ten luxury trains of the world by noted
global travel magazine Conde Nast. For the year 2009, the magazine
had asked its readers for the first time to vote for their favourite
train. They were asked to rank each train out of 100 points. The
Palace on Wheels attained 83.94 points and was ranked fourth below
the Venice Simplon-Orient Express (89.92 points), Eurostar (86.92
points) and Pride of Africa, Rovos Rail (84.25 points). |
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Three hundred years old and shut for
40 years, library opens again
An ancient library housing holy manuscripts and thousands of
precious books, including a version of the Quran penned by Mughal
emperor Aurangzeb, has reopened in Aurangabad after a gap of 40
years. The 17th-century library in the old part of the city is now
emerging as a destination for tourists, students and research
fellows. In the library, which houses 3,500 books—in Urdu, Arabic
and Persian—on history, law, medicine, sufism, religion and
philosophy, the chief attraction is a version of the Quran penned by
emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. The leather cover of the Quran has gold
embossing on both sides and throughout the book, every full stop is
marked with a golden dot. The library, also home to a 500-page book
on Islamic philosophy, handwritten in four languages by Mir Gulam
Ali, and an Arabic-Urdu-Persian dictionary that runs into a thousand
pages, is counted among the oldest in India. |
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Kovalam to be premier surfing
destination
An artificial submerged reef and a walkway were recently inaugurated
at Kovalam by Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Minister for Tourism. The
reef was built as part of the tsunami rehabilitation project.
Tourists can now look forward to a host of water sports such as
surfing, wave riding, scuba diving, snorkeling, boating and water
skiing. The reef, installed between the Light House and the Edakkal
rocks off the Light House beach, will protect the severely eroding
coast and make the resort a round-the-year surfing destination. The
reef would also help the beaches at Kovalam to get stabilized and
make them wider in due course by eliminating the offshore wave
power. |
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Nepal |
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Mighty Shiva statue unveiled
Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Sharat Singh Bhandari on Monday
unveiled a 143 ft tall statue of Lord Shiva at Chitapol VDC-5 in
Bhaktapur district.
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A trekking route historically and
culturally rich
A new trail has been added to the long list of hiking routes in
mid-western Nepal for trekkers and mountaineers – the Manakamana to
Gorkha trail. The 25km trek from Manakamana leads to sparsely
populated villages, historically and religiously important sites,
forested areas with chautara's (resting places), picturesque
sceneries, and lots of stone-slab stairways before reaching Gorkha.
Located at Manakamana hill, the Manakamana temple is one of the
major religious sites of Nepal. From this area, one can have a
panoramic view of the Gorkha Bazaar, mountain ranges, villages and
forests. The temple of Gorakhnath is also regarded as an important
place from the historic and cultural points of view. Visitors will
have to pass through many other historic and religious places like
Gorkha Palace, Bakrashwor Temple, the Tantrik Lakhan Thapa cave near
Tinmane, the statute of the first martyr Lakhan Thapa at Kaule,
Gorakhali temple, among others. They can enjoy different cultures,
customs, and local cuisine of the area. From the trail, there are
scenic views of several mountains like Annapurna, Machhapuchhre,
Manaslu, Himchuli, Ganesh Himal and Lantang Himal in the northern
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The first Maritime Archaeology Museum
opens in Sri Lanka
The country's first Maritime Archaeology Museum and the Visitor
Information Center at the Old Dutch Warehouse in Galle Fort opened
last month. The Museum, sponsored by the Dutch Government is spread
over 40,000 square feet and has on display exhibits of marine artifacts
discovered in explorations made in the ocean floor around Sri Lanka.
Artifacts relating to Maritime Archaeology, maps, naval craft and a
host of articles including artillery guns, ropes, earthenware, beer
mugs, smoking pipes, barrels, shoes used by the sailors, and items
recovered from the wreckages of ships sunk in the sea off the
Southern coast nearly 800 years ago. The Museum previously existed
before in Galle was completely destroyed by the Tsunami Disaster on
26th December 2004 and the present Museum is being established after
renovating a massive old building constructed during the Dutch Era
and situated within the historic rampart of Galle. |
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Maldives |
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Tourist arrivals to the Maldives up
20 percent on same period last year
Tourist arrivals at Maldives have increased by nearly 20 percent in
the first five months of 2010 compared to last year, according to
the Tourism Ministry. 338,582 tourists visited Maldives between
January and May, compared to 282,518 tourists during that period
last year, an increase of 56,064 tourists according to Department of
Immigration figures. Tourist numbers increased by over 35 percent
for the month of May, from 43,154 in 2009, to 58,324 this year. |
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Maldives – Ranked No. 3 amongst the
28 finalists of “New 7 Wonders of Nature”
With an increase of 99.74% Maldives is ranked as no.3 amongst the 28
finalists of New 7 Wonders of Nature. The ranking is based according
to the number of votes received in the past four weeks from outside
the country as well as local nationals.
The Official New7Wonders of Nature is a worldwide campaign, and
finalists have to achieve a minimum of 90% of international votes
and 10% locally. Last April Maldives was ranked as No. 4. |
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Indian Hotels going places
The Indian hotel industry is booming, and making a lot of buzz
globally too.
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Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts opens new
property in Kolkata
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts, the international Swiss hospitality
chain, has made its entry into India with the opening of Swissotel
Kolkata Neotia Vista. Situated on the banks of River Hooghly, the
deluxe five-star hotel is just 3 kilometers away from Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose International Airport. Boasting an under-one-roof
concept, this hotel has 147 contemporary guest rooms and luxury
suites some with spectacular Jacuzzis. The F&B outlets include -
Café Swiss (the 24-hour restaurant serving International and local
specialities), The Rooftop Lounge and Bar, a Speciality Indian
Restaurant and a Bar. Swissôtel Kolkata has extensive meeting and
function space with a Grand Ballroom of 340 m2 divisible into 3
separate areas, a further 3 function rooms of 68 m2 and two
luxurious Board Rooms. Other facilities include a fitness centre, 3
spa treatment rooms and a rooftop swimming pool. |
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Mapple Emerald New Delhi opens
Mapple Hotels, Palaces and Resorts has launched Mapple Emerald New
Delhi. The business cum leisure hotel is spread over seven acres. It
has 54 rooms including suite, club rooms and deluxe rooms. The room
facilities include mini bar/tea coffee maker, electronic safe, LCD
and hairdryer and high-speed Internet facilities in all the rooms.
The F&B outlets include Elements - the multi-cuisine restaurant,
Clink - the Bar and a Tea Lounge. Other facilities include a
business centre, banquet halls, meeting rooms, terrace party arena
and gymnasium |
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Seven ITC hotels will join the list
of 58 exclusive properties under Luxury Collection
Targeting high-end travellers, ITC-Welcomgroup on Thursday signed an
exclusive agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts to bring the
latter's premium brand, the `Luxury Collection,' to India. Under the
new franchise agreement, the seven hotels that will be part of the
new brand, ITC-Luxury Collection, are: ITC Maurya in Delhi, ITC
Maratha in Mumbai, ITC Sonar in Kolkata, ITC Grand Central in
Mumbai, ITC Windsor in Bangalore, ITC Kakatiya in Hyderabad and ITC
Mughal in Agra. The seven hotels will now join the list of 58
exclusive properties in 25 countries that are part of Starwood's
`Luxury Collection.' Under the new arrangement, the seven ITC Hotels
will be owned and managed by ITC, while its marketing and
distribution abroad will be done exclusively by Starwood Hotels &
Resorts that has over 850 properties across the world. The agreement
includes re-branding of WelcomHotel New Delhi as a Sheraton, also a
part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, while the Chola and the Park in
Chennai, and the Rajputana in Jaipur will continue as per the ITC's
previous arrangement with Sheraton Hotels. |
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Holiday Inn Mumbai International
Airport opens
Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport is located amidst North
Mumbai’s Commercial hub and is 1.2 kms from International & 5 kms
from Domestic Airports. The hotel offers 225 rooms. Facilities
include Rooftop Infinity Pool, Spa & Health Club, Executive Lounge,
Business Centre, Ballroom which can accommodate upto 450 guests, 3
Meeting Rooms for smaller meetings & a Sky Terrace-open air rooftop
venue. Dining options include Saptami (the all day dining featuring
seven interactive cuisine preparation areas), Saptami Express (the
fresh deli offerings), Roadhouse (the specialty restaurant) and 72
(the lobby bar) |
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Resort Rio to be operational in
August 2010; expected to offer largest convention space in North Goa
Resort Rio, a five star Deluxe Spa resort in Goa is scheduled to
open in August 2010. The resort is spread over 10 acres on the banks
of the Baga river and just 5 minutes drive from the famous Baga
Beach. This luxury hotel will have 77 spacious rooms mostly of 540
sq ft., 5 beautifully appointed suites of approximately 1000 sq ft,
15 spacious two bedroom luxury apartments, 5 luxurious 3 bedroom
villas, two swimming pools, an all day dining restaurant, a
speciality Italian restaurant, a Goan and fish shack, a vegetarian
restaurant, a speciality tea and coffee lounge, two bars, spa,
sauna, beauty salon and other treatment rooms. The Resort will boast
one of the biggest conference facilities in Goa accommodating upto
450 guests theatre style and will have a team dedicated for
banqueting and conferences. |
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Crowne Plaza Today New Delhi Okhla
opens
Ideally located in the business hub of New Delhi, Crowne Plaza New
Delhi Okhla is just 25 kms from the domestic airport and is in the
City Centre of Okhla, thr largest commercial hub. The hotel offers a
total of 208 rooms, 126 rooms currently operational, with a standard
room size of 36 sq mtr. The room facilities include 40” LCD
Television along with Bose Music System, Wired and wireless
connectivity, and four fixture bathrooms. The F&B outlets include
Edesia (a multi cuisine all day dining restaurant); Chaobella
(authentic Chinese and Italian Cuisine); Copper Bar & Lounge; French
Heart (the French Pastry Lounge). The hotel also offers a Spa and
various meeting rooms of varying capacities to seat between 10 – 350
guests. |
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Vivanta by Taj - Whitefield,
Bangalore honoured at The SIA Architectural Design Awards 2010,
Singapore
Vivanta by Taj Whitefield, Bangalore won multiple awards - the
“Interior Design Award’, ‘Architecture Award’ in the ‘Commercial’
category and the ‘2010 Building of The Year’ award at the Singapore
Institute of Architects (SIA) Architectural Design Awards 2010. The
design of Vivanta by Taj – Whitefield, Bangalore was selected from a
wide competitor range of 180 global entries. Designed by Warner Wong
Design, Singapore, the hotel located at the entrance of the
international Tech Park, Whitefield, Bangalore (ITPB) is a gateway
statement between the IT Park and the developing city around it. |
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The Park Hotels launches its first
property in Hyderabad
The Park Hotels has launched its first hotel in Hyderabad located next to the Hussain Sagar Lake. The Park,
Hyderabad is a LEED GOLD certified green hotel by the US Green
Building Council. It maintains low outdoor heat absorption, high
acoustic levels, minimal emission levels, energy-efficient lighting,
and utilises natural lighting to maximum potential, among other
sustainable practices. The building incorporates a range of high
quality spaces, from 270 guest rooms, designer and presidential
suites, three restaurant, two lounges, night club, a 3D infinity
swimming pool and a Spa. The hotel’s unique exterior cladding and
interior surface finish reflect local traditions of craftsmanship,
patterning and style. |
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Sri Lanka |
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The Galle Face Hotel wins Heritage
Hotel award
The Galle Face Hotel was awarded the Heritage Hotel Award at the
Presidential Awards for Travel and Tourism, held in
Colombo last month. The Galle Face Hotel which was built in year
1864 was adjudged the winner of the Heritage Hotels on comprehensive
evaluation criteria comprising revenue generation, Innovation,
History and Culture. Located in the heart of Colombo, the Galle Face
Hotel is a premier legend. With an impressive arched façade that
overlooks the Galle Face Green, the hotel borrowed its name from
this charming promenade way back in 1864. Built by four British
entrepreneurs who were looking to start a business in the city,
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Aviation News......
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New Airline Terminal to opens at New
Delhi Airport
Terminal T3 at New Delhi's Indira
Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), one of the largest terminal
buildings in the world and India's first integrated terminal
(handling both domestic and international flights), was inaugurated
by India Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on July 3. The new
terminal, built at a cost of $2.73 billion, can accommodate 34
million passengers per year. (The airport handled 27 million
passengers between April 2009 and March 2010). “We expect that 95
percent of all passengers will wait less than ten minutes at any
counter such as customs, immigration or security check,” a
spokesperson at IGIA told AIN. The new terminal features eight
levels with 168 check-in counters and 24 remote check-in counters, a
five-level, in-line baggage system, 98 immigration counters and 78
aero bridges-the highest number of aero bridges for a single
terminal anywhere in the world.
Click the below links to read the articles published in India's
leading newspapers:
Show time at IGI Airport’s Terminal 3 - Hindustan Times
India Takes Off - Economic Times
IGI terminal 3: In race to beat the best - Econonic Times |
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AirAsia X to start daily direct
flights from New Delhi to Kuala Lumpur from August 4, 2010
AirAsia X, the low-cost long-haul affiliate of AirAsia, will
introduce daily direct flights between New Delhi and Kuala Lumpur
from August 4, 2010. For the new route, the airline will operate on
A330 aircraft which has a seating capacity of 377 passengers.
Click here for the flight schedule..... |
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SilkAir introduces daily services
between Singapore and Chennai
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has
introduced daily services between Singapore and Chennai.
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Kingfisher Airlines becomes member
elect of oneworld
Kingfisher Airlines thas became a member elect of oneworld® after
completing a formal membership agreement with the alliance – moving
India’s leading airline a landmark step towards flying as part of
the world’s premier airline alliance. The contract was signed by the
Kingfisher Airlines’ Chairman and Chief Executive Vijay Mallya and
his counterparts from all 12 of oneworld existing partners and
members elect. |
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Air India to introduce flights from
New Delhi to Seoul via Hong Kong
Air India is going to introduce flights from New Delhi to Seoul via
Hong Kong from August 1, 2010. Air India currently operates direct
services from New Delhi to Hong Kong using an A310 aircraft, which
will be replaced with a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft to extend its
service to Seoul.
Click here for the flight
schedule..... |
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Lufthansa Group airlines to offer 75
weekly flights from seven Indian destinations
Lufthansa Group airlines, Lufthansa Airlines, Swiss International
Air Lines (SWISS) and Austrian Airlines, will offer a total of 75
weekly frequencies from seven Indian destinations to Frankfurt,
Munich, Zurich and Vienna, effective October 29, 2010. Lufthansa
will serve its Pune – Frankfurt route with four weekly frequencies,
up from three currently. In addition, the carrier will deploy a
larger A340-600 aircraft on its Chennai – Frankfurt route. SWISS
will serve both its Indian routes, Delhi – Zurich and Mumbai –
Zurich, with daily flights, up from six per week to Delhi and five
per week to Mumbai currently. Austrian Airlines will also expand its
presence in India with the addition of Mumbai to its global network.
The carrier will offer five weekly flights connecting Mumbai with
Vienna and the huge Eastern and Central European network of Austrian
Airlines in the winter schedule. |
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Nepal-based Buddha Air to soon start
Lucknow-Nepalganj flights
In a bid to boost tourism in Nepal, Buddha Air is going to soon
introduce air services from Nepalganj, located on Indo-Nepal border
to Lucknow. The airline will use 72-seater modern aircraft for this
route to fly passengers from Lucknow to Nepalganj, Pokhara and
Kathmandu. |
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Indian
Recipe of the month......
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Butter Chicken
This dish is among the best known Indian foods all over the world.
Its gravy can be made as hot or mild as you like so it suits most
palates.
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