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| The award winning newsletter from Creative Travel /
July 2017 |
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Dear Industry Colleagues |
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Welcome to another
edition of award winning
'Creatively Yours'.
Happy to say that the
monsoons are doing well
across most of India. It
seems we will have a
healthy rainy season,
which is very important
for our economy. Good
rains mean a good year
for the Indian economy.
July is halfway through
our off season. We are
launching some new
program ideas this month
that our partners will
have access to. Also, we
are bringing back our
webinar series “Crafted
by Creative” this month
with our first webinar
on Bhutan.
There is still an
enormous amount of
confusion on the newly
introduced GST system.
Hotels are more confused
on what tax slabs to
apply and as a
consequence most of the
industry has had to
pause on pricing
initiatives. The details
in the fine print on the
policy issued is so
confusing and
clarifications from the
government are still
awaited.
You shall see some new
and exciting initiatives
in the next season from
Team Creative. New
experiential inclusions,
new circuits, new
concepts... We take
pride in our ability to
make a trip to the
Indian sub-continent
something very
different.
Read this and much more
in this edition of
Creatively Yours.
Best Regards, |
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| Have a Creative Day! |
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Rajeev Kohli
Joint Managing Director |
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| What People Say About Us |
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My client’s Wonderful trip to India
They were in India in April – they
did a tailor made Golden Triangle
trip, and then a week in Goa. They
said the first week on this tour was
absolutely outstanding – guides and
drivers were amazing, really
knowledgeable, really enthusiastic,
and really helpful, with lots of
good advice and information. Loved
having cold bottled water available
in the car as they ended up there
during a heatwave. They’re actually
still in email contact with one of
their guides as they got on so well
– I think that says a lot!
They also really loved the Tree of
Life Hotel and Spa – said it was
simply amazing and worth every
penny.
They wish they’d spent longer on
this part of their trip.
- Aaron Bekir, UK |
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Unique Experiences |
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Weaving magic -
Women weavers of
Uttarakhand claim more
than just the
breadwinner status |
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Even the slightest
drizzle is enough to
make everyone’s mood
drop instantly. It
reminds the whole
village of June 2013,
when the hills of
Uttarakhand were doused
in rain with a cloud
burst of unimaginable
force. The water
steamrolled entire
villages and cut into
hillsides, killing
hundreds. |
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| Festival News |
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Raksha Bandhan (7th
August 2017) |
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Raksha Bandhan, or
simply Rakhi is a Hindu
religious and secular
festival, celebrated in
many parts of the Indian
subcontinent, notably
India and Nepal. Raksha
Bandhan means "bond of
protection". |
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