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Dear Industry
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Welcome to another edition of
award winning 'Creatively
Yours'. The rain God’s have
been a bit over-active in India
this year. Some parts of India
have seen much higher levels of
rain than normal, so that bring
its own challenges. Overall, the
rains are good for oru crops and
water levels across the country.
Good rains mean a good year for
the Indian economy.
There has been a very
significant change in the Indian
economy this month that will
affect all buyers of Indian
tourism –
the much awaited and highly
political GST Bill was passed by
the Parliament. The Goods and
Services Tax (GST) Bill is the
greatest tax reform since
independence and is slated to
completely overhaul the indirect
taxation system in the country. Read
more about that here.
This will of course impact
the tourism industry as well. We
still do not know which tax slab
we will be placed in or what
benefits the industry may get,
but intense lobbying is going on
by the industry to try and try
to get us into the lowest
taxation bracket possible. What
we can be sure of that tourism
will see a change. We just hope
it is for the better. Read
an article on that here.
We in Team Creative
are also very proud to have been
nominated again for FOUR World
Travel Awards for a sixth year
running. This is a
tremendous honour. We are also
delighted that our specialist
wildlife brand ‘JungleSutra
Wildlife Journeys’ has
been nominated in the category
of India’s Leading Experiential
Holiday Company. This is a great
recognition to the specialist
services this team provides to
our guests. With our previous
wins, we hope you will support
us this year as well. Every vote
helps count towards our success,
for it is only the support from
our friends and partners across
the world that make us what we
are today. Details on how to
vote are below.
Have you been signing
up to hear our webinars? We
have all the sessions recorded
for sharing with anyone who
missed them. The response has
been great and we intend to
extend the subjects and
countries covered over the next
few weeks.
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
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Take care, |
Rajeev Kohli
Joint Managing Director |
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Special
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Creative Travel wins the
Government of India’s 2016
National Tourism Award
Creative Travel is delighted to
announce one more feather in our
cap – the Government of India’s
2016 National Tourism Award for
our performance.
The Ministry of Tourism,
Government of India,
annually presents National
Tourism Awards to various
segments of the travel,
tourism and hospitality
industry. The National
Tourism Awards have over the
years emerged as a
prestigious recognition of
achievements in the travel,
tourism and hospitality
sectors.
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Creative
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Please help us re-create
history!!
It’s about trust, continuity
and reliability...... for 39
years we have honoured the
trust our clients & partners
have placed in us across
India and the subcontinent.
We have never let a partner
down and never will.
Our nominations this year
are for: (You will have to
click on individual
nomination links in each
category to vote for us.)
We are also delighted that
our specialist wildlife
brand ‘JungleSutra Wildlife
Journeys’ has been nominated
in the category of India’s
Leading Experiential Holiday
Company. This is a great
recognition to the
specialist services this
team provides to our guests.
We hope to have your support
through your vote. It means
a lot to us.
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Crafted by Creative -
The Webinar Series by Creative
Travel – 30th August 2016
India is the ultimate spa
destination. It is the
birthplace of yoga, which
originated here over 5000
years ago and which is all
about harmonizing the body
with the mind and breath
through the means of various
breathing techniques, yoga
postures (asanas) and
meditation. It is also the
home of Ayurveda.
One of the oldest systems of
medicine known to man, it
makes use of nature’s bounty
by using natural plants and
herbs to treat all kinds of
ailments though just its
massages refresh wonderfully
bringing joy and new
energies to a holiday. From
vipassana to meditation to
pampering spa hotels, from
simple retreats to luxurious
converted palaces, from
beaches to mountains, India
offers some of the best
wellness retreats in the
world. Join us on a journey
to discover the best in
wellness and spa’s that
India has to offer.
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What
People Say About Us |
I would like to express my
gratitude and thank you for
arranging the site
inspection in India. A
special thanks to Benoy who
has organized it with
excellent expertise.All was
just perfect and shows the
professionalism of Creative
Travel. If business
opportunities for India
appears, I will not hesitate
recommending you and putting
you as N°1 DMC.
Regards
Sylvie Hertrich
EM Strasbourg Business
School
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Festival
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Chandrabhaga
Fair 2016 -
November 13
(Sunday) -
November 15
(Tuesday) |
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Chandrabhaga
Fair is held
every year in
Jhalarapatan, 6
kms from
Jhalawar in
Rajasthan in the
month of Kartik
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News
From The Jungle |
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Tiger Tales |
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Munna is perhaps
the most
photographed and
most easily
recognizable
tiger in Kanha
due to his
striking facial
markings. |
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Destination
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Mumbai CST most
photographed
building after
Taj Mahal |
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The iconic
Chhatrapati
Shivaji Terminus
(CST) here is
the most
photographed
building in the
country after
the Taj Mahal in
Agra, said the
Principal of a
renowned
architecture
college in the
metropolis. |
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India shining:
Chandīgarh
building, Sikkim
national park
mountain peak
and Nalanda
archeological
site figure in
World Heritage
list |
Another feather
in India’s
crowning glory,
the announcement
and addition of
3 sites in India
to the UNESCO
World Heritage
list.
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Kozhikode to be
a 3-hour sail
away from Kochi |
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A high-speed
luxury cruise
boat, that will
launch its
maiden service
between Kochi
and Kozhikode
during the Onam
season, arrived
at the port
waters from
Athens recently. |
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Hotel
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Oberoi Hotel &
Resorts voted
World’s Best
Hotel Brand |
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It brings us
great delight to
tell you that
our hotel
partners Oberoi
Hotels & Resorts
have been voted
World’s Best
Hotel Brand by
Travel + Leisure
magazine's
World’s Best
Awards, 2016 for
the second
consecutive
year. |
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Indana’s
rendezvous with
Jaipur |
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Get ready to
welcome a
perfect fusion
of historical
elegance and
modern luxury. |
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Four Seasons
announces new
private jet
experiences |
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Four Seasons
Hotels and
Resorts, the
world’s leading
luxury
hospitality
company,
announced three
new Four Seasons
Private Jet
journeys taking
off in 2017. |
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Sri Lanka |
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Anantara
Kalutara Resort
(Opening
September 2016) |
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In a secluded
beachfront
setting along
Sri Lanka’s
southwest coast,
yet only an hour
away from the
excitement of
the capital,
Anantara
Kalutara Resort
a heavenly
getaway among
Kalutara hotels
offers the best
of both worlds –
luxurious
accommodation
and
inspirational
experiences of
the island’s
wild nature and
rich culture. |
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Maldives |
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The St. Regis
Maldives Vommuli
Resort - Opening
September 1,
2016 |
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Nestled on a
private island
in a Maldivian
atoll, this
grand retreat
beckons guests
to uncover
natural
splendour and
thriving marine
life. With its
distinct
heritage and
signature Butler
Service, each
St. Regis
address offers
uncompromising
luxury and
bespoke service. |
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Aviation
News |
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Coimbatore-based
Air Carnival
commences
operations |
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Its maiden
flight took off
from Coimbatore
at 7:30 am on
Monday; Plans
steady tariff of
Rs 999 for three
months. |
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Air India to
connect
Ahmedabad &
London from
August 15 |
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Speaking at the
Indo-American
Chamber of
Commerce (IACC)
Conference
recently,
Ashwani Lohani,
CMD, Air India
Ltd said that
air travel is
the key to
increase visitor
arrivals between
countries, and
therefore from
August 15, the
flag carrier
will be
inaugurating
thrice-a-week
flights
connecting
Ahmedabad and
London. |
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IndiGo to
connect
Chandigarh to
Dubai |
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Effective 26
September, 2016,
IndiGo will
connect
Chandigarh and
Dubai with a new
daily non-stop
service at an
all-inclusive
return fare of
Rs. 9,999. |
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Recipe
of the Month |
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Vegetable Pakoras |
Vegetable Pakora is an
extremely scrumptious light
snacks It is very easy to
prepare and hardly takes
half an hour to be ready to
be served. Click
here to read the recipe.... |
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