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| June 2016
Dear Industry Colleagues
Welcome to another edition of award winning 'Creatively Yours'.
 
July is almost upon us and the rains have started in some parts of India. The country did experience the hottest summer in recorded history in some parts. The weather is indeed changing across the world.
 
Have you been getting our mails for our unique Webinar series “Crafted by Creative” ? The few we have had so far have been highly successful and well attended. Each has covered very experiential and practical aspects of selling India to your clients.
 
Summer is our time to evaluate the season gone by and to plan new ideas and strategies for the season to come. We will be rolling out a new strategy for enhancing our offerings of immersive experiences and unique activities across the region. In addition, the JungleSutra Wildlife Journeys team is also hitting the road with some special programs that showcase the depth of wildlife in the Indian sub-continent.
 
Other initiatives are special offerings for you to market on to your client base. We encourage you to send through your thoughts on what you think could work for your markets, so that we can have the team customize a product set for you. We at Creative intend to aggressively push the price competitiveness of India in its shoulder period as we feel the market is turning around for us all and let's use that to gain some interaction and make up for lost business.
 
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
Take care,

Rajeev Kohli
Joint Managing Director

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Creative News
Crafted by Creative - The Webinar Series by Creative Travel - 29th June 2016
 
India is like a book, full of strange and wonderful stories. You may not believe what you read, you may not agree with what's written, but one thing is for certain, you just can't stop wanting to discover more; and the more you read, the more fascinating it gets.
 
India is throbbing with diversity, there are so many traditions and rituals which are unique to it and it is a country of festivals, ancient as well as the new modern ones which are infiltrating the scene. It won’t be possible to cover all of them but we will try and summarize some of the most interesting (and baffling!) ones in this session.
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What People Say About Us
I did end up using Creative Travel and in fact, they’ve been wonderful to deal with. I had a big issue with a trip right in the middle of the program but they were so very accommodating with changing the hotel and cities etc.  I have been working with Narayan who’s been wonderful . I’ll definitely be working with them in the future.
 
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Festival News
Onam Festival, Kerala, 13 September 2016
Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala. Onam is Malayali festival which is celebrated by native speakers of Malayalam.
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News From The Jungle
Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Once the private hunting grounds of the maharaja, Bandipur is one of the key domains of the Bengal tiger in the south. It is about 80 kilometers from the city of Mysore on route to the major tourist destination of Ooty. 
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Destination News
Indian e-tourist visa system continues to grow
India’s e-tourist visa system continued to gain popularity in April 2016, with more than 70,000 visas being issued at Indian airports during the month.
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New Aviation Policy: Pocket-friendly airfares
In a major push to the civil aviation sector the Modi Sarkar has unveiled a policy that seeks to shake off some decade old norms with a view to increasing the domestic ticket sales from the existing level of 80 million a year to 300 million (30 crore) a year by 2022.
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Railways launches integrated social media platform for real-time grievance redressal
Railways minister Suresh Prabhu launched integrated social media platform — Facebook & Twitter — for faster and real-time redressal of passengers' grievances. 
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Hotel News
India  
   
Marriott opens suite hotel in Pune
Marriott International has announced the opening of its fifth hotel in the Indian city of Pune.

 
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Carlson Rezidor takes control of Country Inns & Suites in India
Hotel group ends joint venture to take full ownership of midscale brand CDMS – a holding company set up to manage the Country Inns & Suites brand in India – was previously controlled in partnership with Chanakya Hotels.
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juSTa opens Design Hotel in Chennai
Starwood has announced the opening of Le Méridien Nagpur in Central India. Owned by Classic Citi Investments Private Ltd, Le Méridien Nagpur marks the brand’s tenth hotel in the country. 
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Sri Lanka  
   
A New Safari Lodge to Open in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan family behind the Dilmah Tea brand and Resplendent Ceylon group of hotels will open a luxurious tented wildlife camp in December 2016. 
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Aviation News
Air Canada ramps up Indian operations with second Delhi route
Less than six months after the launch of its inaugural flight from Toronto to Delhi, Air Canada has unveiled plans to introduce a second direct service to the Indian capital.
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Air India Express links Delhi with UAE
Air India Express is launching new direct flights connecting Delhi with two UAE cities: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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Jet Airways adds Mumbai-Singapore capacity
Jet Airways will increase capacity on its Mumbai-Singapore route next month, with the deployment of a larger aircraft.
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AirAsia suspends Kuala Lumpur-Goa flights
AirAsia will suspend its thrice weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Goa on 7 June 2016, as part of its route rationalisation plan.
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Where You Can Find Us Next
Creative News
What People Say About Us
Festival News
News From The Jungle
Destination News
Hotel News
Aviation News
Recipe of the Month
Recipe of the Month
Phool Gobi (Cauliflower) aur Mattar (Peas) ki Subzi (Vegetable)
A coconut based curry gives this cauliflower a unique and delicious taste. A bit of a change from usual Aloo (potato) Gobi (cauliflower) recipe. Click here to read the recipe....
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