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<< October 2007 |
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Welcome
to another edition of "Creatively Yours", the newsletter from Creative
Travel India Dear Industry Colleagues : Its been busy, busy busy here in India. The peak season is upon us and hotels are doing what they do best when overbooked. Having said that, there are hotels showing in occupancies and there are some great opportunities for business. The US Dollar's decline is still causing an enormous amount of grief. All hotels have now converted to a Rupee dominated tariff and that to at a conversion rate favorable to them and not the traveler. The travel industry has tried its best to control the cost increases, but the fact is that you will now be seeing higher prices for travel to India. This increase will be especially pronounced in the luxury segment. We at Creative Travel and our specialist brands - "Signature Tours" , the luxury travel specialist and "Plan it!", the finest conference management team in India are proud to offer the best of India and her neighboring countries to the discerning traveler. With a 29 year award winning history behind us, we look forward to the opportunity of showing you what true destination management is all about. To read more about us, you can download a copy of our company profile at - http://www.travel2india.com/who-we-are.htm We appreciate the support our partners all over the world have shown us. It is with your partnership that Creative is where it is today. For those of you with whom we have not had the pleasure of working with, all I can say is try us and see the Creative magic for yourself. Through "Creatively Yours" we hope to keep you informed on the latest news in Team Creative and the destination. We hope you find this to be useful. Have a Creative Day !  Rajeev Kohli Director of Marketing Creative Travel India |
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Established in 1977, Creative Travel has grown to be among India's leading Destination Management Companies covering all of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Tibet. This region is a special place for travelers and our vast experience in handling clients from all over the world allows us to create the most memorable programs for you. |
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| Creative News | ||
| India Tourism @ 60 Ram Kohli, Chairman and Managing Director - Creative Travel shares his feelings about India Tourism @ 60. Click here to read the article published in Travel Trends Today, September 2007 Issue.
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| Press Coverage of
Rajeev Kohli Rajeev Kohli, Vice Chairman, India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB) recently visited Melbourne and Sydney in Australia to address corporate leaders, senior travel industry personnel and media representatives at a Destination India tourism initiative co-organised in the Sydney Harbour Mariott Circular Quay by the Australia India Business Council, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces and India Tourism, Sydney. Click the links below to read the special reports by Thomas E King published in TravelMole - The Online Community for the Travel and Tourism Industry Organise your next conference in India Its the Rght Place, Right Time to meet in India Indian MICE 'Chase' Snake Charmers and Call Centres - TravelMole August 27, 2007 pt 1 Indian MICE 'Chase' Snake Charmers and Call Centres - TravelMole August 28, 2007 pt 2 |
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| Creative Travel @ PATA 2007 The Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Muhammad Yusuf Kalla and the Indonesian Minister of Tourism made an impromptu stop at the Creative Travel stand at PATA Travel Mart 2007. Pictured to the right are Rohit Kohli, Director - Operations sharing a joke with Mr. Muhammad Yusuf Kalla and the Indonesian Minister of Tourism. |
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| Client Comment of the Month | ||
| We at Creative track client 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. These are some of them : Tuesday, October 2, 2007 From - Gordon To - Creative Travel Hi Rajeev, I just wanted to offer my official thanks for the outstanding job you did last week for our Medtronic event. The whole of your team were a treat to work with and provided an exceptionally high level of service. Sue and I would like to thank everyone for their efforts for what is a very important and prestigious client for us. We both hope to and look forward to visiting India again to see more of your fabulous and exciting country. You can rest assured we shall be recommending India to other clients and I am writing to the US today to enlighten them about our experience and tell them to get 'Creative' many thanks once again. Gordon United Kingdom |
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| Destination News | ||
| India is the numero uno travel destination Known for its incredible snake charmers and age-old monuments to the world of tourism, India has emerged as the numero uno travel destinations trailing beauties of Italy, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. India's emergence to the top spot, over the fourth last year, was revealed by a survey conducted by Conde Nast Traveller , which gives away the Readers Travel Awards. "India was the 10th most preferred destination in 2004, the 4th in 2006 and is now at the top in 2007 and that is where we want to be," Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said while receiving the award at a glittering ceremony in London. Conducted among the readers of the magazine that includes some of the most sophisticated and avid travellers across the world, the survey included a range of criteria for each category from 'range of accommodation' to 'environmental friendliness', the magazine said in a release. |
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| India targets 10 million tourists in 2010 The tourism ministry expects 10 million foreign tourist footfalls in 2010, thanks to the Commonwealth Games to be hosted by India that year, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni said. Pointing out the emerging prospects of the tourism industry, she said that in the last few years the number of tourists had increased. In 2005, the total tourist flow was 3.92 million while in 2006 the figure rose to 4.43 million. 'The tourist flow between Jan and July makes us feel that this year we are going to receive about five million tourists in India,' |
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| India to host World Travel Awards in Asia The World Travel Awards (WTA) have announced that their first ever Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean Awards Ceremony will be hosted at The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore in India on 2 November 2007. Manon Han, Vice President of the World Travel Awards, commented: “We are delighted to bring the World Travel Awards event to India, one of the most exciting emerging markets in the world. India’s tourism industry is thriving; last year it registered a growth rate of 17.3% in foreign tourist arrivals – the highest in the past ten years. Bangalore as a gateway to India and one of the country’s hubs is certainly an ideal place for our inaugural Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean Awards Ceremony. Moreover, the grandeur of The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore creates a perfect setting for WTA’s high-profile event.” |
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| International Incredible India campaign now on Youtube In order to maximize the global reach of brand Incredible India, Ministry of Tourism has recently launched the campaign on youtube.com. With this, the worldwide You Tube community will be able to view special Incredible India promotional videos at www.youtube.com/India. By creating brand website on You Tube, the ministry has enabled people around the world to experience and engage with the marvels of India through the power of videos. Initially, 18 films/videos have been uploaded on the site and more will be added in due course. |
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| Puri Beach Festival : 23rd to 27th November
2007 Come festival season and the popular Puri Beach is transformed into the well-lit colorful venue for the Puri Beach Festival. The Puri Beach Festival is held over 5 days, in the month of November. With a backdrop of temples, of which the Lord Jagannath Temple dominates the skyline, the Puri Beach is a showcase for Orissa's and India's reservoir of talent. From cultural events, classical and folk dance performances, sand sculptures, handicrafts and food festivals to rock concerts, DJs, beach parties and fashion shows; Puri Beach Festival has all the ingredients to establish it as an international festival. The festival offers a unique opportunity for visitors to interact with the local populace and enjoy the many splendoured charms of Orissa. The Puri Beach Festival is an out and out fun lovers fest. Conducted by the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Orissa (HRAO), the festival is a celebration of Orissa, in all its beauty, charm and fun-loving spirit. |
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| World’s oldest steam engine Fairy Queen run
begins from October The world’s oldest steam engine Fairy Queen, will haul steam engine enthusiasts from Delhi to Alwar, and back from October 27. Fairy Queen was awarded a place in the Guinness Book of Records and has bagged the National Tourism Award. Coaches specially designed for tourists with professional guides and piped music will leave from Delhi Cantonment station at 9 am and will reach Alwar at 4 pm. The last run on the route for the tourist season will be on March 8, with eight other runs in between. |
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| Germany and The UK also review travel advisories The travel advisory in Germany was reviewed by the authorities. The earlier ‘advice against travelling to Sri Lanka if not essential’ has been deleted from the text of the German travel advisory. According to Channa Jayasinghe, the Director of the Tourist Board Office in Germany, “this would definitely be most encouraging to the tour operators and travel agents selling Sri Lanka, as the earlier advisory led to confusion and was negatively interpreted by the public”. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), the FCO has further softened their travel advisory to Sri Lanka. “The advisory has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Summary and local travel section, where it now states ‘we no longer advice against travel to the city of Anuradhupura’ ”, said Jean-Marc Flambert, Director UK & Ireland of the Tourist Board. |
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| Pak woos Indian pilgrims to promote
religious tourism With more and more Indian pilgrims visiting Pakistan, the authorities are now focusing on promoting religious tourism and have identified 32 temples, gurdwaras and Sufi shrines for improvement. ''The Tourism and Resorts Development Department (TRDD) has planned to build hotels to promote religious tourism across Punjab. This is because of the increasing number of religious pilgrims visiting the Sufi shrines, gurdwaras and Hindu temples.'' |
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| Leela is world's top biz hotel The Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore has been rated as the 'favorite business hotel' in the world by leading travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller. Over 30,000 business travellers across the globe voted based on five parameters: location of the hotel, service offered, comfort, food and beverage, and facilities available. The Oberoi, New Delhi, is ranked 18th and is the only other Indian hotel on the Conde Nast list. |
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| Taj Hotels to hike room rates by 15 percent
from October The Taj Group of Hotels is likely to hike room rates on an average by 15 per cent from October, a top company official said. "Traditionally, tariff hikes take place in India in September. I think we are coming off of two slowest quarters and we are heading to our high season," Indian Hotels Managing Director & CEO Raymond Bickson told reporters on the sidelines of a press conference to announce a strategic marketing alliance with a Japanese hotel chain. The Taj Group has rolled out a single tariff structure from September 1 which means that now room rates will be quoted in Indian rupees unlike in the past, when they were also quoted in US dollars. |
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| Ginger Hotel unveils in Agartala The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) unveiled its GenNext ‘Smart Basics’ Hotel - ‘Ginger’ at Khejurbagan in Agartala. Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, is well known for its palaces, temples and monuments. A traveller to the city will find it impossible to resist spending a day in this city where nature has been particularly generous. Ginger is located on the airport road and is about 15-20 minutes away from the bus station and airport. Ginger Agartala will have all the special features of Smart Basics™ such as Smart space™, Safe zone™, meeting and conference room, gymnasium and self check-in kiosk geared to make your stay comfortable and pleasant. All the rooms will be equipped with amenities such as mini-fridge, LCD TV, self-controlled A/c, tea and coffee maker and telephone. |
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| The Park New Delhi launches Aura, a luxury
day spa The Park, New Delhi launched Aura, a luxury day spa and gym. Unique treatments with regional specialties are available here all week from 8 am to 9 pm. Some of the finest wellness therapies from around the world are delivered by specially trained therapists. The relaxing treatments include traditional ayurvedic therapies; a wide range of specialized massages, acupressure, Swedish and reflexology techniques; Signature beauty treatments using rare combinations of natural herbs, flowers and spices. Unusual treatments combining various Indian ingredients create Aura’s signature offerings: Fresh Apple Facial, Papaya Pamper and Simply Rice. The Milk and Honey facial is a perfect way to invigorate the skin and improve the skin tone and texture. Aura also has a state of the art gymnasium for daily exercise, a beauty salon, a relaxing sauna chamber and yoga classes for those in search of holistic healing. |
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| Aman Resorts lures travellers to discover its
natural wonders Aman Resorts is launching a programme to encourage visitors to discover the natural wonders and cultural heritage of Sri Lanka's southern shores at its two resorts, Amangalla and Amanwella. Amangalla introduced courses of Ayurvedic experience commencing September 1. With a choice of three, seven and fourteen day programmes, guests will have the opportunity to revitalise and balance their energies, setting the course for a healthy future. The Baths at Amangalla are a link to bygone traditions of relaxation and health. The Baths provide five spa treatment rooms, and separate ladies' and gentlemen's heated hydrotherapy pools with massage jets, saunas, steam rooms and cold plunge pools. As well, centred within the hotel's gardens, a 21m pool has a bordering terrace with five shaded ambalamas and sun loungers. Adjacent to the Baths in a quiet part of the hotel, is the yoga and meditation pavilion. |
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| One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives named Number One Resort
in the World The One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives was named number one resort in the world at the recent Condé Nast Traveller UK Readers’ Travel Awards. In addition, the luxury resort was announced the winner in two other categories: Favourite Overseas Leisure Hotel, Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean; and Favourite Overseas Hotel Spa, Worldwide. |
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Safed (White) Keema
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