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<< September 2006
Welcome to another edition of "Creatively Yours", the newsletter from Creative Travel India
Dear Industry Colleagues :
This is the First Anniversary issue of
"Creatively Yours'. I can't believe that its already been 12 months
since the first mail went out. With a circulation of over 22,000 global
travel professionals, "Creatively Yours" has received overwhelming
appreciation from all over the world.
Thank you !
We
at Creative Travel and our sub 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 neighbouring countries to the discering 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
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.
- Creative News - Ram Kohli honoured Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence, India - The Magic comes Live, Our transport fleet increases.
- News that may Interest You - India ranked world's 4th best holiday haven, No rooms for 2010 visitors, Tourist influx sees hotel rates kissing the sky.
- Client Comment of the Month - Find out what our Clients have to say about us in this section.
- Destination News - Change of Departure station for POW, Veda among the 100 best restaurants in the world, World Spice Festival in Sri Lanka.....all this and more Destination news.
- Hotel News - New properties that have opened, The Park, Bangalore unveils a new poolside restaurant, Welcomheritage adds Ranthambhore Forest Resort, Summervilla Bungalow : A Heritage Home....all this and more update on hotels.
- Aviation News - Update on airlines....Introduction of flights in sector Delhi-Khajuraho-Varanasi-Khajuraho-Delhi and Varanasi-Kathmadu-Varanasi, Delta Air Lines to launch nonstop services to Mumbai from November, Lufthansa commences operations to Kolkata....and more.
Ram Kohli honoured Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence
The International Summit for Infrastructure Development in Aviation, Tourism & Hospitality Industries in Northern India was organized by the Govenment of Punjab. The conference was held in New Delhi on the 28th of August. There were delegates of many countries from abroad and participants from all over India.
The conference was inaugurated by Union Minister for Tourism & Culture, Mrs. Ambika Soni. Also present were Mr. Jagmohan Kang, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of Punjab and Mr. Amarjit Singh Samra, Minister for NRI Affairs, Govt. of Punjab apart from many other high officials from the Govt.
The Union Minister for Tourism & Culture, Mrs. Soni gave the “Life Time Achievement Award” for meritorious contribution to Travel & Tourism Industry to Mr. Ram Kohli, Chairman & Managing Director of Creative Travel.
Ram Kohli honoured at the Hospitality India Awards 2006 event
In a glittering ceremony attended by the Minister of Tourism, Government of India, Mrs. Ambika Soni, Ram Kohli, Chairman and Managing Director of Creative Travel was honored with a “Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence” at the Hospitality India Awards 2006. The ceremony was also attended by Mr. Brij Mohan Agarwal, Minister of Tourism, Government of Chhattisgarh and Lt. Gen. T.P.S. Rawant, Minister of Tourism, Government of Uttaranchal. In the audience were luminaries from the travel, hospitality and aviation industry. The Hospitality India Awards have been come an institution in the Indian tourism industry.
Rajeev Kohli, Director of Marketing, Creative Travel was recently mentioned in an article on MICE in India in the August 2006 issue of mice.net in Australia. Click here to read that article
Our transport fleet increases
Creative Travel would like to announce the delivery of two shiny new
Volvo buses into the family. Both are boys (with shiny new bathrooms).
With these two, it now takes our fleet of Volvo buses to 4 aside from the
other transport we own in house. We are very proud of our new
acquisitions. We are the only DMC in India to own these luxury buses.
Creative Travel owns vehicles purely for quality control purposes.
India ranked world's 4th best holiday haven
India seems to have made its mark on the world travel map. Overseas holidayers and travellers have put India in the big league, ranking it as the fourth most attractive and satisfying holiday destination in the world. Read more...
Come 2010 Commonwealth Games, and there would be a demand for 20,000 hotel rooms in Delhi. But with only 6000 rooms available as of now, tourists may be left high and dry. Read more...
Tourist influx sees hotel rates kissing the sky
The growing gap between increase in
inbound tourist traffic and availability of hote rooms has led to room
rents touching an all time high. Read
more...
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. This is just one of them.
From
- Sam Goonetillake & Kate Goonetillake, United Kingdom
To
Krishan, Vipin, Manish and the
Creative Team!
Just a quick note to say a very big thank you for all your hard work in making our holiday such a success. We had a really great time. I know it isn't easy accommodating a young family but the children had a great time - they loved your choice of hotels (esp. the pools!) and really enjoyed the flexibility of having tours and lunch and then swimming....Read more.
India
Change of Departure station for POW
The Palace On Wheels will now be departing from Safdarjung railway station for the entire season (Sep 2006 - May 2007) including additional departure. The reporting time is 1630 hours onwards at Safdarjung railway station. The train will depart from the station at 1800 hours. The arrival time of the train at the station is 0600 hours. Guests can check out after breakfast by 0730 hours.
SuperStar Libra returns to Mumbai
Star Cruises' SuperStar Libra has returned to Mumbai for another season of exciting holiday options in India. The return marks a second season for the ship following an inaugural home-porting season from September 2005 to May 2006. A series of one-night international water cruises will kick-off the new season from 18th October 2006 to 22nd October 2006 followed by the first destination cruise to Goa on 23rd October 2006. SuperStar Libra will also offer regular 2 and 3 - night cruises to Goa and Lakshadweep respectively. For the new season, more one–night cruises from Mumbai have been introduced to allow first–timers to enjoy a holiday with a difference.
Veda
among the 100
best restaurants in the world
Veda
is the new 80-cover that has opened in Connaught Place. Its owners,
designer Rohit Bal and New York-based chef Suvir
Saran, are patting themselves on their backs for all the work that has
gone into their first venture together. Bal has designed the interiors,
while Saran has lent his expertise in the culinary domain. Veda
has been listed by Conde Nast Traveler magazine as being
among the 100 best in the world. Veda serves fusion cuisine.
UK’s $350m Foresight group, owned by London-based NRI Ravi Mehrotra, has got clearance from the Indian government to operate luxury cruises in the Arabian Sea around the Lakshadweep Archipelago including visits to three uninhabited islands of Tinnakara, Suheli and Cheriyam. The group company, Indian Ocean Cruises, is set to launch the maiden cruise programme in October ’06 with its luxury liner Ocean Odyssey from Goa. MS Ocean Odyssey has been upgraded and refurbished to carry 250 passengers. The 14-night cruises, which start and end in Goa, also have calls at Mangalore, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Tuticorin and Colombo.
Nepal
Dashain
Dashain is
the longest Hindu festival of Nepal, traditionally celebrated
for two full weeks with the animal sacrifice to Durga the Universal
Mother Goddess. The great harvest festival of Nepal, is a time
of family reunion, the exchange of gifts and blessings, profuse pujas,
ritual bathing and animal sacrifices. During the first 10
days, pilgrims throng various river confluences early in the morning
and sacred shrines in the evening. On Dashami, men and women in their
fineries visit their
elders to seek tika (a dab of red vermilion mixed with yogurt and
rice). Sword precessions (Paayaa) are also held in various part of the
Kathmandu Valley.
Venue:
Important Hindu temples all over Nepal, Kathmandu Durbar Square
Date: It begins on the first day of bright Aswin (Sep/Oct)
Sri Lanka
World Spice Festival 14th –
21st September 2006
Sri Lanka
Tourism
will be celebrating the 2nd world spice festival to be held in Colombo
where exotic spices and flavors of the world will congregate in making
it a great cuisine festival. Top signature chefs from countries with
tradition of spicy food such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand
and South Africa will be participating along with leading Hotels and
specialty Restaurants in Sri Lanka. First held in 2005, the World
Spice Festival is an opportunity for locals and visitors alike to
sample a range of different cuisines representing all corners of the
globe. Drawing on a fusion of Sri Lankan spices and cooking methods
with those of the visiting chefs, visitors are sure to be in for
mouth-watering concoctions. Events take place in various restaurants
and hotels throughout the city during this week-long event. There is
also a spice bazaar held on the banks of the Beira Lake each evening.
India
New properties that have opened
-
Elephant valley, Kodaikanal
Elephant valley is a 100 acre nature reserve and organic farm welcoming eco-tourists. It is located in the Palni hills, Tamil Nadu an area of the Western Ghats in South India which is one of the 25 Biodiversity hotspots of the planet. Click here to read more... -
Le Dupleix, Pondicherry
Located in the heart of French Pondicherry, an easy walk from the beach, the park and the central shopping area, Le Dupleix is situated in the heart of the old “Ville Blanche” (white town). Constructed in the 18th century as the residence of the Mayor of Pondicherry, the building stands white and majestic. Click here to read more... -
Wild Mahseer, Balipara, Assam
Wild Mahseer is a British Assam Heritage Property, the main property being over hundred years old, characterized by Victorian Architecture. There are a total of five properties on site. Click here to read more...
Cicada-Kabini opens
Cicada Kabini is located on the banks of the magnificent Kabini River
which runs between Bandipur and Nagarahole, two of the richest National
Parks at the foothills of the Western Ghats in Southern India. These
forests cover 1500 sq. km (580 sq. miles) and are a mix of tropical
moist and dry deciduous types. The fauna boasts more than 300 species
of birds, including the endemic Malabar Trogon and Malabar Pied
Hornbill, the Crested Hawk-eagle as well as an impressive assemblage of
herbivores like the Asiatic Elephant, the Gaur (Indian Bison) and the
Sambar. The resort boasts of 19 independent rooms with a deck facing
the Kabini River. It also has a Villa with a private Jacuzzi facing the
river.