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Dear Industry Colleagues |
Welcome to another edition of
award winning 'Creatively
Yours'.
It's April, the end of our
traditional peak season. Summer
brings in some breathing space
for our teams as business slows
down, but it is also the
opportunity for us to re-invent
ourselves for the next season to
come. We have a new strategy in
place for upgrading our offering
of experiences across our
region.
This quarter we also launched
some new specific activities to
help our partners sell the
Indian sub-continent a lot more
effectively. We have had a
series of specialist Webinars
which have been well received.
These webinars series cover a
variety of destination and
experience aspects. We have also
created series of customised
collateral for our partners to
use with their branding. If you
are interested to know more how
we can help you become better
equipped at selling India and
the region, please do let us
know.
With the end of the season
approaching, we are working on
some special options for
industry professionals to come
and visit India. Under our 2016
"Be our Guest" program, we have
some exciting options at very
special prices. Ask us for
details.
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. |
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Take care, |
Rajeev Kohli
Joint Managing Director |
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You Can Find Us Next |
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Special
News |
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Delhi-Agra at 160 kmph:
10 points about Gatimaan,
India’s fastest train
India’s first semi-high speed
train, running at a speed of 160
kmph, was introduced on the
Indian Railways system from
April 5, 2016. Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu flagged off the
Gatimaan Express, which will run
between Hazrat Nizamuddin and
Agra Cantonment stations. The
launch of this train heralds a
new era of high-speed rail
travel in India. |
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What
People Say About Us |
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We cannot stop thinking
about the wonderful time we
had, and of course, the
attention you gave to us to
ensure a perfect trip!
We very much enjoyed our
driver Bhopal. He was
fantastic! He took care of
our every need. We would
like to come back and use
your services and Bhopal
again.
We so deeply appreciated all
the care you took to make
sure everything was in order
- from rooms at the hotels,
to restaurants, to guiding
services...it was all very
well done.
Thank you again, and we will
be sure and recommend
Truffle Pig/Creative to
anyone we know traveling to
India.
With best wishes and
gratitude,
Bob, Randi, Lexie and Emma
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Festival
News |
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Perahera
Festival, Kandy,
Sri Lanka -
07-18 August
2016 |
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Hundreds of
richly
caparisoned
elephants,
thousands of
Kandyan
drummers, a
myriad
performers,
dancers and
acrobats, chiefs
in gold and
silver
ceremonial dress
and the famed
Maligawa Tusker,
combine to
create one of
Asia’s largest
and most
colourful
festivals, the
Kandy Esala
Perahera. |
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News
From The Jungle |
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Velavadar
National Park |
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It is also known
as the Blackbuck
National Park
since it today
holds the
largest herds of
blackbucks in
the country.
Park is a hidden
gem, one of the
last stands of
grassland
remaining in the
massive alluvial
plain running
along the Gulf
of Khambatt
called Bhal. |
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Destination
News |
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Seaplane Tourism
to be launched
in Hyderabad
from April 15 |
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After heli-tourism,
citizens of
Hyderabad and
tourists can now
enjoy seaplane
tourism. The
facility will be
launched on
April 15.
Tourism minister
Azmeera
Chandulal
announced this
after a review
meeting of the
tourism
department here,
reports Indian
Express. |
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Mural magic on
Delhi walls |
Delhi's
fascination with
walks is
never-ending,
and the latest
addition to
these walks are
the Street Art
walks.
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Hotel
News |
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India |
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The Park Hotels
in India joins
Starwood
Preferred Guest
programme |
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The Park Hotels,
being part of
the Design
Hotels network,
has joined
Starwood Hotels’
guest loyalty
programme –
Starwood
Preferred Guest
(SPG). |
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Two 5-star
Novotel resorts
open in North
Goa |
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Grand Mercure
Goa Shrem Resort
and Novotel Goa
Shrem have been
rebranded as
Novotel Goa
Resorts & Spa to
firmly position
a consolidated
premium Novotel
presence for
travellers &
explorers of Goa. |
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Nepal |
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Taj Safaris
opens first
overseas jungle
lodge ‘Meghauli
Serai’ in Nepal |
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Taj Safaris has
opened its first
jungle lodge
outside India,
‘Meghauli Serai’
at the UNESCO
World
Heritage-listed
Chitwan National
Park in Nepal.
Nestled on the
banks of the
Rapti River,
Meghauli Serai
offers views of
the park from
its 30 rooms and
suites, stated
to release. |
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Aviation
News |
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SpiceJet to add
new flight on
Udaipur-Mumbai
route from April
16 |
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As part of its
summer schedule,
SpiceJet Ltd
will launch a
flight between
Udaipur and
Mumbai on April
16, 2016, stated
a release. |
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Thai AirAsia To
Start
Kochi-Bangkok
Service From May
17 |
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Thai AirAsia, a
low-cost airline
of AirAsia
Group, will
launch a daily
direct flight
between Kochi
and Bangkok’s
Don Mueang
International
airport starting
17 May 2016, its
third direct
south India
service. |
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Recipe
of the Month |
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Spinach and Yogurt Dip |
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Connect with Us |
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Contact Us |
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Creative Plaza, Nanakpura, Moti
Bagh, New Delhi 110021. India. |
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Tel: 24679192,
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Fax: +91-11-26885886
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