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In this Edition.....

• Creative News - Creative Travel joins the prestigious Euromic family, Creative Travel Annual Chaat Party......

• Special News - Visit India Year 2009

• Special Offer from Creative Travel and Taj Safari Lodges

• Where you can find us next - AIME 2009, LTM 2009, MITT 2009, ITB 2009

• Guest Comment of the Month - Find out what our clients have to say about us in this section

• Destination News - Nature Trail developed at President's estate, Capital's vintage auto-museum on global map, A World Class Festival at a World Heritage site, Kalpitiya, a new unique tourism destination in South Asia, Bangladesh gets its own Taj Mahal.......all this and more Destination news

• Hotel News - The Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces launches Taj Mount Road, The Leela Kempinski Gurgaon opens on 15th January 2009, Ayurveda Village opens in Poovar Island Resort, Hotel Sigiriya wins Accolades at WTM.......all this and more update on hotels

• Aviation News - Hyderabad airport gets arrival lounge, India’s airlines slash domestic fares, Jet Airways wins award from Washington based USBLA, Kingfisher to fly to Hong Kong, Singapore ........and more

• Indian Recipe of the month - Keema Minced

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Creative News.....

Creative Travel joins the prestigious Euromic family
The Destination Management Partnership is excited to announce the addition of Creative Travel in India to its roster of World Affiliates. The general membership of Euromic unanimously approved Creative Travel’s nomination, ending an extensive search by the Board of Directors to find the most qualified and reliable DMC in the Indian Subcontinent.

About Euromic  - Today, Euromic boasts membership in 33 unique destinations: Austria , The Baltic States, Belgium , Cyprus , Czech Republic , Denmark , Egypt , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Jordan , Malta , Morocco , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Russia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Tunisia and Turkey as well as Euromic World Affiliates in Argentina , Brazil , Dubai , China and India. Click here to read more about Euromic.....

Creative Travel's Annual Chaat Party
Every year, on the second Saturday of January, we have our famous "Chaat Party". This is when we call our friends from the hotels and airlines just to say thank you over an afternoon of mouth watering feast. It is also an opportunity for our team to meet the people they speak to on the phones throughout the year. After all, its good to put a face behind a name. This year we had over 500 guests. It seems the popularity of the party keeps on growing every year.

For those unfamiliar with the Indian passion that is "Chaat", here is a link to read up on it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaat

If you were at the party this year, you can see the pictures at -
Click here to view the 2009 Creative Travel Annual Chaat Party album....

‘Some companies will flounder, some will flourish’
An overview of the current recession: The Indian travel industry is going through an interesting phase. The recession is nothing new. Every economy goes through cycles. What is unusual here is that every country is going through it at the same time and is known as 'global recession'..........Click here to read more.....
 

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Special News.....

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Special Offer from Creative Travel and Taj Safari Lodges....

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Where you can find us next.....

To meet us at AIME, Melbourne, click here and email us your details   

To meet us at LTM, Moscow, click here and email us your details   

To meet us at MITT, Moscow, click here and email us your details   

To meet us at ITB, Berlin, click here and email us your details   

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Guest Comment of the Month.....

We at Creative track guest 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 :

Sunday, November 2 2008

From - Charles Barton

To - Creative Travel

Hello Creative Travel,

The tour code is 2008/10/0971 for Charles and Anne Barton, Market Harborough, England.

I thought I would just let you know that we were delighted with your travel arrangements which one has to say was probably were not the easiest to arrange, particularly as I forgot to mention about the return flight back to England.

Our charity work in Kathmandu and West Bengal had been a very busy time with many commitments in not the most comfortable conditions. So the last part of our travels most certainly made up for what was lacking in ‘western’ comforts.

A special mention has to be made about the Lucknow part of the trip. To meet our guide Susmit Anand at the hotel and for him to pull out of his pocket the picture of my wife’s grand father’s grave was just wonderful. But, his enthusiasm and commitment and interest was really appreciated. Whether he told you or not, but we traced the entry in the register of deaths with a local Faisabad minister. Although the minister of the church told us the burial ground had not been maintained and that it would be almost impossible to find the grave as many had been damaged and destroyed over many years we insisted in going. Us, the Minister and his wife and Sus started to search amongst the bushes and trees. It was Sus who actually found the grave, an emotional and successful time. So thank you for passing on the picture and a big thanks to your committed guide.

Having us met at each point on such a busy schedule was excellent and a special mention to S P Babber (Bob) for putting up with us and attending to all our needs..

As a couple who do not often use packaged holidays for our first glimpse at India and in particular a special part of the country then we were absolutely delighted.

Many thanks to all your staff.


Regards

Charles and Anne Barton
England
 

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Destination News.....

Nature Trail developed at President's estate
In the political nerve centre of the country, a small yet serene green patch of about 75 acres in the President's estate here will now provide a "Nature Trail" for visitors to explore the rich flora and fauna. Developed for over last three months, the 1.75- kilometers walk in the wilderness is dotted with sites of butterflies, birds, animals like jackals, mongoose and even snakes, a rarity in a concrete jungle. Unlike Mughal Gardens which is a chief attraction for tourists at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the new patch was a neglected piece of land until recently on the western side. "This piece of habitat is ecologically diverse and is different from the rest of managed landscapes of the Rashtrapati Bhavan," R S Tomar, gardening expert who is handling the sprawling lawns of the estate for last three decades. The trail will open on Saturdays and at present people in groups of ten can take the tour after getting prior permission from the authorities at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Jain shrine reopens after two decades of repair job
A 2,500-year-old Jain temple in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh has been thrown open to devotees after completion of the renovation work. It took over 20 years of painstaking work by experts from across the country to complete the restoration work at Sri Shwethambar Jain Tirth temple near Kolanpak village, about 100 kms from Hyderabad. The temple is one of the top ten Jain pilgrim centers in the world. Out of the total 20 acres of land, the main temple stands on one acre. The remaining land houses a guest house with about 160 rooms, a museum and a library for visitors.

DLF Golf & Country Club Awarded as India's Finest by Asian Golf Monthly Awards
DLF Golf & Country Club reaffirmed its status as a leading golfing facility in the country by retaining its crown as the best Golf Course in India for a second year in succession, at the recently concluded Asian Golf Monthly Awards held in Shenzhen, China. Mr. Akash Ohri the director of DLF Golf and Resorts has been conferred the second runner up title for the best club man of the year. The dramatic Aravali range forms a magnificent backdrop for the stretches of lush turf and rolling fairways that make up the 18-hole, 7176 Championship course designed by Arnold Palmer himself. The golf course has been constructed to United States Golf Association (U.S.G.A.) standards, the main areas for these standards being the greens and tee complex, bunker construction practices and procedures - sand types, shape and porosity, drainage and irrigation system.

India launches one more royal tourist train
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, a regal train chugging across the land of maharajas in western, on Sunday started its maiden journey, with the government promising to launch similar services in more states. The luxury train is a joint venture by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and the Indian Railways. It will provide an alternative to the Palace on Wheels, India's first luxury train, which is already booked till 2010. The seven-day sojourn on the Royal Rajasthan train promises to be a heady mix of Rajasthan's pristine historic experience. With a carrying capacity of 82 people, the train will have 13 deluxe saloons and one super deluxe saloon, four service cars and two restaurant bars. A top-class spa and wi-fi facilities are also in the offing. The itinerary of the train will be the same as the Palace on Wheels: it would leave Delhi and start on its week-long journey through Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Sawai Madhopur among other places before terminating the run at Delhi.

Capital's vintage auto-museum on global map
Pro Bono Publico, one of the country's few vintage and classic vehicle museums, home to more than 70 old cars made international news recently when one of the cars, a Cadillac Coup de Ville - series 62 - manufactured in 1952, won the prestigious Cartier 'Travel with Style' Concours d'Elegance award in November. Located in Mehrauli just an hour's ride from the heart of the capital, this museum is owned by Delhi-based automobile collector and lawyer Diljeet Titus. The cars in the museum include a series of vintage Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Austins, Mercedes, Jaguar, an ancient Dodge, Pacards, a vintage Studebaker, an Alpha Romeo, a Pierce Arrow and a rare Belgian Minerva. The earliest cars date back to the 1930s when vehicles were big and had started taking aerodynamic shapes and offered less wind resistance, barring exceptions like a 1918 granny - a Woslely doctor's coupe with seats for two and Mercedes Roadster with rumble seats. The newer collection of classic models belongs to the sixties and the seventies with sleek space-age rocket-shaped bodies - mostly Chevrolets immortalised by chases in old Bollywood and Hollywood hits. The pride of the museum is a yellow Cadillac, which stole the post-war classic car show in Mumbai. It belonged to the erstwhile Raja of Tehri Garhwal in Uttarkhand.

A World Class Festival at a World Heritage site
The literary world will converge once again in Galle. Hundreds of international and local authors, dramatists, poets, historians and architects from around the country will flock to the coastal town of Galle, Southern Sri Lanka, when it will come alive for the Galle International Literary Festival. The Literary Festival will take place in and around the World Heritage Site of Galle Fort from 28 January, 2008 - February 1, 2009, for the third consecutive time. It will feature book reviews, film evenings, literary launches and poetry critiques and a host of other exciting events. The festival brings together a cross-section of some of the best creative talent from the world to the historic city of Galle, adding to its ambience and glory. Many local and international writers such as Thomas Keneally, Germaine Greer, Pico Iyer, Edna O’Brien, Romesh Gunesekera, V.V. Ganeshananthan, MJ Akbar, Giles Milton, Moses Isegawa, Michael Morpurgo will participate in this years festival. Many new local talented voices will also be heard for the first time, at the festival.

Mlesna opens ‘Tea Castle’ in Talawakelle
Euro Scan Exports (Pvt) Ltd., owners of the Mlesna tea brand last week opened the “Mlesna Tea Castle” the biggest of its kind in Talawakelle recently. The Mlesna Tea Castle is situated overlooking the Devon Fall and picturesque Devon and St. Claire valley. This breathtakingly beautiful Tea Castle is built in medieval Scottish style as a tribute to the father of Ceylon Tea, Scottish tea planter James Taylo. The Mlesna Castle offers an ambiance of tranquility in which tea connoisseurs could select their favourite teas from an array of exquisite products. The Castle Museum displays interesting tea artifacts of yesteryear with educational photographs depicting the early years of the tea industry. The Castle Restaurant with its unique ambiance adds great value to the tea experience by creating the right mood for enjoyment and relaxation. The specially designed Viewing Tower at the Mlesna Tea Castle offers an opportunity to enjoy the magnificent view of the Devon Fall and St. Claire valley complete with the mist and lush green hills of this breathtakingly beautiful landscape.

Kalpitiya, a new unique tourism destination in South Asia
Kalpitiya a stretch of land 150 kilometres North of Colombo is skirted by sea on one side and lagoon on the other. There are many islands - small and large formed within both sea and lagoon. Most of these, especially the ones by the lagoon, are covered with green mangroves. Sri Lanka Tourism has launched an exciting tourism development project based in Kalpitiya in a bid to place Sri Lanka as one the most sought after destinations in South Asia at the end of the next decade. Fourteen unspoilt islands basking in the sun rimmed by the blue waters of the Indian Ocean and wide sandy beaches await to be discovered by the discerning visitors in all its glory. There about 22 species of core mangroves found in Sri Lanka. In addition, these islands and other wetlands around have been habitats for local and migratory birds of different species during the season of November and March each year. Another specialty that the visitor will enjoy is the marine sanctuary extended to about 307 sq km. This includes in addition to tropical exotic fish, the coral formations found in shallow waters in varied colours and forms. Another salient feature for the connoisseur of nature in Kalpitiya is the dolphins, who can be spotted without sailing into deep seas.

Bangladesh gets its own Taj Mahal
There will be a new tourist attraction in Bangladesh – a replica Taj Mahal. A Bangladeshi film-maker Ahsanullah Moni has built a replica of the Taj Mahal that cost $58 million. Located 30 km (20 miles) from the capital Dhaka, the life-size structure took five years to construct. Moni first visited the original Taj Mahal in 1980 and made six more trips as he followed his dream to replicate it. He hired specialist architects, sending them to India to study the real Taj Mahal, and also brought six Indian technicians to help replicate the seventh wonder of the world. Moni imported marble and granite from Italy, diamonds from Belgium and used 160 kilogrammes (353 pounds) of bronze for the dome.

Tibet aims to attract three million tourists this year
Tibet Autonomous Region aims to host three million tourists this year, the regional bureau said. It received an estimated 2.2 million tourist arrivals in 2008. Seriously affected by the March 14 riot, Sichuan earthquake and tremors in the region, Tibet's tourism experienced a recession but it has been reviving, said Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government. The riot caused a 69-percent slump in the number of tourists and a 72-percent slump in revenue in the first half of 2008. In 2007, the region attracted a record high of four million tourists, reaping more 4.8 billion yuan (about 702 million U.S. dollars). The region has cut travel and hotel costs in hope of luring domestic and international sightseers. In the regional capital Lhasa, many hotels have taken 20 to 70 percent off their room rates, while air tickets from Beijing to Lhasa are now available at 70 percent or 80 percent of the original fare.

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Hotel News.....

The Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces launches Taj Mount Road
Taj Mount Road is located in the heart of Chennai, off the famous Mount Road. In close proximity to the city’s Central Business District (CBD), the hotel is a 45 minutes drive from the airport. The hotel has 220 Guest Rooms that include Superior Rooms, Deluxe Rooms, Premium Rooms, Executive Suites, Deluxe Suites and Presidential Suite. All rooms feature advanced electronics, distinctive custom lighting, and excellent storage facilities. Each room has modern facilities like plasma TVs, wi-fi Internet, a mini-bar, an electronic safe and a 24-hour concierge service. Three contemporary new age restaurants, the tea lounge and the bar boast chic ambiences, modern décor and quirky design elements. Other facilities include the Swimming Pool and the Spa and Health Club.

The Leela Kempinski Gurgaon opens on 15th January 2009
Located 5 kms from the International airport & 7 kms from the Domestic airport, The Leela Kempinski Gurgaon, Delhi (N.C.R.) and The Leela Residences Kempinski Gurgaon have the unique feature of a 1 km. long luxury shopping mall located on the National Highway No. 8 leading to Gurgaon city. The 322 key hotel also has 90 service apartments - “ The Leela Residences Kempinski Gurgaon” and is an ideal retreat for the traveling vacationers and business executives. The hotel boasts of over 21,000 sq.ft. of convention spaces, 322 oversized guest rooms and suites, coupled with a business club, heated pool, fitness facilities, SPA and an adjoining premium shopping mall, all under one roof.

ITC unveils Fortune Select Manohar
Fortune Select Manor is located just 3 Kms from the Secundrabad railway station and 35 kms from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad. The hotel is a connect to all the major activities in the beautiful city of Hyderabad as it is just 1km from the city centre. Fortune Select Manohar has something to offer to everybody courtesy its numerous styles of accommodations designed for specific guests that offer services like 24 hrs room service, satellite LCD TV, in room tea/coffee maker, electronic safe, mini bar, high speed wi-fi connectivity in rooms and public areas, direct dial STD/ISD, voice mail, daily newspapers and choice of fruits, iron & ironing board Along with 68 Standard Rooms offering common facilities, Fortune Select Manohar provides superior class accommodations with its 40 Fortune Club Rooms. These rooms furnish exquisite club facilities like complimentary airport pick-up, use of business centre services and health club and access to the Fortune Club Lounge. The include 3 Asian Suites, 10 well crafted Glass Suites, 10 Contemporary Suites and 1 Hyderabadi Suite dedicated to the royal Nizam’s culture.etc

Open Now : Oakwood Residence Naylor Road Pune - luxury serviced apartments
The elegant Oakwood Residence Naylor Road is Pune's first internationally-managed serviced apartments, offering 84 stylish and contemporary residences. Oakwood Residence Naylor Road features one and two bedroom apartments complete with broadband Internet, LCD TV with DVD and international cable TV, custom designed furniture and a fully-equipped kitchen. Other amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, Residents' Lounge (serving Indian and Western comfort food) and Oakwood's legendary hospitality service, the finest in the serviced apartment industry

Lemon Tree Hotel, Ahmedabad opens
Located in Ahmedabad’s downtown shopping and commercial area, the hotel is 12 kms from the airport and 6 kms from the railway station. The refreshing interiors and large windows are designed to bring the ‘outdoors in’. The hotel offers 99 rooms, business center, a conference room, a 24x7 multi-cuisine coffee shop–Citrus Café as well as a fitness center. All rooms offer WiFi net access, full sized working desk with ergonomic executive chair, complimentary daily newspaper and mineral water, tea/coffee maker, telephones with global direct dialing and voice mail, cable television, mini bar, orthopaedic mattress and well appointed bathroom.

Phoenix Group Global launches its luxury brand Zuri Hotels and Resorts in India
Strategically located in close proximity to the business parks, The Zuri Bangalore offers 162 spacious, elegant and stylish rooms which include 2 presidential suites and 4 executive suites. Unusual décors of black and silver combine with varied textures to impart sophistication and style. The rooms offer 32 inch LCD TV’s and a five fixture bathroom which includes a spacious bath tub and a rain shower. The second floor of the hotel is the recreation and leisure hub of the hotel and has a a heated outdoor swimming pool, a state of the art gymnasium and Spa with sauna, Jacuzzi and steam. Sample a variety of delicacies at the 24 hour cafe 'Kahwa'. 'Incanto' offers scrumptious quality of Italian cuisine. 'Sake’s' contemporary atmosphere makes for a superb dining experience. An exotic collection of wines reflects the essence of 'Barolo' while 'The Executive Bar & Grill' by the poolside guarantees a lip smacking International barbecue.

Ayurveda Village opens in Poovar Island Resort
A Rs.60 million "ayurveda village" consisting of 16 cottages has been set up in an eco-friendly way under 'a resort within a resort' concept near the famed Kovalam beach in Kerala. The village is inside the Poovar Island Resort. "The highlight of the village is that we have 16 cottages which are made of mud and has insulated roofs and walls so as to keep the heat away and no air-conditioning is required," Poovar Island Resort Managing Director M.R. Narayanan said. At present, there are 16 floating cottages overlooking the Arabian Sea, built in a 12 acre campus. Each room has water bodies, a private garden and enough light and air coming in, which are musts for those undergoing ayurveda treatments. The ayurveda village has a state-of-the-art kitchen, where food is prepared according to the principles of ancient Indian medical texts

Chomugarh Palace now a Heritage Hotel
The Jaipur-based Dangayach group of hotels has converted the historic Chomugarh Palace in Chomu town, 33 km from Jaipur, into a heritage hotel to attract foreign and domestic tourists keen on staying in an elegant and majestic ambience of Rajput architecture. The palace, christened as Chomu Palace Serena Hotel, was constructed by Nathawat rulers over a period of 200 years and was completed in 1714. It is a three-floor building with a lot of open spaces such as courtyards, baradaris (pavilions) and semi-covered terraces. The hotel offers 58 suites. The fine dining restaurant, Darbar Hall, serves a variety of ethnic cuisine while the lounge bar, Sheesh Mamal features a fine collection of wines and spirits. The Aryuveda Spa and the swimming pool are among the various facilities offered at the palace.

Hotel Sigiriya wins Accolades at WTM
Hotel Sigiriya won accolades at the World Travel Market where they were highly recommended from among 1550 hotels at the World Responsible Tourism Awards here last week. This is the second occasion that Hotel Sigiriya won world fame, the first being when they won the first place at the IRHA Green Award USA. The Hotel has also become renowned for biodiversity conservation and is the first in Sri Lanka to be named 'bird-friendly'. Initiatives to conserve energy and water, reduce pollution, step up recycling, increase the use of environmentally-friendly materials and conserve the natural environment have helped the hotel to win this award. The Responsible Tourism Awards are the most competitive and prestigious awards of their kind in the world and are a collaboration between online travel directory responsibletravel.com, who founded and organise the Awards, UK media partners The Daily Telegraph, Geographical Magazine and BBC World News, and World Travel Market, who hosted the Awards ceremony.

Boutique Resort opens at Weligama Sri Lanka
Weligama Bay Resort is situated on a beautiful sandy beach in the middle of the Weligama Bay, at the outskirts of the little town of the same name. Weligama is 150 km from the capital. The Weligama Bay is a famous surfing locality. From the main building there are winding pathways leading to a restaurant, a large pool and to little villas surrounded by exotic bushes and climbing vegetation. There are 24 luxurious and spacious rooms designed on a grand scale. A large deck with a beautiful ocean view is standard with each room. A conference room furnished with the most modern electronic equipment is also available. The hotel also has a spa - The Spa Bawana, which offers massages based on the traditional ayurveda medicine. The 200 meters of the spa is equipped with a relaxation room, and services that offer manicures, pedicures, and cosmetic treatments.

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Aviation News......

Domestic

Hyderabad airport gets arrival lounge
Plaza Premium Lounge, a global lounge management company, launched its first arrival lounge with spas in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad near here Friday. "The new lounge, developed in response to customers' growing needs for airport facilities, is aimed at offering passengers with a convenient place to unwind and freshen up in comfortable environs," said a statement from GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), which operates the airport. The facilities at the lounge include 28 spa rooms with nap and shower facility, a business centre, self-service buffet counters and drinks bar, guest services and massage services. "The lounge introduces for the first time in India the concept of attracting the walk-in passenger to use facilities during transit or while arriving or departing", he said.
 

India’s airlines slash domestic fares
Airlines in India have launched a massive fare sale in a bid to turnaround their flagging fortunes. State-owned carrier Air India this week announced major reductions in fuel surcharges for domestic fares on 20 major sectors, Air India, in a statement, said the average reduction would be 52 percent in basic fares. Other private airlines have made similar adjustments in response to falling fuel prices. Jet Airways reduced basic fares on economy class on all its domestic flights with immediate effect. Low cost carriers SpiceJet and IndiGo also released rock bottom advance purchase fares this week and Kingfisher is expected to announce its offers in the fare war in the next day or two.

Air India to Restart Himachal Pradesh Flight from Dec 3
Air India has resumed its operations in Himachal Pradesh from 3 Dec 2008. The company has decided to restart the lone flight between Delhi and Bhuntar from 3 December and it will operate twice a week - Wednesday and Friday. Click here for flight schedule....

International

Jet Airways wins award from Washington based USBLA
On 5 December 2008, Jet Airways was awarded the 2008 Best of Jersey City Award in the Airline Companies category, by the Washington based, U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA). The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Programme handed over a specially designed 2008 Best of Jersey City Award plaque to Jet Airways in recognition of its efforts in achieving exceptional marketing success in the local community and business category. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that have made a mark by offering top quality service to their customers and community.

Austrian Airlines to pull out of Mumbai by March 2009
In a recent development, Austrian Airlines is planning to cease its Mumbai operations by March this year. Currently, the carrier operates from Mumbai and Delhi to Austria. However, there is no talk about pulling out of Delhi.

Kingfisher to fly to Hong Kong, Singapore
Kingfisher Airlines will fly daily from Mumbai to Hong Kong and Singapore from Jan 12 and Jan 16, 2009 respectively. The airline will operate an Airbus 330-200 in two classes on both routes. The Mumbai-Hong Kong flight will leave Mumbai at 00.15 and will arrive in Hong Kong at 08.45. The return flight will leave Hong Kong at 14.00 and reach Mumbai at 17.30. The Mumbai-Singapore flight will leave Mumbai at 2340 hours and arrive in Singapore at 07.40. The return flight will leave Singapore at 09.20 and arrive in Mumbai at 12.10. Click here for flight schedule....

British Airways starts services from Hyderabad to London
British Airways has commenced operations to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad from 7 December 2008. The new route provides a direct flight from Hyderabad to London Heathrow Terminal 5 and offers convenient connections to 22 destinations in North America. British Airways will operate five weekly non-stop flights between Hyderabad and London and is the only airline to offer direct flights between the two cities. Click here for flight schedule....

Kingfisher to start services to Colombo
Kingfisher Airlines will fly daily Bengaluru-Colombo and Chennai-Colombo from January 19. Click here for flight schedule....

SriLankan Airlines Suspends Flights to Calicut, Cochin, Coimbatore and Hyderabad from 15th January 2009
SriLankan Airlines’ flight schedule is undergoing several temporary changes, as the airline introduces new aircraft and retires four older ones in its narrow-body fleet. Two new Airbus A320 aircraft have already been acquired, the first of which arrived on 30 November, and the second due within this month. Two more are being actively sourced, and until they arrive the airline is temporarily suspending services to four of its less popular destinations - Calicut, Cochin, Coimbatore and Hyderabad from 15 January 2009 until the end of the winter season. SriLankan will continue to serve all of the other destinations in its route network.

Emirates terminates Male Colombo operations
Emirates Airlines has terminated its operations to Colombo from Male due to changes in the company policies. The airline, which operated 5 flights per week between Colombo and Male has suspended all its operations from 1st December.

SriLankan is world’s first Airline to fly London-Male-London non-stop return
Sri Lankan Airlines has become the world’s first Airline to fly London-Male-London non-stop return. Click here for flight schedule....

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Indian Recipe of the month......

Keema Minced

This is basically a North Indian dish. It can be eaten with pita bead or boiled rice. You can make this recipe with chicken mince also. Chicken mince takes less time to cook. Click here to read the recipe.....
 

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