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<< July 2007 |
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Welcome
to another edition of "Creatively Yours", the newsletter from 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 | ||
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This month the entire team took a few days off
for some rest and relaxation and went to Jaipur and experienced the new
hotel Shiv Vilas. This month we talk about the Shiv Vilas, Jaipur in our the section - "Personally Experienced".
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| Summer Sale from Creative Travel | ||
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Enjoy
India...
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| Special Offer from Creative Travel & Oberoi Hotels | ||
| Oberoi Hotels & Resorts invite you on a journey of
discovery. Escape to fabulous resorts in locations where spectacular
landscapes, historical wonders, magnificent beaches and wild adventure
promise to create memories for a lifetime. Luxurious settings,
impeccable service, international cuisine and pampering spa treatments
come together to create the perfect holiday. Oberoi Exotic Vacations Experience Royal Indian Hospitality at an incredible value for 8 to 12 nights and have the flexibility of creating your own itinerary as per your preferences. Celebrate rare marine life in a secluded haven on the Red Sea Coast at The Oberoi, Sahl Hasheesh where you buy 5 nights and get 2 extra nights with our compliments. For details and reservations please email us. |
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| Special Offer from Creative Travel & Taj Hotels | ||
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May - September 2007 Taj Hotels has launched a special deal for the traveler who wants to stay in some of their unique properties. There are 3 options for the guests : 1) Flexible Itineraries - Incredible Royal Escapes 8 night offer - using a minimum of 2 nights at either The Taj Mahal Delhi or Taj Mahal Palace & Towers, Mumbai, and the balance totaling upto 6 nights in any of the 3 Grand Palaces in, Jaipur, Udaipur or Jodhpur. Guests can extend their stay at any of the hotels as per the Individual per night Hotel offers given. 2) Fixed itineraries - There are 2 itineraries for the guests to choose from - Incredible Golden Triangle and Incredible Dream Escapes . The minimum number of nights indicated in each of the itineraries is mandatory, however guests can extend their stay at any of the hotels as per the Individual per night Hotel offers given. 3) Individual Hotel offers - These are per night rates at various hotels and the minimum length of stay is 1 night. So guests can make their own itinerary. For details and reservations please email us. |
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| Special Offer from Creative Travel & Fortune Hotels | ||
| Situated at the Foothills of the Himalayas, at an altitude
of more than 2000 meters, Fortune Resort Central has been an integral
part of Darjeeling for over a hundred years now. Let Fortune take you to places & explore new horizons during Summer 2007 Destinations - Darjeeling, Ooty, Mahabalipuram, Jaipur, Turupati, Madurai and Port Blair. For details and reservations please email us. |
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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 : From - Renata Sobolewska and Ezra Shahrabani To - Atul Gupta and Krishan Dogra Dear Sirs, I am writing to tell you how much we enjoyed our recent trip to the Golden Triangle. Your reps - Sandeep who met us at the airport in Delhi and stayed with us until the hotel could give us a room and then we saw him again later in the day : Shankar who came with us on our departure and stood with us in the busy airport until we got jump seats to return to London. Click here to read more... |
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| Destination News | ||
| Taj on list of world's seven wonders Always counted among the man-made marvels of the world by its admirers, the Taj Mahal found pride of place in a new list of seven wonders polled by people around the globe. The most photographed monument is accompanied by The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, Statue of Christ Redeemer in Brazil, Machu Picchu in Peru, Pyramid of Chichen Itza in Mexico and the Roman Colosseum in the list announced at a gala ceremony in the Portuguese capital Lisbon to coincide with the date 07.07.07. In a colourful ceremony amid songs and dance, Bollywood star Bipasha Basu announced Taj Mahal as one of the wonders. The worldwide poll, in which people could vote for their favourite monument either on-line or through SMS, was conducted by the New 7 Wonders Foundation, a Swiss non-profit group. |
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| UNESCO bestows World Heritage status to Red Fort Delhi’s Red Fort has joined the list of 26 other Indian heritage sites which have UNESCO’s World Heritage inscription. The world body’s recently held World Heritage Committee meeting in New Zealand has decided to bestow the honour to the red sandstone Mughal monument from among 45 competing sites from around the world. Click here to read the article published in Times of India. |
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| Shimla adjudged ''Best Travel Destination'' in the
country Shimla , the capital of Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged the ''Best Travel Destination'' in the country for the year 2006-2007 in its annual survey conducted by television channel CNBC AWAAZ through research agency NIELSEN in collaborations with CNBC-TV18 news network. Shimal the queen of seven hills was also adjudged ''Best Travel Destination in Health and Rejuvenation'' and was also awarded "Best Travel Destination in Adventurous Sports" in annual survey of the news televisions for the year 2006-2007. |
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Bikaner connected by train
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| World Travel Awards places Sri Lanka among Asia’s
leading destinations World Travel Awards has nominated Sri Lanka amongst the leading destinations in Asia for 2007 placing the island among the big players in the region. The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the world’s travel and tourism industry. |
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Tibet |
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New plans to improve tourism in Tibet |
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aboard! Railway brings new prosperity to Tibet Tibetan people have celebrated the first year of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, recalling the changes brought by the rail link that connects the landlocked region to the rest of the country. "When the rails rattle, the money comes in" was how Losang Cering, 40, of |
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| Four Indian Hotels feature in the Top 100 hotels list Asian hotels have consistently received high marks, but this year, for the first time, an Indian property - Oberoi Udaivilas - has grabbed the No. 1 spot in the prestigious Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007 readers’ survey. The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, has been ranked the best hotel in the world with the highest overall score of 94.36. To arrive at this ranking, hotels across the world were evaluated on characteristics ranging from accommodation and service to location. The Indian hotels that featured in the Top 100 Hotels list were :
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| Travel+Leisure Top 50 Hotels in Asia feature 5 Indian
Hotels The following Indian hotels featured in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2007 readers’ survey in the Top 50 hotels in Asia category :
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| Mahua Kothi among the 15 hotels to watch; among Hot List
2007 Mahua Kothi is among the, properties that Travel+Leisure’s editors predict will make the top list in the near future. CC Africa and Taj Hotels & Resorts team up to bring the luxury African safari experience to the heart of India’s tiger country. The lodge sprawls over the 40 acre grounds, the accommodation and facilities of the lodge blend charmingly into the quaint and rustic surroundings. Mahua Kothi has also made it to the Conde Nast Traveller UK Hot List 2007. This list features the best 65 new hotels in the world. |
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| Indian Hotels feature in the Conde Nast Traveller Gold
List 2007 Conde Nast Traveller’s Gold List for 2007 features their selection of the hotels around the world that have the best service, rooms, food, ambience and design, location and leisure facilities. In compiling this list, they started with the properties that received the highest ratings in the Readers' Travel Awards 2006 survey, adding their own editors' choices and the stand-out qualities for each hotel. The result is the ultimate guide to the world's hotels featuring those establishments which set the Condé Nast Traveller Gold Standard. The following Indian hotels featured in this list : Best for Location : The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur Oberoi Wildflower Hall, Mashobra Best for Service : Best for Food : |
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| Ananda Spa among the Top 25 spas in the world This year's Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards has placed the Ananda Spa at The Ananda in the Himalayas among the top 25 Spas in the world. In the Spa Retreats – Overseas, Ananda Spa was ranked the second & the best for accommodation.
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| Paradise Resorts opens in Kumbakonam Paradise Restors opens in Kumbakonam, also known as the Temple city. It is located about 313 Kilometres away from Chennai, 90Kms. from Tiruchy and 40kms from Thanjavur. Paradise Resort is 5 minutes drive from Darasuram Irawatheeswarar temple (UNESCO monuments). Live in a Heritage dwelling, a traditional South Indian home. This Heritage retreat reflects South Indian Culture. |
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| The Metropolitan Hotel's association with
Nikko Hotels ends Metropolitan Hotel New Delhi’s association with Nikko Hotels International has come to an end on July 1, 2007. The hotel has recently announced its new tie up with Summit Hotels & Resorts, a luxury business hotel brand of Preferred Hotel Group of Chicago, USA. The Metropolitan Hotel is a 5-star hotel located in downtown Connaught Place, New Delhi's premier business and shopping district. Each of the elegant 180 guest rooms and suites have been recently refurbished. Dedicated to the needs of the business traveler, the Club Floor rooms offer LCD TVs, DVD players, business kits and fax-scan-copy printers. Among the various service innovations, is the concept of 'Priority Service', which gives guests a one-touch button access to any service that they may desire and a 'Business Concierge' provides the needs of a corporate traveller. |
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| Chitvan Jungle Lodge opens in Kanha National Park Chitvan is only 3.5kms from the Mukki gate, one of the two entrances to the Kanha National Park. The boundary of Chitvan touches the core zone of Kanha National Park on two sides. Chitvan is spread on 13.63 acres of land, accommodation and restaurant area being only about 5 acres. There are 12 luxurious, spacious and well appointed suites with large windows offering views of the adjoining forests, farms, and hills. 8 Suites in covered area of 900 sq feet each approx, with separate Living rooms, private terrace, dressing, and attached bath. Food that you eat in Chitvan is grown, and made right there. Everything is freshly plucked from the organic farm. |
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| Lemon Tree Hotel, Hinjawadi, Pune opens The hotel is located in Pune’s software heartland at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park (Hinjawadi Phase I) and within walking distance from Infosys, Wipro, and Tata Technologies. The refreshing interiors with a dramatic atrium and large windows are designed to bring the ‘outdoors in’. The centrally air conditioned hotel offers 124 contemporary rooms and suites, business center, a 24x7 coffee shop - Citrus Café, a hip recreation bar - Slounge as well as an out door pool and fitness center. |
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| Fulbari Resort at Newsweek's hot spot Newsweek magazine has quoted Fulbari Resort and Spa as a 'Hot Spot' in its issue dated June 4. The only five-star resort in Pokhara, the property is embellished with traditional Hindu and Buddhist sculptures and artworks of the Newar School. On rooms, the magazine said that the 165 rooms and suites have a distinct South Asian feel, with wood floors, dark-trimmed walls and antique candleholders. The hotel also has a British colonial feel. The spacious lobby, displaying ancient statues and gongs, also houses the Gurkha Bar, where guests can sip hot toddies by the giant fireplace. |
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| Amanwella among the 15 hotels to watch In order to be eligible for the World’s Best Awards by the Travel+Leisure, hotels must receive not only high marks but also a minimum number of reader evaluations. Among the, properties that Travel+Leisure’s editors predict will make the lists in the near future is Amanwella, Tangalle, Sri Lanka. Amanwella is located amid a mature coconut grove, in front of a crescent shaped beach and close to the quiet village of Tangalle. It is easy to see how the resort name Aman - "peace" in Sanskrit and wella - "beach" in Sinhala was derived. All 30 suites of this contemporary beachfront resort feature their own private plunge pool and terrace. |
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| Conde Nast Traveller UK features 2 Hotels in Sri Lanka in
the 2007 Hot List The Hot List 2007 features 65 best new hotels. What the hotels featured in this list have in common, is the style and talent to see off even the toughest competition. The following Sri Lankan hotels featured in Conde Nast Traveller UK 2007 Hot List.
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W Retreat
& Spa among the 15 hotels to watch, on the Hot List of Conde Nast
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| Six Senses Spa, Maldives among the Top 25 spas in the
world Six Senses Spa at Soneva Gill Resort & Spa, Maldives is among the Top 25 Spas in the world. The Spa featured in this year's Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Spa Awards.
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| World’s First All-Glass Undersea Restaurant opens The Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa has opened 'Ithaa', the world’s first aquarium-style undersea restaurant. Designed in New Zealand, constructed in Singapore, using materials from the United States and then shipped to the Maldives, Ithaa sits six meters below the waves of the Indian Ocean, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and encased in clear acrylic offering diners 180-degrees of panoramic underwater views. The five-metre by nine-metre transparent arch, which spans the entire room, provides a feeling of being completely at one with the underwater world while submerged beneath the surface of the ocean. |
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| Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru in The
Hot List 2007 The Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru has been named one of the world’s hottest new hotels in the Conde Nast Traveller UK Hot List 2007. The Hot Lists are complied by an anonymous group of writers who evaluate new hotels and resorts around the world. Conde Nast Traveller Hot Lists recognize hotels and resorts for design, service and ambience making them one of the industry’s most coveted destinations. |
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| Aviation News | ||
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Big Apple bliss for
Air India |
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| Recipe of the month | ||
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Fish Cutlets
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| Newsletters
from the past: June 2007, May 2007, March 2007, February 2007, January 2007, December 2006, November 2006, October 2006, September 2006, August 2006, June 2006, May 2006, April 2006, March 2006, February 2006, January 2006, November 2005, October 2005, September 2005. |
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