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The award winning newsletter from Creative Travel / June 2017

Creative Travel is proud to share some special news

On June 4th, at a red-carpet Gala Ceremony at the World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia 2017 Gala Ceremony at the Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai, Creative Travel is proud to have been awarded as "India's Leading Destination Management Company" (our 7th win) and "India's Leading Luxury Travel Agency" (our 4th win) and “India's Leading Experiential Holiday Company” (our 2nd win) for our specialist division JungleSutra Wildlife Journeys.

Hailed as "The Oscars of the Travel Industry, World Travel Awards celebrates its 24th Anniversary this year and is acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade, and aims to celebrate those brands that are pushing the boundaries of industry excellence.

Each World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony offers unrivalled networking opportunities to members of the travel and tourism industry, with the events welcoming government and industry leaders as well as international print and broadcast media.

Today, the World Travel Awards brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.

Each year World Travel Awards covers the globe with a series of regional gala ceremonies staged to recognise and celebrate individual and collective successes within each key geographical region.

The award ceremony was attended by over 300 industry leaders and dignitaries from all over Asia and the Pacific.

The award was accepted by Creative’s Joint Managing Director, Rohit Kohli and JungleSutra’s Head of the Jungle, Varun Mathur.

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Government announces GST rates. Hotels hit hard

As reported by us in our earlier editions of Creatively Yours, the Government of India is introducing a nationwide overhaul of its taxation systems. From a system of multiple taxes across the different states, India will now have a unified GST systems where all goods and services will have the same tax for that segment across the country.

The rates for the various services have now been announced. Tour Operators & Travel Agents were out into a bearable bracket, but what has surprised everyone is that Hotels & Restaurants have seen themselves placed in the highest rate slab of 28%. This has truly shocked everyone involved with Indian tourism. The consequence of this is a major increase in prices of all hotel services, which will impact international arrivals into India.

The Indian tourism industry is lobbying hard for some relief, but so far appeals have fallen on deaf years. Below are some links that will highlight the concerns and steps taken.

UPDATE – Sunday, June 18, 2017
The government has increased the threshold of the minimum room rate for US$ 77 approx. to USD 116 approx. This will help many base 5 star and 4 star properties. Further details are awaited.

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