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The award winning newsletter from Creative Travel |
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February 2018 |
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Dear Industry Colleagues,
Welcome to another edition of award winning 'Creatively Yours'.
January has been a fabulously proud month for Team Creative. On January 14 at the SITE+MPI Global Forum in Rome, we were honoured with our 7th SITE Crystal Award for Excellence in Incentive Travel: Asia Pacific. This was a satisfying win for the project was perhaps one of the most challenging incentive trips we have ever operated. It has also positioned us as an undisputed domain expert in the Maldives when it comes to operating groups and incentives there.
On the 30th of January at a glittering award ceremony in New Delhi, we were honoured with an award for ‘Excellence in Inbound Tour Operations’ at the 2nd SATTE Industry Awards. This was voted upon by an independent jury of industry leaders under the auditing of E&Y.
We are very proud of the men and women who work for us who have one simple goal – to showcase the best of the best of the Indian sub-continent to guests from all over the world. A special thank you to all our friends and partners across India and the world whose endless support allows us to be what we are. We are humbled and honoured…
You can read more about these below.
The Indian Budget was released on the 1st of February. Most disposing, there was nothing to impact the health of the Indian tourism industry. The Indians inbound industry has been going through a few years of doldrums. There are pockets of excellence, but overall the market is very weak. Incessant lobbying with the government went vain yet again. We are most disappointed.
Nevertheless, we stand resilient and will not waiver in showcasing the best of what our region has to offer. You shall see some new and exciting initiatives in the coming summer 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.
Read this and much more in this edition of Creatively Yours.
Best Regards,
Take care,
Have a Creative Day!
Rajeev Kohli
Joint Managing Director |
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| Where You Can Find Us Next |
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Today we had the pleasure of doing a tour of the Taj Mahal under the guidance of Monica our tour guide. She was a delightful guide to spend the tour with, as she was very hands on by assisting us with photo taking across all the prominent photo positions. As a history graduate with a university education, she was able to give us a very informed background to the Taj and the love story it depicted in Indian history.
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Lesley Smyth, Australia |
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Godna
The unsung tradition of tattooing amongst the Chhattisgarh tribals |
Expect the unexpected in Chhattisgarh. Chiselled out of Madhya Pradesh 17 years ago, Chhattisgarh
offers an inimitable charm with
its lush topography. But it is
the cultural diversity that
really sets it apart from the
entire belly of India.
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Creative Travel and Amway Europe
Honored with SITE Crystal Award |
Rome, Italy; January 14 2018
Creative Travel Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India
and Amway Europe were recognized by the
Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE)
with a Crystal Award for Excellence in
Incentive Travel: Asia Pacific at the
Crystal Awards Recognition Ceremony held during
the SITE + MPI Global Forum in Rome, Italy. This
is the Seventh time that
Creative Travel has been the
recipient of a SITE Crystal
Award. |
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| Creative Travel recognized at the SATTE 2018
Awards – “Excellence in Inbound Tour Operations” |
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At a glittering ceremony of the
2018 SATTE Awards, we are proud
of our team for being recognized
by an independent jury of
industry leaders and audited by
EY, for 'Excellence in Inbound
Tour Operations’. This was
presented by the Indian Minister
of Tourism and the Chief
Minister of Uttarakhand, and in
the presence of the Ministers of
Tourism of Indonesia and Fiji
and other very key global
tourism leaders and friends. |
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Mr. Rajeev Kohli, Our Joint Managing
Director: One of the most influential people in
the Incentives Industry 2017 |
Our Joint Managing Director, Rajeev Kohli has
been featured in the list of top 25 most
influential people in the Incentive industry for
2017. The list has been released by Incentive
Mag.
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Maha Shivaratri, 13th February |
| Maha Shivaratri Festival or the ‘The Night of Shiva’ is celebrated with devotion and religious fervour in honor of Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity. |
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| Fish Tourism Circuit to be Set Up in West Bengal |
West Bengal government is firming up plans to set up a fish tourism circuit to attract country's fish-loving communities. |
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| Exploring Meghalaya, India's abode of the clouds |
When it comes to aptly named
destinations, the northeast
Indian state of Meghalaya is up
there with the best. Meaning
"abode of the clouds," it's home
to the top two wettest places on
earth, according to Guinness
World Records. But across this
cool, green state, travellers
will also find India's cleanest
village, the country's highest
waterfall and a man who just
might be the country's biggest
Bob Dylan fan. |
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| Ayurbodha: The newest product of Kerala Tourism |
| 'Ayurbodha', the newest product of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation aimed at blending tourism and knowledge of Ayurveda, was formally launched by Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran
at the World Travel Mart in
London. |
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| Anjuna, Goa to get bungee jumping tower |
The Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) has decided to set up a bungee jumping tower at Anjuna.
Jumpin Adventure Pvt Ltd has
been selected to set up the
project. It has paid Rs 10 lakh
as a bank guarantee and has
floated a special purpose
vehicle (SPV) called Extreme
Adventure, which will execute
the agreement with the GTDC. |
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| Honey Hunters of Nepal |
Honey hunting or honey harvesting is the gathering of honey from wild bee colonies and is one of the most ancient human activities and is still practiced by many aboriginal societies in parts of Africa, Asia, Australia and South America. Some of the earliest evidence of gathering honey from wild colonies comes from rock paintings, dating to around 8,000 BC. |
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New cabin-type ropeway
at Ratnagiri Hills, Rajgir,
Bihar to be setup by June
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| Tourists visiting Rajgir can enjoy
joy rides on a new and safer
cabin-type ropeway at the historic
Ratnagiri hills under Pant Wildlife
Sanctuary from July. |
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| World’s First White Tiger Safari: How to Reach Rewa in Madhya Pradesh |
Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is home
to the Mukunpur forest which has
the reputation of the world's
first white tiger safari. Here
are all the details on how to
reach Rewa by road, train and
flight.
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India to host UN wildlife summit in 2020
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An announcement in this regard
was made in the Philippine
capital on the last day of the
six-day 12th Meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on Migratory Species.
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| Westin Hotels & Resorts debuts in Kolkata, Rajarha |
Westin Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International Inc., continues to expand its portfolio with the opening of its eighth hotel in India, The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat.
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| AccorHotels opens first combo property in Chennai |
| Chennai became the third city in India after Bengaluru and Delhi to be home to AccorHotels’ combo property with the opening of Novotel and ibis Chennai OMR. |
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| Sarovar Hotels & Resorts signs a new hotel in Ajmer, Rajasthan |
Sarovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd.
announced the signing of a new
hotel in Ajmer, Rajasthan.
Sarovar Hotels, with over 75
operating hotels across 50
destinations in India and
Africa, signed an agreement for
88 room hotel, Mittal Sarovar
Portico in Ajmer.
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| Shangri-La opens in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
celebrated the grand opening of
Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The
festivities signalled the city’s
most highly anticipated hotel
launch in nearly 30 years, and
presented the best of Sri Lankan
and Chinese culture through
entertainment, gastronomy and a
gala dinner at the hotel’s
Shangri-La Ballroom. |
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Conrad Hotels & Resorts
welcomes second property in
India |
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Conrad Hotels & Resorts today
celebrates further expansion in
India with the opening of Conrad
Bengaluru. Soaring 24 stories
above Bengaluru’s Central
Business District, the new
luxurious hotel, which is owned
by Prestige Group and managed by
Hilton is superbly located in
the city providing excellent
accessibility to prime business,
technology, art and
entertainment districts. |
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Radisson Goregaon,
Mumbai commences operations
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Radisson Goregaon opens its doors
to the financial capital of the
country, Mumbai. Situated in the
main commercial and retail hub
of Goregaon suburb of Mumbai,
the hotel is an upscale
international branded hotel well
suited for both business and
leisure travelers alike.
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| Alliance Air launches Jaipur-Agra flight
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| Air India’s Alliance Air has launched a direct flight between Jaipur and Agra. The flight will be thrice a week and depart every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am from Jaipur and reach Agra at noon. |
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| Lakshadweep’s Minicoy Island to get airport |
The Island Development Agency (IDA) decided today to develop an airport at Minicoy Island to boost tourism and promote tuna fishing industry for improving livelihoods in Lakshadweep. |
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| THAI Smile Airways launches direct flight to Bangkok from Mumbai |
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THAI Smile Airways announced the
launch of its new flights on
Bangkok–Mumbai–Bangkok route. |
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| Air Astana to add Mumbai to its international route by 2019 |
| Addressing the media in Delhi on completing 12 years of India operations of the carrier, Peter Foster. President & CEO, Air Astana, the national carrier designate of Kazakhstan, informed that India is the fastest growing travel market in the world and therefore would be looking at increasing the existing three times a week operations between Delhi and Astana to at least five and opening a new route to Mumbai in the next couple of years. |
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Mumbai airport is one of the
safest in India: CISF survey |
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Of the major airports in the
country, passengers feel most
safe at Mumbai airport, revealed
a survey conducted by the
Central Industrial Security
Force (CISF). The month-long
survey of major airports in
India, conducted in October,
found that Chattrapati Shivaji
International Airport has been
rated the most efficient major
airport in terms of passenger
security and punctuality. The
Mumbai airport handles 45
million passengers every year. |
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Sikkim’s First Airport Ready for
Operation |
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After years of delay, Pakyong
Airport – the first public
airbase in Sikkim – is ready for
operation. |
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Direct Air India Flight To
Bangkok From Bhubaneswar |
Air India has started direct
flight service to Bangkok from
the Biju Patnaik International
Airport. This will bolster Air
India’s position as new gateway
to the East.
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Wi-Fi on India-bound flights to
be offered by Lufthansa |
A day after India allowed in
flight connectivity (IFC) in its
skies, German major Lufthansa
has announced it will offer
Wi-Fi on its flights to, from
and over India the moment "it is
allowed to".
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Stuffed Bell Peppers |
These mouth-watering Stuffed bell peppers are easy and quick to make. Bell peppers provide a very nice vibrant colour to any dish. Stuffed bell peppers are delicious and can be served as appetizers or as a side dish. |
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