|
Dear Industry Colleagues |
|
Welcome to
another edition of our award
winning newsletter 'Creatively
Yours'.
March marks the coming of the
end of our peak period of the
tourist season. It has been a
relatively tough year for India
with some markets
underperforming. Our industry is
very resilient though and we
always keep an optimistic
outlook on the future.
The Indian government will be
implementing the new GST
taxation system July 1. This
will be a huge move for the
country and we in tourism are
awaiting to hear what tax
bracket we have been placed in.
So far, we haven’t been given
any special benefits by the
government despite making a
number of representations over
the years. This time around, no
stone has been left unturned to
present a unified tourism
industry strategy on the
applicability of GST on our
segment. We can only hope for
the best now.
The Ministry of Tourism
announced a special scheme to
offer travellers coming in with
a e-tourist visa a free
telephone Sim card on arrival.
It is a nice gesture that does
go a long way in assisting
travellers in staying connected
with home.
The moment for our move has also
come. Team have started the
packing process to move to our
new corporate headquarters. It
is a significant moment in our
history. Stay tuned for
pictures.
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. |
|
Take care, |
Rajeev Kohli
Joint Managing Director
|
|
Where You Can Find Us
Next |
 |
|
Special News |
 |
India launches Free
pre-paid mobile SIM Card for
international visitors arriving
on e-Visa
The Ministry of Tourism in
collaboration with BSNL (the
largest telephone service
providers in the country) is now
providing free pre-loaded SIM
Card to international tourists
arriving in India on e-Visa
effective 15th February 2017. |
|
|
|
What People Say About Us |
|
Visit to India The holiday was
amazing so thank you so much for
bringing it all together.
Creative travel was marvelous,
they couldn’t have done anymore
for us. The 2 guides that we had
in Agra and Jaipur – Ritchie and
Mr GeeGee were so knowledgeable
and fun they brought the tours
alive and our taxi driver for
the north – Ajay was just
lovely. With regards to the
Delhi tour we think that it
would be good to include the
Gandhi museum, as to show where
he was cremated without showing
where he lived and died was a
bit odd. So we went there
ourselves and also to other
places on our free day so we
didn’t miss out.
My husband availed himself of as
much Indian food as possible but
he couldn’t quite bring himself
to eat curry for breakfast.
We were at the Spice Village in
Thekkady for our 40th wedding
anniversary and they made us a
cake and hand made a poster for
us signed by all of the staff
which was really kind of them
and we were very touched. |
|
Festival News |
 |
|
Gangaur
Festival
(30th
March,
2017) |
|
Gangaur
festival
of
Rajasthan
is
celebrated
in
reverence
to Lord
Shiva
and
goddess
Parvati.
It
derives
its name
from the
words 'Gan'
and 'Gauri',
the
former
is
another
name for
Shiv
while
the
latter
is used
to
address
Parvati. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Gudi
Padwa
(28th
March,
2017) |
This
celebrated
as the
first
day of
the year
by
Maharashtrians
and
Konkanis.
On this
day, new
Samvatsara,
which is
cycle of
sixty
years,
starts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News From The Jungle |
 |
|
Kanha
Tiger
Reserve
introduces
a mascot
of its
own |
|
Kanha
Tiger
Reserve
has
become
the
first
tiger
reserve
in India
to
introduce
a mascot
of its
own, and
it's not
one of
its
famous
tigers,
but
'Bhoorsingh
the
Barasingha'. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Proposed
Ghodazari
wildlife
sanctuary
opens
for
tourists |
|
Ghodazari:
Even as
the
Bramhapuri
forest
division
has
proposed
Ghodazari,
home of
Jai's
siblings
- Bittu
and
Shriniwas,
as a 200
sq km
wildlife
sanctuary,
a part
of it
has been
thrown
open for
ecotourism. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
New
species
of
rabbit-like
pika
discovered
in India |
In the
remote
upper
reaches
of the
Eastern
Himalayas
in
Sikkim,
India,
scientists
have
discovered
a new
species
of pika,
a cute
rabbit-like
mammal.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Destination News |
 |
|
Raigad
fort
restoration
work to
begin
this
month |
The
Archaeological
Survey
of India
(ASI) is
set to
begin
work on
the
first
phase of
the
restoration
of the
Raigad
fort by
March-end.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Kerala,
gods own
country
ranked 8
on the
'12
Destinations
to Watch
in 2017' |
|
Not like
we
needed
someone
to tell
us how
beautiful
Kerala
is, but
The
Association
of
British
Travel
Agents
(ABTA)
has
released
its
Travel
Trends
Report
2017,
and it
reiterates
just
what
most
Indian
travellers
know.. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Gangtok
Awarded
'Cleanest
Tourist
Destination' |
|
Gangtok,
the
capital
city of
Sikkim,
has been
named as
the
'Cleanest
Tourist
Destination'
by the
Union
Ministry
of
Tourism. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hotel News |
 |
|
Mumbai
Gets Its
First
'Floating
Hotel’ |
|
Dining
is no
longer
going to
be
conventional,
as the
megapolis
got its
first
floating
hotel -
'AB
Celestial'
- where
one can
enjoy a
relaxing
evening
in the
backdrop
of the
iconic
Bandra-Worli
sea
link. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Carlson,
MGH to
open two
hotels
in Jammu
&
Kashmir
this
year |
|
Carlson
is all
set to
expand
its
footprint
in the
state,
particularly
in
Kashmir,
as it
looks to
set up
six
hotels
under
its
Radisson
and
Country
Inn and
Suites
brands
in the
valley,
and one
in
Jammu. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Westin
Hotels &
Resorts
opens
seventh
property
in India |
|
Westin
Hotels &
Resorts,
part of
Marriott
International,
today
announced
the
opening
of a
property
in
Rajasthan. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aviation News |
 |
|
SIA
expands
in
Ahmedabad |
Airlines
will
expand
its
Indian
operations
next
month
with the
launch
of an
additional
flight
to
Ahmedabad.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
AirAsia
adds
domestic
trio in
India |
|
AirAsia
India
has
unveiled
plans to
launch a
trio of
new
domestic
routes.
Effective
19
February
2017,
the
low-cost
carrier
will
commence
flights
from
Delhi’s
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport
to the
cities
of
Bagdogra
in West
Bengal
state,
Pune in
Maharashtra
state,
and
Srinagar
in Jammu
and
Kashmir. |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
New
player
in the
sky:
Zoom Air
takes
off on
Feb 15 |
|
A new
entrant,
Zoom
Air, in
the
aviation
space
will
spread
its
wings
and
start
its
commercial
operations
from
February
15,
reports
Hindu
Business
line. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creative in the Press |
 |
|
Experienced-led
Luxury
tours
for HNIs
in India |
|
Indian
market,
interestingly,
is fast
outpacing
even its
BRICS
peers in
premium
travel
segment,
spurred
by a
genuine
desire
to
experience
true,
bespoke
luxury
travel.President. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connect with Us |
 |
|
Contact Us |
|
Creative Plaza, Nanakpura, Moti
Bagh, New Delhi 110021. India. |
|
Tel: 24679192,
26872257-58-59, 26114281 |
|
Fax: +91-11-26885886 /
26889764 |
|
USA Fax: +1-646-349-1614 |
|
Europe Fax:
+44-20-7681-1242 |
|
|
|
|
|
This is a formatted HTML email.
If you receive it in a
unreadable / garbled form,
please let us know. To keep the
message size low, some images
are linked to the internet and
would show only when you are
on-line. If you would like to be
removed from this mailing,
please follow instructions at
the bottom. This mailing is
going out to individuals we have
met over the years or to people
whose names have been obtained
from various lists provided to
us by various trade shows. We do
not mean to be intrusive to
anyone. |
|
