June 2003

LATEST UPDATES ON INDIAN TOURISM, HOTELS, AIRLINES, DESTINATIONS, ETC

 

AIRLINES UPDATE

AIR-INDIA INCREASES GULF FLIGHTS, INTRODUCES LUCKNOW – JEDDAH SERVICES: Air India’s inaugural international flight was flagged off from Lucknow to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. To create awareness about the flight a man dressed as the Air India Maharaja greeted people on the streets of Lucknow. Air-India will operate a direct flight Goa- Dubai –Goa this summer. A daily Delhi-Dubai-Delhi service has also been added. Additional flights will operate to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Doha and Kuwait, bringing the total number of flights to 136 per week (present 128).

 

BRITISH AIRWAYS EYING SOUTH INDIA: After having thrice a week flight to Chennai, the BA plans to start operations to Bangalore and Hyderabad very soon. The expansion of runway at the Hyderabad airport is nearing completion.

 

KOREAN AIR ANNOUNCES THIRD FREQUENCY TO MUMBAI: Effective 15^th June, the only Asian Carrier to operate to 11 destinations in North America, has started to operate from Seoul to Mumbai its third flight. The flight leaves Mumbai on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays while it arrives on Mondays, Saturdays and Thursdays. For more information, please check out the site www.koreanair.com.

 

LUFTHANSA INCREASES FREQUENCY TO INDIA: Already having had 23 frequencies in a week to four Indian gateways (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore), for the summer rush, they have even introduced some more frequencies to these destinations. It is number one European carrier to India. Normally they operate daily scheduled flights to Mumbai & Delhi, six from Chennai and three from Bangalore.

INTER ISLAND HELICOPTER SERVICE IN ANDAMANS: The Pawan Hans has started an inter island helicopter service which operates 6 days a week from Port Blair to the different islands with main thrust being on the southern group islands.   TOP

HOTELS NEWS

 

WELCOMHERITAGE UPDATE: The chain recently included three more properties which now are WelcomHeritage Solang Valley Resort, WelcomHeritage Grace Hotel and WelcomHeritage Shambha-La. WelcomHeritage Solang Valley resort lies between Manali and Rohtang Pass, in a beautiful valley. The Kasmanda Palace located at Mussoorie became their 26^th property. WelcomHeritage Shambha-La Situated high up at Leh, Stay at this hotel will present you majestic environs of Himalayas and beautiful Nubra Valley. And there comes now the prestigious hotel from Darjeeling called Windamere to join this group. On 16 May Windermere hotel a landmark of Darjeeling became the 28th property to join the Welcomheritage. Built on Observatory Hill in the mid 19th century it graduated from being a boarding house built for bachelors and the British and Scottish Tea planters to a hotel (1939) just before World War II. With a name reminiscent of Lake Windermere of the English Lake District, the hotel has been a legend in its time and has hosted many a celebrity.

 

Edenpark Hotels announced the launch of The Qutab - New Delhi: Under the banner of Choice Hotels chain, the Qutab is positioned as a business hotel catering to the frequent travellers, who seek quality and comfort at a value for money. This contemporary style hotel, conveniently located in the commercial district of Qutab Institutional Area, is 20 minutes drive from the international airport. At the moment, some renovations are going on which should be completed soon.  TOP

 

FESTIVALS / MARTS & EVENTS

 

SHARBAT MELA (JUICE FESTIVAL) AT DILLI HAAT: Delhi Tourism organized Sherbet Mela at Dilli Haat from 30th May to Ist June 2003 with an aim to offer the visitors an alternative to the contemporary beverages that not only quenched the thrust but offered healthy drinks made from various healing herbs that keep the body healthy and cool during summer. People visiting Dilli Haat enjoyed more than 20 beverages. The traditional flavors like khas, rose, bel, and lemon were among the favourites. There were other drinks such as thandai, sattu, jaljeera etc. This is the third year in row that Delhi Tourism has organized such a festival.

 

CHANDNI CHOWK FESTIVAL CELEBRATED IN OLD DELHI:  Chandni Chowk (Silver Street) in Old Delhi is a must on every tourist’s itinerary.  The third Chandni Chowk Festival held on 25 May was designed to highlight the glory of the Walled City, the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Mosque. Old Delhi or “Purani Delhi” will come alive through music, theatre and cuisine of the area presenting the Mughal and the old culture of Delhi. Historical buildings were illuminated and resonated to the sound of Sufi mystic music from the cultural show that was held in front of the Red Fort The heritage value of the 255 years old Chandni Chowk needs to be emphasized and nurtured so as to get it recognized as a heritage city by UNESCO.

 

7th SINDHU DARSHAN FESTIVAL CELEBRATED FROM 1-3 JUN AT LEH: The Annual Sindhu Darshan Festival welcomed visitors to Ladakh from 1 to 3 June. Cultural programs were organized. The River Indus is a narrow stream here and then goes on to become the mighty River Indus in the plains. This is the river, which spawned an ancient civilization – over 3000 to 4000 years ago. Visitors took flights to Leh or drove on the highest motorable road, the Manali-Leh highway, to reach Leh for the festival. 

 

GAUTAM BUDDHA’S BIRTH CELEBRATIONS: Queen Maya Devi’s Temple in Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha and a historical stone marker pinpoints where the birth took place. The temple restored under the direction of UNESCO was reopened by the King of Nepal on May 16, Buddha’s 2547th birth anniversary. The structure displays the excavated ruins of the temple complex, the most remarkable being a sculpture depicting Maya Devi under a tree grasping a branch with her right hand and with her left hand resting on her hip.

 

FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN BHUTAN: A Six month long festival of India showcasing India’s heritage and culture began in Bhutan from June 5 to go on until November 26. The festival will see musicians, classical dancers and folk groups perform, with art exhibitions, Bollywood films, Buddhist cultural films and documentaries added for good measure. A special exhibition on Nalanda – “Generous flow of Buddhism from Nalanda to Bhutan” – will be the highlight of the festival, stressing the historical and cultural links between the two countries.

 

23rd INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR NOV 14 – 27, 2003 TO HAVE TOURISM AS A THEME: India’s largest International Trade Fair is held from 14 November to 27 November every year. This year, the theme is Tourism and promoting Exports by small and medium Enterprises. The partner country is Turkey. Normally the fair attracts 35,00,000 visitors with 7,500 corporate participants with participation from about 30 countries. It is considered one of Asia’s largest Global business Marts. For details contact: Email: iitf2003@itpo-online.com or www.iitfonweb.com

NASIK KUMBH FAIR CELEBRATIONS FROM 27 JULY'03 – 27 AUGUST 2004: The Kumbh Mela 2003-2004 is the most important Hindu spiritual gathering, which takes place once every 12 years. The mela will be the largest single gathering of humanity on the planet. It is visited by a number of foreign visitors as well. The Kumbh Mela is an ancient festival finding mention even in the epic Mahabharat. The fair will start on 27 July 2003 with the first holy bath in the river Godavari (first “Snan”) on August 8, 2003 and another auspicious bath on the full moon of August 12, 2003. Thousands of Sadhus and devotees will gather at Nasik near Trimbakeshwar for the event. The final ritual is on August 27, 2004. The Ajanta and Ellora caves are also located at a short distance.   TOP

NEWS MEANS GOOD NEWS (India)

 

LUXURY TAX IN KARNATAKA REDUCED TO 10%: Luxury Tax has been reduced by the Govt.

of Karnataka from 25% to 10%. This was announced by the officials of Government of Karnataka during the Southern States Tourism Ministers Conference held in Hyderabad. Luxury Tax @ 10% would be applicable on contracted tariff and not on published tariff. The applicability date of reduction of luxury tax and further details would be available on receiving notification from the Karnataka Government. This is another good news after the Government of India announced the waiving off the 10% expenditure tax being levied at most of the 3-5 star hotels.

 

MANSAROWAR OPENS TO TOURISTS AGAIN FROM 8 JULY: Much awaited Kailash-Mansarowar tours will start once again from 8^th July as the Chinese government has given its consent to enter Tibet by road from Indian and Nepal border. In the wake of SARS the same was not permitted until now this summer.

 

TOURISM CONTRIBUTING TO INDIA’S ECONOMY GREATLY: Tourism Satellite Accounting Research report released by World Travel & Tourism Council The report findings highlights that in 2003, India's Travel & Tourism Industry is expected to generate 2.0 per cent of GDP and 11,093,100 jobs, while the broader Travel & Tourism Economy is expected to total 4.8 Per cent of GDP and 23,839,800 jobs. Looking ahead, the forecast for Travel & Tourism Demand is expected to total 7.4 per cent real growth in 2003, and 8.8 percent real growth per annum between 2004 and 2013.

 

BUKHARA VOTED WORLD’S FINEST INDIAN RESTAURANT: The UK based "Restaurant Magazine" has chosen Bukhara - the internationally acclaimed restaurant of the ITC Hotel Maurya Sheraton - the best Indian restaurant in the world. An expert panel of food writers, chefs, gourmands and pundits make the selection and the chief criteria is "good food" Bukhara won for "perfecting the art of clay - oven cooking and for making "Sikandari raan" and Murg Malai Kabab" world famous. The Bukhara boasts of a guest list of International celebrities who have visited India including President Clinton and his daughter Chelsea, and Bill Gates of Microsoft fame among others.

 

VICTORIA MEMORIAL, KOLKATTA TO BE SPRUCED UP: A grant has been approved to clean up the environs as well as the Victoria Memorial itself. The museum lighting will be upgraded and the arches lit up using fiber optic technology. The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is working on plans to strengthen the structure of the building. The museum is also planning to buy paintings of famous Indian artists such as Jamani Roy and Abanindranath Tagore, once the galleries are redesigned by the National Institute of Design. 

 

LEH WILL HOST HIGHEST WORLD MARATHON: August 16 will see the world’s highest marathon flagged off in Leh Hundreds of participants from western Europe are to take part, in fact 250 have already registered. Due to its altitude (12000 ft) participants will have to stay in Leh well in advance to the event in order to get acclimatized. The 42.5 km marathon to be held in the Indus valley will follow the course of the river Indus as it flows through the region. Special steps are being taken to safeguard the fragile mountain ecosystem well as the health and safety of all the runners in the event

 

UPDATE ON HUMAYUN’S TOMB: This famous tomb, also known as the predecessor of Taj Mahal due to its architectural semblance, has acquired a new look! Lying dry since 17^th century, the channels at Humayun’s Tomb garden got their first taste of water in centuries, a few days ago. Costing a whopping US$ 650000, it was a trip back in time. The project used a hundreds of skilled artisans to restore the grandeur of this World Heritage Site. With 60 stone-cutters working or months chiseling away the sandstone, eventually the project depended totally on traditional methods of gravity. The number of visitors to the monument is expected to increase to double the current number. In the meantime, the famous Kalkaji temple in New Delhi has been declared a protected monument by the Archeological Survey of India.

 

UPDATE ON ENTRY INTO QUTUB MINAR: As we informed you in our last issue that the entry into the Qutub Minar (yes, inside the minaret itself) has been okayed and is likely to be operational from 1^st July, further we wish to inform that there would be a separate entry fees for the same, an additional US$ 5 per person, apart from the regular entry fees of the same amount. Initially, visitors will be allowed entry up to the first floor only, while the other floors will be opened in phases. At the moment, the restoration work inside and outside the monument, on the lines of the Red Fort is in offing. Moreover, the full illumination of the campus has also been okayed by the government.

 

CHRISTEL GLOBAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IN NEW DELHI JUNE 16: About 3000 golfers will tee off from 19 premium golf courses on 4 continents as part of a global charity tournament.  The first tee off will be from India; New Delhi and Bangalore; on June 16. The entire tournament will be completed in a unique same day play format with tee times scheduled across 24 time zones in 10 countries; Austria, Canada, England, Germany, India, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and the U.S. In India the tournament will take place at the K G A in Bangalore and at the Classic Golf Resort in Delhi. The proceeds of the Christel House open Golf Tournament are used to fund a charity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of under privileged children the world over.

LARGEST BUDDHIST SITE FOUND AT SIRPUR IN CHHATTISGARH: A one meter high statue of Buddha in the lotus position, belonging to the 6th century, together will other sculptures have been unearthed during excavations at Sirpur (80 km / 50 miles from Raipur on the banks of the Mahanadi River in Chhattisgarh). Archeologists feel that this may be a city 4 times bigger than the ancient Buddhist University town of Nalanda in Bihar. The Chinese Traveler Huen Tsang who visited India in the 7^th century, had written about a Buddhist stupa built by Emperor Ashok and at least 100 Bodh Vihars (Chambers) and about 150 Temples at Sirpur. About 164 mounds have been found of which only 10 have been excavated so far, have revealed monasteries and nunneries. This is the largest discovery of a Buddhist site in this millennium.   TOP

  NEWS MEANS GOOD NEWS (International)

 

MALAYSIA MAY ANNOUNCE VISA-ON-ARRIVAL FOR INDIAN TOURISTS: Badly affected by the SARS scare, the Indian tourist inflow went down from 16000 last April to 7000 this April. They have decided to grant visa-on-arrival to those tourists, who have visas to Thailand and Singapore. It should be implemented soon.

 

HOLLYWOOD PLANS A MOVIE ON TAJ MAHAL: Warner Brothers, the famous Hollywood studio is planning to produce a movie on the Taj Mahal and the tragic love story of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal who inspired this “Poem in marble”. This is the first time ever that Hollywood will make a film on the Taj. Work has begun on the screenplay based on a script by Kamran Pasha.

SARS SCARE SCALES DOWN: The World Health Organization has dropped its SARS- related travel warnings for some parts of China. And Taiwanese officials have begun investigating whether the island has underreported its Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome deaths.

Meanwhile, Canada has been accused of failing to tell an American traveler he was exposed to the virus before returning home. Hong Kong reported the deaths of two women, age 70 and 73, taking the global death toll to 794. China yesterday reported no new cases of SARS and two more deaths in the past 24 hours, the government said. The data represented the 20th consecutive day in which the nation worst-hit by the pneumonia-like respiratory virus recorded fewer than 10 new cases.

Here are the latest stats for reported deaths, by country and worldwide- China (mainland): 344, Hong Kong: 293, Taiwan: 83, Canada: 33, Singapore: 31, Vietnam: 5, Malaysia: 2, Philippines: 2, Thailand: 2, South Africa: 1. This data brings the total deaths worldwide to796.

Reported cases of probable infections, by countries with highest numbers and worldwide are as follows- China (mainland): 5,328, Hong Kong: 1,755, Taiwan: 694, Canada: 238, Singapore: 206. Worldwide, there are more than 8,400 reported cases of probable. Moreover, Taiwan has also been declared a SARS free country. (Source: ETN)    TOP

SPECIAL FEATURE : MT. EVEREST

NAMCHE CONFERENCE 26 – 26 May’03: The conference successfully got concluded on 26^th May with a huge participation at this remote gateway to the Mt. Everest. The sessions were full of relevant presentations and discussions were really fruitful. We shall bring the outcome / reports in our next issue.

 

SHERPAS – THE HIMALAYAN LEGENDS BOOK BY CAPTAIN M.S. KOLHI RELEASED: Captain M.S. Kohli’s book titled ‘Sherpas – The Himalayan Legends’ published by UBS Publishers’ was released by Sir Edmund Hillary and Jamling Norgay at the meeting of Himalayan Environment Trust held on May 21, 2003 at Sainik Farms, New Delhi. The book, started as brief untold story of Phu Dorjee, the first Nepalese to climb Sagarmatha, under the banner of HET ultimately ended up in a comprehensive account of rich contributions of the Sherpa community in the field of mountaineering most of whom climbed with the author during the past five decades.

 

HET FELICITATES SIR EDMUND HILLARY: The Himalayan Environment Trust felicitated, Sir Edmund Hillary and Lady June Hillary. They were presented with a silver memento plaque by the Chairman Captain M.S. Kohli.  Mr. Jamling Norgay, Everester and son of Tenzing Norgay, Dr. Karan Singh, Mr. N.N. Vohra, Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia and many other distinguished persons were present.  Speaking on the occasion, Sir Edmund recalled his experience, interacting with the multitude of people of India during the famous ‘Ocean to Sky’ expedition on the holy river Ganga organized along with Captain Kohli.

India honoured Sir Edmund Hillary by naming a road after him and another after the late Tenzing Norgay; the duo who climbed Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. The Ministry of Tourism and Culture organized an exhibition “Journey to the Himalayas” at Ashok Hotel in New Delhi, which was inaugurated by Sir Edmund Hillary, Jamling Norgay, Tenzing’s son and well-known mountaineer in his own right, was present at all the events. Sir Edmund has also served as High Commissioner of New Zealand to India.  TOP

 DESTINATION/S OF THE MONTH

MANDU (MADHYA PRADESH): Mandu, or the “City of Joy”, is a superb hilltop fort, deserted, dramatic, and alive with ghosts! It is a dream city steeped in legends of the love of Baz Bahadur for his beloved Rani Roopmati. Breathtakingly beautiful, this former capital of the Sultanate of Malwa is perched high on a hill in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, 283 km away from the capital city Bhopal. A ghost city now, Mandu was once the monsoon retreat of the Mughal emperors. For one thing, Mandu is far from the coast. It does not have the sort of sluicing rain that inundates some of our seaboard destinations. Moreover, Mandu is on a plateau and regardless of how much it rains, the water pours off in silver-threaded waterfalls, which gives it a sort of designer magic that no designer but only nature can replicate. And finally—and this is a big plus—many of the monumental buildings of Mandu have been fashioned to use this play of water and rain-heavy thunder clouds to superb effect.

You’ll get an inkling of what you should expect in Mandu when you drive through the sub-montane lands that lead up to the plateau. Rising out of the tangles of scrub vegetation are no-nonsense, foursquare, staging posts for horse-mounted messengers and guardhouses. Some of them have domes which look rather like the qullas, or foundation caps around which some turbans are tied. Then the road winds up and pierces the edge of the escarpment through a succession of massive gates. It is only then that one enters the hamlet of Mandu flowing through the old monuments. The living hamlet and the well-preserved ruins now form a seamless whole and it is virtually impossible to see where one ends and the other begins.

Sightseeing: Mandu has over 40 monuments to choose from. For convenience, these are divided into three broad groups: the Central Village Group, the Royal Enclave Group, and the Rewa Kund Group. You can easily spend all day in Mandu, wandering in and out of palaces, pausing to admire the beauty of the Champa Baoli, the former baths, and the huge 15th-century Jami Masjid, the finest example of Afghan architecture in India. Then there are the beautiful Jahaz Mahal (ship palace), where the architectural illusion is completed by the two surrounding lakes; the Hindola Mahal, or swing palace; the romantic Baz Bahadur’s Palace and Roopmati’s Pavilion; and Hoshang Shah’s Tomb, the final resting place of the founder of Ghuri Dynasty. Besides, there are many palaces, pavilions, and reservoirs where you can spend a leisurely day taking in the city’s rather turbulent history, which is not revealed by the monuments that speak of luxurious royal lifestyles.

Excursions: Mandu can be made the base for visiting several important destination of south Madhya Pradesh. The Bagh Caves (50 km) are Buddhist viharas that were excavated on the perpendicular rock face of a hill. Of particular interest here are the mural paintings drawn by master painters of ancient India. Another religious place near Mandu is Omkareswar. The site of the famous Omkareswar Mahadeo temple, Omkareswar houses one of the 12 jyotirlingas of India. Then there is Maheshwar, a temple city that finds mention in the Mahabharata and Ramayana. The Mahishmati of yore, Maheshwar is also a household name for its unique Maheshwari saris.    TOP

 NATURE DOES MATTER

The rare Greater Adjutant Stork extends its range: The rare and endangered bird, the Greater Adjutant Stork, has, for the first time ever, been spotted outside Assam at the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin (VGD) Sanctuary at Bhagalpur, in the state of Bihar. What makes the sighting of 25 of these birds particularly interesting is that the bird is found mainly near the floodplains of the Brahmaputra in Assam. Also, the numbers of these birds have rapidly been dwindling and face threatened survival. (It has been assigned to the status ‘Endangered’ by IUCN).

Though the first sighting near the Sanctuary was reported in 2001, the consistent presence of the GAS needed to be verified. Therefore, in order to study the habitation and nesting of the bird in Bhagalpur, the Vikramshila Biodiversity Research & Education Centre conducted a field study (supported by the Wildlife Trust of India) of the Sanctuary and the area around it. 15 survey trips were conducted between June 2002 and April 2003. The survey established that there was a population of GAS in and around the VGD. The report has recorded the details of the nesting trees in that area, the kind of trees, number of nests, the anthropogenic activities of the area etc.  Source: Wildlife Trust Of India   TOP

PERMANENT FEATURE -  GOA

GO GOA 365 DAYS A YEAR: The theme really seem to work well! It has slowly turned into 12 months destination. The unparalleled beauty of Goa specially during the rains when monsoon is in full swings and it covers the region with a green velvet sheet, is the best time to travel for many. The nature is at its best. Rains started about ten days ago. Hotels have more than 50% discount and most of them have such attractive packages that are hard to resist. So come to Goa and enjoy the freshness of nature, the refreshing smell of its wet soil, rain drops and the nature.  TOP

TIDBITS

DONKEYS GOT MARRIED AT A TEMPLE IN BANGALORE: At the Silicon Valley of India, it was indeed a unique wedding which was attended by about 100 guests. No good rain for donkeys years in Karnataka state of South India. Legend has it that troubled by the absence of rain and wind, the Gods approached Varuna, the lord of Water for help and directed the, to a donkey. The donkey is believed to have shown them the way.

WEDDING ON THE DARJEELING TOY TRAIN: After the last time, one of the Indian families had their wedding organized up in the air (in the flying plane), now there is turn of the World Heritage Site – the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways to see a wedding happening inside it while it chugs along the track from Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling. An Indian family from Calcutta has placed an application with the relevant authorities and it is likely to be accepted. Total journey time would be 6.5 hours and the total cost of catering and hiring charges about half a million rupees. But the sad part is that there would be only 85 guests on board unlike the normal weddings where the minimum number of guests is anywhere more than a few hundreds! TOP

 CONTEST

Just Answer Five Simple Questions:

1)     Where in India is carnival celebrated each year:

a.      Pondicherry

b.      Mahe

c.      Goa

d.      Daman

2)     Apart from Cochin, where else could you find the Chinese fishing nets (quite similar) in India?

a.      Assam

b.      Bihar

c.      Tamilnadu

d.      Bengal

3)     In which state are the famous monuments Jahaz Mahal situated?

a.      Madhya Pradesh

b.      Chhattisgarh

c.      Rajasthan

d.      Gujarat

4)     Nagaur in Rajasthan is famous for which festival?

a.      Animal

b.      Kite

c.      Flowers

d.      Mango

5)     Sindhu Darshan festival is celebrated in which state of India?

a.      Punjab

b.      Rajasthan

c.      Jammu & Kashmir

d.      Kerala

LAST DATE: 05 Jul’03 to send your entries at the email address pmaurya@vsnl.net

ANSWERS OF LAST CONTEST:

1)     Shigmotsava is a festival celebrated soon after which festival in Goa & Maharashtra? ANS: After Holi, the festival of colours

2)     What is the Hindu New Year known as ANS: Gudi Padwa

3)     Which place in India is Dev Diwali celebrated (hint: at the Ganges) ANS: Varanasi

4)     Which is the date of India’s independence from the British rule?  ANS: 15^th August 1947

5)     In which place is the kite festival celebrated?   ANS: Kite Festival in India is celebrated at various places, namely Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad & Goa

WINNER OF LAST CONTEST: The proud winner of the last contest is Mr. Thomas Keller from Austria. TOP

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