Corporate June 2016 • VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 6 • ` 50 Paris: always a good idea Kerala God’s own country Velavadar Blackbuck National Park June 2016 | Corporate Outbound 1 Contents 20 Other Stories 04 Aviation News 06 Hospitality News 14 Kerala- God’s Own Country Managing Editor: Anurag Gupta Editorial: Garima Singhal Marketing: Don Jose Creative: Raj Toppo Weekend Getaway- Lonavala Printed, Published & Owned by 20 Anurag Gupta @ 348, Amarjyoti Layout, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Ph: +91 80 41224331 Email: [email protected] 24 Velavadar Blackbuck Printed at National Park Cosmos Printers & Publishers, Wilson Garden, Bangalore - 560 027 28 State Tourism News 14 08 Paris always a good idea!!!! 2 Corporate Outbound | June 2016 June 2016 | Corporate Outbound 3 Buzz Aviation Air India Express expands its network in the China Eastern Airlines will launch a daily flight Air India launched additional flight services on Fly Scoot from Amritsar to Singapore Middle East with the launch of new flights from from Hangzhou to Kolkata its Delhi-Surat route Kozhikode to Dubai and Doha. preading its wings to India, Scoot launches services tarting soon the new service will depart ir India will add two more weekly flights on the from Singapore to Amritsar (fares starting Rs 4700 one way) and Singapore to Chennai (fares starting Rs 5700 he airline has already doubled its capacity Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport route, operating every Thursday and Sunday, using S an ATR turboprop aircraft. Flight AI 9607 will depart one way). Scoot’s service to Amritsar commences three on the Kozhikode-Dubai route by introduc- at 1905, arriving at Kolkata’s Netaji Sub- A times weekly and will increase frequency with an additional Delhi at 0525 on both days of the week and arrive in S Monday service from July, restarting the Singapore-Amritsar ing a second flight. This new flight will leave hash Chandra Bose International Airport at 0210 Surat at 0755. The return flight, AI 9608, will take off from T Surat at 0825 and arrive back to Delhi at 1110.Presently; route for the SIA Group. Kozhikode at 0910 and reaches Dubai at 1135. The the next day. The return service will then leave return flight then leaves Dubai at 1700 and arrives Kolkata at 0300 and arrives back in Hangzhou the airline operates a Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft on the back in Kozhikode at 2230. at 0955. China Eastern will deploy a single-aisle route five times a week, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day, Friday and Saturday. So the extra flights will mean Air Airbus A320 aircraft on the route. The new route India operates daily flights on the route. Air India Express has also introduced another daily will make a stop in Kunming, southwest China, flight on the Kozhikode-Doha sector. This flight in both directions. This marks an extension of will leave Kozhikode at 1145 and arrive in Doha at the existing Kunming-Kolkata route which China 1325. The return flight will depart the Qatari capi- Eastern first launched in 2007. tal at 1420 and arrive back in Kozhikode at 2110. Vistara increases frequency of its Delhi-Guwahati route Air India connects Bhopal with Pune via Raipur he airline launched a new daily point-to-point service on the route. Flights will depart Delhi at 1340 and ir India boosts regional connectivity by commencing arrive in Guwahati at 1600. The flight will return from operations to Pune via Raipur from Bhopal. Flight AI T 9865 will ply on the route Bhopal-Raipur-Pune thrice Guwahati at 1635 and arrive back in Delhi at 1900. A a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The flight will At present, Vistara operates a triangular route connecting leave Bhopal at 0845 hrs and land at Raipur at 1015 hrs, will Delhi with Guwahati and Bagdogra, so the new service will depart from Raipur at 1045 hrs and arrive in to Pune at 1300 offer the first non-stop connection from Guwahati to Delhi. hrs. The return flight AI 9866 will leave Pune at 1330 hrs and Passengers in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad reach Raipur at 1545 hrs, depart Raipur at 1615 hrs and will and Srinagar will be offered one-stop connections to touch down at Bhopal at 1745 hrs. Guwahati, via Delhi. 4 Corporate Outbound | June 2016 June 2016 | Corporate Outbound 5 Buzz Hospitality Sarovar Hotels launch Seyfert Sarovar Portico in Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts launches new Dehradun meetings and events loyalty programme for trade partners arovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd. has launched Seyfert Sarovar Portico, Dehradun, a contemporary and upscale. hangri-La Hotels and Resorts launched Shangri-La Events SThe hotel brings to the city exceptional facilities and Collection and Golden Circle Event Planner Rewards, an houses the largest banquet in the city in terms of capacity industry-leading meeting and events loyalty programme and size covering 10,000 square feet. Located close to Deh- S for meeting and travel professionals. This programme will radun’s Airport, bus stand and railway station, the hotel is offer meeting and travel professionals and any Golden Circle conveniently accessible to guests. The hotel also brings the member the ability to earn elite status choicest of bites to its guests at Café Travertine, an all-day as well as earn and redeem points for multi-cuisine restaurant with live counters and a poolside groups, meetings, conferences and events banquet lawn covering 23,000 square feet for social gather- across the Shangri-La, Kerry and Hotel ings. Whether it’s a corporate event, a social event or a Jen portfolio. Golden Circle Event Plan- private occasion, Seyfert Sarovar Portico, Dehradun, helps ner Rewards offers the highest level of you host a seamless event managed by professionals. rewards of any meetings and events loy- alty programme. Planners can earn up to Svatma, a restored family mansion at Tanjavur, 40,000 Golden Circle Points on an event Tamil Nadu, has been transformed into a bou- booking – the equivalent of 40 compli- mentary room nights. In addition, it is the tique hotel. only programme that allows members to earn double points for any subsequent n the city of UNESCO world Heritage Chola Temples, meetings or events booked in the same birthplace of Tanjore Paintings, classical dance calendar year. IBhartnatyam and Carnatic Music this 38-room hotel offers three restaurants, a spa, swimming pool, yoga cen- tre, library and facilities for private dining and events. The New addition to WelcomHeritage property will also offer its guests a series of cultural activi- ties, including visits to temples, culinary classes, dance launched WelcomHeritage Mani demonstrations, and traditional painting, bronze casting Mansion, a Heritage Hotel in and weaving demonstrations. The property is accessible by Ahmedabad air from Chennai or Trichy airports and by train. elcom Heritage has launched a new property, Clarks Inn Suites Gwalior is now open Mani Mansion under its portfolio of Heritage Ho- Wtels recently.Mani Mansion a 94 year old heritage property that was once home to the Dalal family located on modern and contemporary hotel, Clarks Inn Suites Golden Tulip Hotels launches its first service the Ashram road in the heart of the city is a boutique herit- Gwalior recently launched by Clarks Inn Group of age hotel with 21 rooms and suites providing an experience apartment facility in Bhiwadi Hotels is a four star hotel offering luxury amenities A of ancient era and yet equipped with modern facilities. and services; the hotel is situated in the heart of the city. olden Tulip Hotels has launched their first Service The hotel is just 2 km away from railway station/bus sta- The hotel offers a multi-cuisine Restaurant serving an array Apartment facility at Bhiwadi, Haryana catering tion, 8 km from airport and is adjacent to shopping mall. of food options including authentic Gujarati cuisine pre- to growing demand for small to longer duration The hotel comprises 60 centrally air-conditioned contem- G pared by chefs who have been associated with the family stay demand of expatriates coming to the city which is an porary rooms (1 Royale Suite, 3 Premiere Suites, 6 Execu- since past 2 generations thus giving a taste of true Gujarati industrial hub with lot of Japanese investments. tive Suites and 50 Executive Rooms), out of which 33 rooms culinary expertise. Hotel has well-furnished 16 service apartments along offer the Gwalior Fort view. An 8500 sq. ft. terrace provides with kitchens which are equipped with all the mod- guests with the most versatile venue for meetings and From an ancestral Mansion, it has been suitably modified as ern amenities to comfort the customers looking out social gatherings, with state of the art conferencing equip- one of the city’s finest heritage hotel. for a long stay. The hotel also has multiple options for ment’s. Among the F&B offerings, the hotel includes The fine dining. Golden Tulip Bhiwadi has kept in mind the Bridge, with live kitchen. Fort view restaurant overlooking requirements of contemporary businesses hence they a verdant courtyard, serves a variety of nutrimental, Asian have built a modern set up of the conference room with and Indian preparations including Bar-be-que, Mughlai, latest technologies and a banquet hall which caters to Maratha and Nepalese delicacies. Café lounge is a 32 cover MICE, wedding or any other functions. The hotel has a fine lounge located on fourth floor. ‘Japanese Concierge Services’ specially designed for their Japanese expats arranging tours, accommodation and other facilities. 6 Corporate Outbound | June 2016 June 2016 | Corporate Outbound 7 Paris Skyline Featured Paris: is always a good idea!! We’ll always have PARIS. Enough and more has been written about this mecca for the traveler, the seeker of the arts, the student of fashion, the apprentice of gastronomy, What to see the connoisseur of the written word and much, much more that this Paris is also one of the most visited cities in the world.