This document provides information about an open house meeting for Destination Trainings India & Indian Ocean Islands. It includes details about popular destinations like Goa, Kashmir, Kerala, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, and Nepal. For each destination, it lists places of interest and peak seasons. It also features top-rated hotels on Expedia and notes products offered by competitors. The document concludes with some business updates, including improvements to packages and expanded hotel and tour selections.

1. Welcome
to
EHE Open House Meeting
DELHI
11th August, 2013

2. Destination Trainings
India & Indian Ocean Islands

3. Northern Hills
Rajasthan
Goa
Kerala
Maldives
Kashmir
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Mauritius

4. All purpose destinationGoa
 Places of interest – Beaches, Basilica of born
jesus, tomb of St. Francis, Dudhsagar falls, Old Goa
 Beaches in North Goa –
Candolim, Calangute, Anjuna, Vagator, Morjim, Sinque
rim & Arambol
 Beaches in South Goa –
Colva, Benaulim, Varca, Agonda, Utorda, Majorda
 Flying time from Delhi to Panjim – 3 hours
 Peak season – All year round

5. Romance / HoneymoonFeatured Hotels in Goa out of 285 Hotels on Expedia
Park Hyatt Resort & Spa Goa Marriot Resort & Spa
Presi De GoaThe Park on Holiday Beach
Vivanta by Taj, Fort Aguada
Sharnam Green Resort
Honeymoon Packages

6. Popular attractions in Goa
Basilica of Born Jesus Church of St.Francis of AssissiSt. Cajetan Church
Bondla Forest Reserve, 40 kms from Margao
Water sports & adventure activities

7. Products sold by competitors

8. Romance / HoneymoonKashmir
Places of interest – Srinagar > Sonamarg > Gulmarg > Pahalgam + Leh / Ladakh
Flying time from Delhi to Srinagar – 2 hours
Peak season – April to August & December

9. Romance / HoneymoonFeatured Hotels in Kashmir out of 53 Hotel on Expedia
Jamal resorts in Srinagar Hilltop Resort in Gulmarg
Rah Vilas in SonamargVivanta by Taj in Srinagar
Hotel Heevan in Pahalgam
House boats in Dal Lake

10. Extended tour in Kashmir available on Expedia

11. Products sold by competitors

12. Romance / HoneymoonKerala
 Places of interest – Kochi (transit) > Kumarakom
(backwaters) > Munnar (tea estates) > Thekkady (bird
sanctuary) > Kovalam (Poor Man’s Maldives) &
Tiruvanthapuram (transit)
 Flying time from Delhi to Kochi – 4 hours
 Peak season – October to March
Itinerary 1 : Kochi – Munnar – Kumarakom – Thekkady – Kochi & back
Itinerary 2 : Kochi – Munnar – Kumarakom – Thekkady – Kovalam - Trichy & back

13. Romance / HoneymoonFeatured Hotels in Kerala out of 227 Hotels on Expedia
Lakesong resort in Kumarakom Spice Village in Thekkady
Carnoustie Beach resort, MararikulamTurtle on the beach in Kovalam
Bird’s Valley Resort in Munnar
Cardamom County in Thekkady

14. Extended tour in Kerala available on Expedia

15. Products sold by competitors

16. Romance / HoneymoonSri Lanka
 Places of interest – Colombo, Negombo (beach
resort), Bentota (beach resort), Kandy (hill station),
Galle (beach resort)
 Visa – On arrival OR thru internet
 Flying time from Delhi to Colombo – 4 hours
 Peak season – October to March

17. Romance / HoneymoonFeatured Hotels in Sri lanka out of 95 Hotels on Expedia
Hilton in Colombo Amaya Hills in Kandy
Jetwing Kurulubedda in Galle
Jetwing Lagoon in Negombo
Saman Villas in Bentota
Ramada in Colombo
Extended tours in Sri lanka

18. Products sold by competition

19. Romance / HoneymoonMaldives
 Places of interest – Maldives
 Flying time from Delhi to Male – 7 hours
 Visa – On arrival
 Peak season – October to March

20. Romance / HoneymoonFeatured Hotels in Maldives out of 122 Hotels on Expedia
Bandos Island Resort & Spa
Kamandoo Maldives Island Resort
Madoogali Resort
Lux Resort

21. Transfers in Maldives – most hotels provide one or both on chargeable basis. EHEs need to
co-ordinate the same for their clients with the help of their manager / Ops desk.
Air Taxis
Speed boats
Charges are visible on the hotel info site page under ‘fees’ section. We can double check with the hotel for updated charges.

22. Activities in Maldives – most can be arranged at the hotel. We do not have activities on Expedia site as
of now…

23. Romance / HoneymoonMauritius
 Places of interest – Mauritius
 Flying time from Delhi to Port Louis – 10 hours
 Visa – On arrival
 Peak season – October to March

24. Romance / HoneymoonFeatured Hotels in Mauritius out of 148 Hotels on Expedia
Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel
Indian resort & spaParadise Cove Resort & Spa
La Halencia Hotel

25. Adventure / wildlifeFeatured Activities in Mauritius out of 23 Activities on Expedia
Walk with the Lions at Casella Park
Blue Safari Sub-scooterDolphin Watching Cruise
Full day cruise to Northern Islands

26. Nepal
 Places of interest – Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan National Park
 Flying time from Delhi to Kathmandu – 2 hours
 Visa – Not required

27. Featured Hotels in Nepal on Expedia
Vaishali Hotel, Kathmandu
Waterfront Resort, PokharaPokhara Grande, Pokhara
Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu

28. Products offered by competitors

29. Major attractions in & around Kathmandu, Nepal
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu Bodnath Stupa, Kathmandu
Patan Durbar Square Nagarcoat Swayambhunath StupaPatan Durbar Square

30. Few business updates:
+ Package has a smaller & faster CKO path now
+ We have B/F inclusive rates across most markets
+ List of ETP hotels continues to grow – should cross 25K by end of this year
+ Extended tours available in Kerala & Kashmir now
+ We should have our own flight product soon + major addition in Thai inventory
- Transfer inclusive rates still a challenge
- ‘LCC on the package path’ project has been delayed till 2014
- Multi-destination package product is yet to be streamlined