India Comes To Town Through InspirationsLondon

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PRESENTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM

Inspirations is an immersion into offbeat, luxury India. An entourage of 30 leading boutique properties and experiences met more than 100 India specialists training them on their lodges, camps and hotels.

Properties in attendance included The Rajbari Bawali, Ajit Bhawan, Barefoot at The Andamans, Svatma Thanjavur, Niraamaya retreats, Sunderban Tiger Camp, Windamere Hotel, Jamtara Wilderness Camp, Lakshman Sagar and Anantya.

Feedback on the events reflect that they are the perfect shows to catch up with so many hoteliers in a relatively short space of time, the hosts were charming, the food was delicious and everyone looks forward to next year!

#InspirationsLondon 2019

Special thanks to Destination Partner - West Bengal - who were looking ahead to Durga Puja. Also called Durgotsava, the annual Hindu festival in October reveres the goddess Durga. West Bengal provided stage decorations showing off celebrations of Durga Puja, images of the region adorned the walls and food was based on specialities from the state.

Congratulations to Ms Sheetal Arora of Lyca Fly who won the ticket to attend Destination East next year, sponsored by West Bengal.

Giving these B2B meetings some cultural background there was an incredible panel discussion on climate change and species extinction - what role tourism can play in conservation. Let's hear it for our moderator, Professor Rachel Dwyer and the panel team of Duncan McNair, Ian Redmond OBE and Dr Raghu Chundawat.

Climate Change and Species Extinction - What Role Can Tourism Play in Conservation?

Save The Asian Elephants were on hand to urge hoteliers and attendees to sign a simple statement endorsing STAE’s policy for a UK ban on the advertising or promotion of unethical Asian elephant related holidays.

Many thanks to Nick Beauchamp and Oman Air for supporting the event and congratulations to the lucky winners of the prize draw flights to India via Muscat to attend TRES 2020 on the Inspirations FAM in March 2020: Farzana Dobbs of Travel Gallery and Pam Roper or The Unpackaged Travel Company.

Many thanks also to Steve Davey who exhibited some of his award-winning photography around the venue to showcase West Bengal from a very personal point of view.

Steve has captured many fragments of landscapes, people and their lives which came together to paint a very vivid picture of Incredible India.

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