Next Big Thing

Now that the monetization process is complete and the Club is more or less on an even keel, attention has shifted to the ‘next big thing’. Mumtaz Jahan (in pic) brought up the subject of a trip to Kashmir, for which she volunteered to make necessary arrangements, courtesy her political connections with the NCP in the Valley. She suggested that in order to avail of the best off-season tourist deals (in hotel bookings, transport, sightseeing, etc.) we ought to ideally make it there before June 12.
Hari Singh Shekhawat informed Mumtaz that we would prefer to travel one way by train and most likely, return by air. Although no numbers were mentioned, he seemed to be counting on as many people who had gone to Goa last month with comparable costs of boarding and lodging. On her part, Mumtaz assured that she should be able to swing huge discounts on hotel bookings for the group.
There were also murmurs of an overseas trip – perhaps Bangkok – which might work out to be more cost effective. But Srichand Arora was of the opinion that a holiday in Kashmir cannot be compared to that of Bangkok, or any other place. Besides there are issues of applying for travel documents. Many members, including Shekhawat, do not even have passports.
Let us see how this plays out.
Harish Wadhwa:
* The ads have come out very nice. Crisp, creative and apt words. Good work again. You can also open an ad agency with such good drafting capability.
* Tourism within India must be promoted more than visits abroad! More manageable and easy.
* By the way, our associate blog Ganju-Panju will soon complete its centenary posting on 19-04-2012. Kishor-da keep going. Very well done.