Best places to fall in love: Hot deals from across the world to celebrate this Valentine's day

Kashmir

Wouldn't paradise on earth be the logical place to rekindle love? If you agree, here's a package that will also be easy on your wallet. Ezeego1.com, a travel metasearch site that allows booking, is offering a five-day Kashmir tour, covering Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg.

The package cost includes accommodation in a two/three-star hotel, breakfast and dinner, airport or railway station transfers, sightseeing in a non-air conditioned car, and all applicable taxes. The offer is valid from 6 February to 31 March.
Cost: Rs 13,167 per person

Goa

Fancy a romantic stroll along a moonlit beach? Goa's definitely your destination. The Lazy Lagoon Sarovar Portico Suites, in north Goa, close to the Baga beach, is offering a Valentine's day special package for three nights and four days. It includes accommodation in a superior room, complimentary airport or railway station pick-up and drop, buffet meals (breakfast and choice of lunch or dinner), two half-day sightseeing trips in an air-conditioned vehicle and all applicable taxes. The offer is valid till end-March. Cost : Rs 26,499 per couple

Kanha

Take a two-night trip to the setting of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book in Madhya Pradesh and see if you can spot Sher Khan. Ezeego1.com is offering a budget package, including stay at Chitvan Jungle Lodge (or similar hotel), all meals, a special barbeque dinner during the stay, a visit to a nearby tribal village, nature walk with an expert, and all taxes. The offer is valid through February. Cost: Rs 14,650 per couple

Venice

SOTC Holidays is offering a three-night romantic escape, called Venetian Carnival, to the floating city, where you get a chance to participate in its annual masked extravaganza. The offer includes breakfast, return transfers from Venice airport, a Gondola ride down the canals and entrance tickets for the famed Gran Foyer Theatre. The masquerade ball masks are also available with this package on an optional basis. The package is valid from 11-21 February. Cost: Rs 19,999 per couple onwards

Kerala

If you want to head south, try Cox and Kings' three-day 'lovable getaway' to Kovalam. The itinerary begins with a transfer from the Thiruvananthapuram airport/railway station to the hotel in Kovalam, followed by an excursion to Kanyakumari the next day, and ends with the drive back to the airport. The cost also includes breakfast, travel insurance and taxes (except 2.58% government service tax). It's only valid for travel from 13-15 February. Cost: Rs 12,199 per person

Thailand

If you are looking for a short-haul overseas trip, The Imperial Golden Triangle Resort at Chiang Mai could be a good option. Its Valentine's day package includes a two-night accommodation in a superior room, breakfast, one authentic Thai lunch or dinner for two, a complimentary massage, 20% discount on entry tickets at the Baan Fin Museum and late check-outs. Cost : Rs 5,525 per couple

Dubai

If you are pressed for time, City Seasons Suites, in the heart of Deira, has created a special overnight package for 14 February. The offer includes stay in an executive suite, a special dinner for two at the hotel's restaurant, though you can choose to have it served in your room, a complimentary bottle of grape juice and homemade chocolates, breakfast and a late check-out option. Cost: Rs 10,000 per couple

Wales

The Lake Vyrnwy Hotel and Spa is offering a one-night Valentine's break, including a five-course meal at the award-winning Tower Restaurant, a complimentary bottle of sparkling Rose in your room on arrival, and a special relaxing bath. Snuggle up in front of the fire, take a leisurely stroll through the countryside, or wrap up to go boating in the lake The offer is valid from 12-14 February. Cost: Rs 8,700 per couple

Australia

What can you expect from a package called 'You're sexy and you know it'? The four-star Chifley Eastern Creek in Sydney is offering this package, which comes inclusive of one night's stay in a deluxe queen room, complimentary wine and strawberries on arrival, a special two-course dinner, breakfast, late check-out, free parking, and a chocolate body paint gift.

Take A Look At Yourself And Your Success..

‘Knowledge helps you to reach your destination, provided you know what the Destination is’
 
When putting a plan together to work on line, deciding what motivates you and creating a compelling vision that moves you towards it, it can be a useful exercise to dedicate some time defining what success will look like for you. If you haven’t looked at a plan for yourself you might find my article ” A strong beginning builds the foundation for a great ending” useful. For a few years now success for me has always been about following my heart, making a difference and living with passion. As long as I am doing one or all three of these things I am successful. What will success look like for you?
If you have been fortunate enough to discover what you are passionate about, your purpose in life, then you are truly blessed. Look at how you can use this to generate passive income. Getting paid doing something we love really puts the fun in work! Brainstorm ideas! Just write them all down. Start by saying ‘I am successful when’ then make a list and see what shows up. Give yourself some time to create this list and then move on to the next stage of this process that will help you define success.
Once you have completed that exercise take a look at your list and rate them on a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being not important and 10 being extremely important) rate your list and then select the top 7-10 (you can select as many as you like but I am using 7 as my example in this article)


Here’s an example for you :
I am successful when I am making people laugh (4 out of 10)
I am successful when I am making $10,000 a week (2 out of 10)
I am successful when I am doing something that inspires me (8 out of 10)
If you are unsure about which is the more important one, answer this question : If I can have x but I can not have y does that matter? So as an example, if I can have peace but I can not have money does that matter? Remember, this is a way of defining your success, so if doing something that inspires is more important then rate it higher than money; if not rate money higher. Go through each one until you have them in a 1-7 order.


Now create one or two sentences of what success means for you using your 7 key words in whatever order you like. So as an example if my key success words were:
1. peace
2. money
3. freedom
4. inspiration
5. making a difference
6. leaving a legacy
7. time for me
Defining success in this way is so very important because it is this definition of success that will keep you motivated when you want to give up. Once you have your definition of success the other thing you need is your business vehicle, the online business that will help you to achieve your vision. I discuss that in another article called ‘Driving the right vehicle to success’ and it is worth reading if you are still trying to figure out what business you want to use to run your internet based business.
So take action and create your definition of success because once you know what it is as long as your online business provides you with the opportunity to achieve it then you are successful. Even if you do not end up earning a six figure sum or becoming a ‘guru’ you are still successful in your own eyes. And they are the only eyes that really matter!
 
Thus
1. To become a good professional, the student should be very clear in his/her ambition and set appropriate goals for themselves.
2. The priorities for the day should be clear in the mind.
3. Proper time management is very essential (with proper time management a student can easily have 3 hours of relaxation per day and read for 5 hours per day).
4. Mind and body should be kept active. Priorities and ambition may be forgotten if relaxation (though important) is overdone.

 

Vaishali

MBA faculty IEC