‘Sterling Holidays Foray tnt Adventure Touriym, Acquires Na -Strengticns seni fov nature and ovkrntuve risa Mumbai, Ctobor 26, 2005: Sturn Holay Ross Lines, nda’ Inading Howay Leave company Today annovaced Ke ening of apreement to acQuKe "NANG eae Resor Pre Line» 2 sont hoiay company that operates esr at our umsue Ths scquisiion is significant as i adds to String Holidays" adventure tourism product aferigs strengthening te ail 0 ofer varied holiday experiences. Promoted by Mi Hat veka in 1989 an carently run by his younger son Chimay Divekar, Nature Tals erent opertes cesorts at Durst, Sojan, Kondata and Dabhosa and Nas one coming up at Koya wih ae all at drwable stances fom ‘Mumbo, Pune, Surat and Nasik Nature Tal resorts ae spread over 103 ares and afer vacatoners 2 unique adventure proposition atvactng short getaways, nature and adventure lovers, campers am students, ‘he Ourchet Forest Lodge, stated just 2 hours from Mumbal and even lesser from Pune, offers tities he rappelng, 2p ine, ekg an carping mong others, Kundatika Rating camp isthe only lace inthe county that offers white water rafting al year round andi is situated by the only white river fing location in Maharashtra. The Sajan Nature Club and Dabhose Waterfall Reset oMer ‘avaking, valley crossing ann ine, appeling and lari amongst other adventure ations Us sauiston gives String Holidays access to Nate Tra la bank within drivable distance tom ‘uma, Pane, Surat and Nashik nd he oprortity to setup new resorts in alther locations, ‘peaking about the acqustion Mr. Ramesh Ramanathan, Managing Director, Sterling Holiday Resorts Limite, si, “The ecquition of Nature Trai ode tremendously to our ability to oer odbenture olseys and odds resorts 0 our network in ocatons cose to Mumbo, Pune, Suet, Heshie and thor ‘tes ese, Chinmay Olek’ continued association nhs capacity a the Chief Operations Offer of Notre Tris wil ave us area momentum in ereatng adventure holidoy experiences ros the cout Iam excites about the coming together of Nature Teo abit oor multiple adventure acts ant the wademare tering hosptaity. ic wil become & sulsiiay of String Holiday Resort United, headquartered out of Chena. The *Nature Tels" brand wil be retained and Chinmay Divekar wl continue to head Nature "ral 9 Chie Operations Officer workin closely with Sterting Holidays to build the Nate Tras brand i! stengthen the Stcing Holidays adventure offerings. Speabng onthe acquision, ChinmayDiveka, Diretor, Mature Tals Resorts Private Limited, sai, “Nature Tols and the Divekor family ae honoured to asociate with Sterling Holidays in thi greot new partnership. Nature Trl has pioneered adventure sed ley fort customers ond has dtcovered ond presented unique ond unexplored destinations onare and adventure fovers. We hope to continue this mission farther in partnership wit Steing ond {okeodventre actives ht across the county.”ering Holaay lesan Unite #4 leading LeKure HasnHsly FamBBRY Ia AW Slory wo ‘wcotportes 2986 with te vision of elven Great Hekday exporeneae to Indian FaNules. Ie shinee tus wien, te ceapany planewred vacation Ownoisip Ha aN Set aboUN Yak work ol enue resorts t some ofthe best halday destinations oi, Cocrenty, Seng has Inventory 8f A7U7 rooms spread seroms 24 resorts lected! it Corbell, Bama, Daseing, Din, Daramshea, Gangtok, Goa, Karwar, Kodaikanal, Lonavala, Mana, Munna, Musscorin, Nainital, Ooty, Pun, Sarah, Shir, Tekady, Yelp and Yeraud The company alto has 15 aetna ste where Stering Holey sorts Limited is now 100% independently managed subsary of Thomas Cook (nia Lntes (TC), nda’ lence integrates travel and travel related anda services company Ci {3 par of Far Financial Holings Limited, a $38.2 bilion global iwestment and insrance hoking company, beadquartered in Toronto, Cando Falax’s ponfolo of companies includes several wt non gba companies in the Insurance, reingurance and restaurant chains sectors. nna, Farfax has a majocity Molin in TCI, and has also co-promoted IIc Lombard. 2012, though Indian Investment business, Fairbidge, Fairfax stepped up its pace of acquisitions commenting wth Fl, and subsequently tys Human Capital Solution (now Quess) and most recently, Steg Holays Resorts Lied, ‘About Nature Tals Resorts Private Limited Nature Tails Resorts Pt LUG. 1s the business of resorts, campsites and activity camps. was promoted by Har Dear, an Engineer by profession anda natural by passion nthe year 1988 1s misslon Isto Wdenty unique and unexplored locations having nature and adventure tours potent, to create tout facies of @ predetings standart thece and to Uansfoem them into ‘The company scacenty run by his younger son Chinmoy Divekar. Each year mere than 40000 guests sit ts four nature and adventare resorts at Durshet, San, Kundalia and Uabhosa, al located in Maharashea,tia, on further dete pease conto: Anat Sharma | 7085724167; snubiuti@torqvemstsom