Trade fair
(TRAVPR.COM) INDIA - April 2nd, 2022 - As the tourism world slowly gets on recovery mode, we are pleased to announce the Kochi edition of the ‘India International Travel Mart’ from the 30 & 31st March 2022. The earlier Seven events held earlier this year in Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad ,Kolkata and Ahmedabad saw a tremendous response from the travel trade fraternity.
The pandemic has affected the tourism industry hugely and as the industry attempts to get back into business mode, we are happy to add value to the recovery of the tourism industry. In the year of the celebrations of ‘Azadi ki Amrut Mahotsav’, India Tourism is happy to partner with the IITM Event this year to create awareness of India’s vast tourism potential.
India's leading travel-media company Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions will organize the 'India International Travel Mart' (IITM) in Kochi from the 30 & 31st MARCH 2022 at Regional Sports Centre, Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Elamkulam Road, Kadavanthra P.O., Cochin – 682 020
Guests of Honour at the Inauguration:
Mr. Paulose K Mathew, Chairman, TAFI
Mr. Sejoe Jose, Regional Chairman, IATO
Mr. Riyaz, Governing Board Member, ICPB
Mr. KS Shine, CEO, Kerala Travel Mart Society
Mr. Shailesh Nair
IITM is India's premier trade exhibition that brings travel, tourism, hospitality, leisure and other related industries under a roof. It is aimed at bringing the industry, face-to-face with the travel trade, corporate buyers and the end-customers. The event will see the participation of travel agents/tour operators, DMC, hotels and resorts, national tourism offices, technology platforms, online travel portals, etc.
It will be a proud moment for Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions as it completes twenty successful years of providing the travel–trade industry and discerning buyers an opportunity to do business. With 75 participants from various travel-trade organizations and tourism boards from 10 Indian states, IITM will showcase a variety of spheres such as pilgrimages, adventures, culture and heritage, beaches, hills and many more.
Sphere TravelMedia Director Sanjay Hakhu said: “As we recover from the pandemic to get back into business mode, India has emerged as one of the most interesting and productive countries for the travel industry both for leisure and business travel. A combination of factors is responsible for the growth and demand of travel within India. The visitor profile is on a B2B format and will have over 1500 travel partners, corporate travel managers and wedding planners over the next two days”.
Sphere TravelMedia Director Rohit Hangal added “With the present ongoing recovery of tourism and with International Arrivals in India on a slower growth, ‘India International Travel Mart’ is the right event to provide an impetus to the Indian domestic tourism industry. The tourism stakeholders from the states of Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar Kerala and many more destinations will be seen aggressively marketing their products”.
Highlights
· This year the event has participation from over 12 Indian States, making it one of the highlights of the travel industry in the city.
· Kerala Tourism is the ‘Host State’
· Gujarat Tourism is the ‘Partner Sate’
· Bihar and Himachal Pradesh are the ‘Feature States’,
· More than 100 travel organizations, hotels and resorts participated from all over India, making it one of the most diverse ranges of hospitality products in the country on display.
· Supported by India Tourism, the event showcased diverse Tourism segments such as Pilgrimage Travel, Adventure, Cultural pursuits, shopping tours, etc.
· The event is supported by all major travel associations such as TAAI, TAFI, IATO, SKAL, FRETA, ETAA,
· Perfectly timed to target Summer Holidays
· The Visitor Profile is on a B2B format, inviting travel agents and tour operators, wedding planners and event managers, etc.
· Entry is free
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