Category Archives: Exhibitions

KTM Virtual 2020 which was to be held from November 23-27 has been postponed to first quarter of next year due to the pandemic. The new dates will be announced later. Registrations will however remain open. KTM 2020 was originally supposed to be held in Kochi on Sept 24-27, 2020 before it announced its virtual version. The timings for the five-day virtual event will be from 12 noon to 12 midnight, in line with the different time zones of the buyers.

The two-day Gulf Travel Show (GTS) concluded successfully with more than 2,500 buyers from 59 countries who met 40 exhibitors from across the world. The first-ever two-day virtual event of the region witnessed more than 3,000 one-to-one meetings between suppliers and travel agents, tour operators, tourism boards, airlines, hotels, TMCs and international agencies.

Middle East’s only first & only virtual travel show, Gulf Travel Show is scheduled to start today at 11:30 am IST. The two day-show will be a key platform that will re-connect travel, tourism & hospitality industry. The event comprises 40 of most proactive tourism boards, hotel chains & travel agencies around the world. To participate, log on to www.gulftravelshow.com

The first edition of Tourism Innovation Summit 2020 (TIS), to be held from November 25-27 in the Spanish city of Seville, will bring together the brightest minds on travel and tourism to reveal key strategies and solutions for tourism recovery in 2021, including extensive health prevention protocols. Free antigen tests will be offered to attendees. In fact, this is the main safety measure and the principle demand from the tourism industry worldwide to all the competent authorities: antigen tests at origin and destination, to recover the confidence of travellers and tourists, as it is expected that the virus will not disappear in a short time.

The Tourism Office of Spain in India is organising its annual travel show virtually for the first time with 20 Spanish companies. Elisa Robles-Fraga, its Director in Mumbai, says, “The Virtual Spanish Travel Show will be held over two days on December 2-3, 2020 and will include private meetings between buyers and sellers, presentations and knowledge sessions.”

Commenting on the possibility of physical events, Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO, PATA, says, “While China has re-started full-scale domestic events and exhibitions with strict health protocols, not many other destinations have. No country has really started cross-border events due to borders still being closed and the risk of spreading the virus. I believe we will see most events being conducted virtually in 2021 with some being hybrid where local participants come together at a physical venue.”

In a webinar organised by GPS and TravTalk ‘Understanding TCS’, speakers seconded the thought that the advanced tax is part of national building exercise and get the important industry affiliation from the government. The presentation also explained the reason why TCS is the level playing field for everyone. Myths and queries regarding the tax were also deciphered.

The next edition of the International Tourism Fair, FITUR 2021, will now be held from 19 to 23 May next year, as agreed by IFEMA and the FITUR Organising Committee. This decision was taken to preserve the high international impact of this event at a time when trade fairs play a critical role in tourism recovery.  

Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) and TravTalk is set to bust all myths regarding Tax Collected at Source (TCS) with the webinar ‘Understanding TCS’, which will be held on Thursday October 22, at 11 am. The webinar would allow travel professionals to understand what TCS is, how it will impact them and if it is taking away their business. The experts will clear all such doubts. To register, contact Jaspreet Kaur at 9650196532 or Jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com.

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) 2020, will be held virtually this year. To be held from 23rd-27th November, KTM Virtual 2020 will be an online buyer-seller event. The flagship inbound event of ‘God’s Own Country’ is usually held biennially in Kochi, Kerala.