Category Archives: Associations

Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO while addressing the Interactive Luncheon Meeting said, “The way the preparations are going and the response the association is receiving, we’re expecting 1100-1200 people including member spouses as invitees.”

In conjunction with PITE 2022, Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) signed a memorandum of understanding with Network of Indian MICE Agents (NIMA), in order to boost the business ties between Penang and India. “PCEB is regularly taking the initiatives to attract business event groups to visit Penang. Connecting with the Indian market is one of the efforts that are being done, especially with India being the key market for business tourism and events in Penang. In addition to the incentive group from India, we are making strenuous efforts to organise association meetings as well in Penang” quoted Ashwin Gunasekeran, the Chief Executive Officer of Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau.

FAITH has unanimously elected board Members to Office Bearer positions for the term 2022 to 2024. Nakul Anand is the Chairman, while Tejbir Singh Anand and Jyoti Mayal are Vice-Chairman. Rajiv Mehra is the new General Secretary and P P Khanna is the Treasurer.

ATOAI organised its 26th Virtual Members Meet recently, where they introduced ATOAI Member Advantage Card. The card will empower its members in their marketing, sourcing, contracting and lowest possible B2B purchases enhancing their profitability.

Jitul Mehta, Western India Chairman, TAFI says, “I want our members to develop soft skills for themselves and for their staff because we are in the service business. So it is upon TAFI to educate its members so that they can sustain and grow their business in the long run and are equipped to deal with future challenges. A lot of them have registered for our online courses that we are offering free of cost on our website.”

ATOAI wrote to Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, requesting all state and UT governments and Regional Directors Tourism to hold a video conference with all state and UT tourism departments to discuss key issues in the adventure segment. 

IATO has announced Ravi Gosain-Vice President as Chairman of its 37th convention in Lucknow. Sunil Mishra-Hony. Treasurer and Prateek Hira-Chairman, IATO Uttar Pradesh Chapter are the Co-Chairmen. IATO is expecting about 900-1000 delegates at the convention.

IATO conducted its 40th AGM and informed the members about a detailed note that has been sent to the ministry seeking special status for the Inbound tour operators, under which an incentive between 7 to 10% on the net foreign exchange earnings during a financial year might be given. 

Pradeep Shetty, EC Member, FHRAI & President, HRAWI, has shared that CCI has imposed penalties of Rs.223 Cr and Rs.168 Cr on Go-MMT and Oyo for anti-competition practices. “This is by far one of the biggest wins for the hospitality industry against the dominance of the aggregators,” he said..

After the success of its convention, TAFI has announced it will offer online courses on its website. Ajay Prakash, TAFI President, says, “TAFI has tied up with a company to provide a 100+ skilling courses on various subjects. This includes soft skills and education on specific topics. This will be offered on our website free of cost to all our members. The integration is happening right now and these courses will be online soon. These are some of the things we will be building upon. A convention happens every year or two but what you learn and discuss during the event needs to be taken forward and that is what we want to. I do hope our members take advantage of this.”