Category Archives: Exhibitions

Government has implemented schemes for the promotion of local tourism in the country. Under the scheme, the Ministry undertakes promotions through advertising in print and electronic media, participation in fairs and exhibitions, organising seminars, workshops for stakeholders and service providers, as well as printing of brochures, collaterals etc. The various tourism products are also promoted on the Social Media accounts and website of the Ministry. Government is raising awareness regarding local tourism and to promote local religious and non-religious spots to the tourists coming from both outside and within the State. The Ministry of Tourism, under its Domestic Promotion and Publicity including Hospitality (DPPH) scheme for promotion of Domestic Tourism implements various measures for the promotion of tourism in the country. The main objective of DPPH Scheme is to create a general awareness among the domestic population about the potential tourist destinations in the country, which will help to increase the local / domestic tourism market. The Ministry through its 20 domestic India Tourism Offices located across the country, which also act as information centers, undertakes the promotional activities to promote India in a holistic manner which includes promotion of domestic/local tourism by raising awareness about local tourism products which include local religious and non-religious spots for the tourists coming from both outside and within the State.

Travel M!CE Show has been scheduled for December 14 & 15 at the Trident Chennai. The show will be conducting one-on-one meetings with 60+ pre-approved buyers. The show will conduct 1800 meetings over two days. The show will entail pan-India corporate meetings on day 1 and interactions and meetings with MiCE specialists on Day 2.

As a part of MITT 2020, ‘MITT Digital’ will be held on 17 March which will talk about startup technologies for travel agents and tour operators, current technology trends of incoming tourism to Russia etc. MITT Digital programme will also include sessions by leading international and Russian experts about online travel sector, current trends, new opportunities for business, and future or tourism business.

The 2nd edition of the PATA India Tourism PowerHouse, presented by the Inder Sharma Foundation will be held on December 6 at The PARK, New Delhi. Participants will get the opportunity to network, learn and interact with knowledge leaders and industry stalwarts and participate in engaging discussions on aviation capacity to India, impact of tourism, digital and destination marketing, The China opportunity and more.

Organised by IFEMA, FITUR 2020 will take place from 22 to 26 January at Feria de Madrid where sustainability, technology and specialisation will again be in the spotlight. The last FITUR trade fair brought together 10,400 participating companies and over 253,000 attendees. The Trade Fair is boosting its B2B meeting agenda with the specialised sections FITUR B2B Match and FITUR MICE.

Travel M!CE Show, this year, has been scheduled for December 14 & 15 at the Trident Chennai. The show will also conduct over 1800 tailored meetings over two days and will also conduct panel discussion with the industry stalwarts about the issues that remain paramount to the industry. The panel discussion will also talk about the challenges and solutions to deal with what hampers the industry’s growth at the moment.

Travel M!CE Show, this year, has been scheduled for December 14 & 15 at the Trident Chennai. The show is a platform to meet over 65 buyers from across the country. The show will entail pan-India corporate meetings on day 1 and interactions and meetings with M!CE specialists on Day 2. The event will also witness buyers from pan India mainly 2 & 3.

MITT annually attracts around 22,200 visitors and 1,500 exhibiting companies and organisations from all corners of the world showcasing their travel opportunities to the Russian outbound market. A huge range of tourist destinations are set to showcase their tourism opportunities to MITT’s B2B audience next March. Each tourist organisation will provide support for their local companies such as inbound tour operators and travel agents, hotels and accommodation providers, and other travel service providers to promote themselves to Russian tour operators, travel agents, and those influencing where Russians travel.

The 11th Edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) 2020 will be held in Kochi from September 23-27, 2020. The venue will be Sagara and Samudrika convention centres of Cochin Port Trust in Willingdon Island. Organisers of the biennial conclave, organised by the KTM Society, with support from the Kerala Government’s Department of Tourism seeks quality buyers for the mart to boost tourism in the state as well as focus on new ways to fight new-age challenges. Announcing the event, Kadakampally Surendran, Tourism Minister, Kerala said that KTM 2020 will aim at exploring new markets for Champions Boat League (CBL), adventure tourism and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) along with finding excellent global buyers. “KTM 2020 will be a four-day event starting on September 24, with two days packed with sessions involving international buyers, MICE operators and corporate houses. The remaining two days will be for those involved in domestic tourism,” the Minister said. The afternoon session on the final day will be open to the general public.

Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) has joined hands with Red Tours for their upcoming EDWIN@EUROPE tour. Harmandeep Anand, MD, GPS, said that the tie-up has been done in order to educate agents on coach/ group tours to Europe. He added that EDWIN@EUROPE will have 50 agents from across India, and it will be held in February 2020.