Category Archives: Exhibitions

After postponement of the KTM Virtual Travel Mart last year, Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society is all set to host the first edition of KTM Virtual Mart 2021 from March 1-5, 2021. The mart aims to rebuild the tourism sector by initiating the marketing strategies of Kerala’s tourism products, to showcase them to the world, and to get in touch with travel trade members from all over the world.

India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2021 will be held from 18th – 20th February. The event will be mostly virtual, and some part of it will be hybrid. Subhash Goyal, Secretary-General, FAITH, revealed, “This year’s ITM will be slightly hybrid, but 90% virtual. We are expecting around 500 international buyers and around 100-200 domestic buyers.”

GB Srithar, Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia, Singapore Tourism Board, has revealed that they are expecting 40+ Singapore tourism stakeholders (comprising attractions, DMCs and hotels) to network and re-engage with the travel trade in India at the Singapore Virtual Tradeshow. The virtual event is scheduled on January, 12th, 15th, 19th and 21st for South, North, West and East India respectively. “Themed “Charting Our Pathways to Tourism Recovery”, we will present latest developments in Singapore and share information on some of the product enhancements by the stakeholders with safe management measures in place,” he said.

STB India Roadshow 2021, a 4-day roadshow will see tourism stakeholders from Singapore engage with travel agents and tour operators from India from different regions on different days. GB Srithar, Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia- Singapore Tourism Board, calls out to the travel trade saying, “The theme of the roadshow is – Charting our Pathways to Tourism Recovery’. The dates are spread out so that we can engage by region and we can have a deeper and more engaged conversations. It is going to be our way of reconnecting with Indian travel trade early in the year.” On 12th January, 2021, the roadshow will be for South India; on 15th January, 2021 for North India; on 19th January for West India and for East India on 21st January.

Day 5 at Russian Expo Days (RED) would allow participants to attend live sessions on Samara and Krasnodar regions and presentation by Krasnaya Polyana Resort presents holidays in the mountains. At 12pm IST, one can watch webinar titled ‘Discover the amazing nature of the Samara region’ allowing the participants to learn about cruises along the Volga river, national parks and a lot of events and festivals. At 2:30pm IST, watch the webinar titled ‘Travelling to the south of Russia’ and learn about mountains, sea, delicious food, world famous Sochi and more wonderful things for tourists in the Krasnodar region. Watch Krasnaya Polyana Resort presents holidays in the mountains near Sochi at 4:30pm IST, and learn about accommodation and activities for Indian tourists. Watching all sessions live would allow them to win a fam trip to Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi. Register for free at russiadays.travel. Register for free at russiadays.travel.

On the third day of Russian Expo Days today, participants will get a chance to see live broadcasts about the Amur Region and industrial tourism. At 11am IST, one can watch the session ‘Get to know Amur: the region of contrasts and wonderful discoveries’ to learn about tours to cosmodrome, extreme sports or relaxation. At 1:30pm IST, the session will be on ‘Industrial tourism in Russia: from diamond mines to folk crafts.’ One gets to learn about options for individual tourists or corporate groups. Agents can win a trip to Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi on attending all sessions live. Register for free on: russiadays.travel.

Russian Expo Days (RED) starts today with live sessions on e-visa and St. Petersburg. The grand opening is at 12:30 pm (IST). Those who watch all live sessions stand a chance to win a Fam trip to Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi. To register for the five-day event, log on to russiadays.travel.

Day one of the Virtual Spanish Travel Show saw more than 750 buyers from across the Indian subcontinent including  India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka meet 20 Spanish suppliers and conducted more than 2100 one-on-one meetings. Register for Day 2 of the show from 2 pm-7 pm IST at www.virtualspanishtravelshow.com 

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.