TravTalk India Online Magazine
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) India’s Virtual Tradeshow 2021 is a suitable platform for service providers at the destination and the travel trade in India to engage and discuss business opportunities that lie ahead for them. Here they share how they perceive the tradeshow to benefit them and collaborate with each other.
Riaz Munshi, President, OTOAI
Singapore was already quite popular in the Indian market, and after COVID, they could leverage on that. I do believe that they should focus on the Indian market. In fact, I am bullish on the subject. India will be one of the top source markets for many countries. From the exhibitors, I just want updated information on when they are opening, the SOPs in place, and when they are expecting travellers from India.
Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI
I appreciate that STB has started doing these roadshows because it allows them to be constantly in touch with Indian stakeholders, and the best thing about these roadshows is that they generate confidence and motivate travel agents. Also, they should work more strongly with us as TAAI, as we have always supported STB as well as all cruise liners. We need to tie-up and have a very strong connect.
Vishal Jain, President, NETTA
Being a safe and clean destination, Singapore would be a preferred choice when it reopens for tourists. One of the biggest reasons Singapore is preferred by tourists is cruising. It is important for all of us in travel to know the process of reopening of Singapore because it’s such an important destination. From the representatives, we would like to understand the safety norms they have and how they plan to restart.
Mark Wood, Manager, Eastern India, Singapore Airlines
We all eagerly await the days when we can meet up in person. We are keen to share the enhancements we have made to the customer experience, which will ensure that travel to Singapore remains safe and seamless. Over the last 50 years, Singapore Airlines has built a stronger relationship with the travel agents’ community and we look forward to working with them over the next 50.
Clement Tan Chuon Wei, Asst VP, Sales Int’l Market South Asia & ME, Wildlife Reserves Singapore
To participate in virtual tradeshows is important and essential to get in touch with partners and update them on how Singapore is doing and get a sense of how India is doing, and make sure that people still remember the friendship and relationships we built throughout this year. Whether it’s Singapore partners or Indian travel trade, when borders re-open, we will be ready.
Sherman Lo, Director of Sales, Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands always welcomes the opportunity to participate in a virtual tradeshow like this because this is the platform where we can connect with the Indian travel trade partners and build relationships with new ones. Our expectation is to continue to have the engagement with the Indian travel trade. It’s important to leverage this platform.
Inputs by Nisha Verma
