Tag Archives: ITB

More benefits on website

Mahendra Vakharia, President, OTOAI, shares that the association will soon launch its revamped website, as he also talks about OTOAI’s activities in the last one year and the vision for 2020. Manas Dwivedi The Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) organised its seventh Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Delhi, …

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It’s business as usual at ITB Berlin

The announcement of the inaugural ITB India in 2020 in Mumbai got the better of travel trade at ITB Berlin 2019. India’s strong presence of around 355 exhibitors this year reinstates the importance of international fairs and the growing importance of the European market for India. Karishma Khanna & Harshal …

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Travel tech takes centre stage

For the first time, ITB Berlin will witness more than 250 travel technology exhibitors. Lectures, panels and workshops on digital mobility, AI and payment systems will be organised at the eTravel World. TT Bureau At ITB Berlin, numerous topical themes and informative examples of best practices await visitors to the …

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Fresh set of creatives

In an exclusive interview with TRAVTALK, Yogendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, elaborates on scaling up India’s tourism promotional efforts to enhance its visibility worldwide. Kanchan Nath India received the Award of Excellence for ‘Best in Show’ at the recently-concluded New York Times Travel Show (NYTTS) 2019 in New York, …

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Reimagine travel at ITB Asia

ITB Asia, to be held in Singapore from October 17-19 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Marina Bay Sands, will focus on MiCE, technology and millennials. Katrina Leung, Managing Director, Messe Berlin (Singapore), in an interview with TravTalk, talks about all that is on offer at the show. TT …

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Gujarat drives heritage & culture circuit

Gujarat Tourism has undertaken projects to enhance its heritage and cultural resources. With new circuits like Dandi Heritage Circuit, Buddhist Circuit and initiatives like border tourism underway, the state is striving hard to become the most favourable tourist destination in the country. ANKITA SAXENA In the year 2017, Gujarat received …

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ITB to set a new trend in Berlin

ITB is organising an opening event which, for the first time, is set to leave a zero-carbon footprint, thereby setting an important trend. TT BUREAU The show’s management expects around 10,000 exhibitors and organisations from over 180 countries and some 110,000 trade visitors to attend the 26 halls on the …

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Incredible India 2.0 at ITB

Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, MOT shares the details of the ministry’s plans for ITB, where they will also unveil the first film under the Incredible India 2.0 campaign. NISHA VERMA The Ministry of Tourism is doing a big pitch at ITB this year, says Suman Billa. “We crossed 10 million …

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ITB: Cracking deals or brand building?

India’s strong presence of around 50 exhibitors at ITB Berlin 2017 reinstates the importance of international fairs such as these and the growing importance of the European market for India. We ask the Indian exhibitors whether these fairs do translate into business or are they more of a brand building …

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