Hotels, convention centres key to biz

Hotels or convention centres? No one business is better than the other. The key is to create an ecosystem for the collective growth of the convention and exhibition industries in India. That is how Jio World Convention Centre has been envisioned. Representing India as the destination of choice for prestigious global events is our aim.

While in the past, hotels have been serving the purpose, as India’s global position strengthens, our aspirations have also grown into bigger spaces. At the Jio World Convention Centre, we aim to make room for these new ambitions and possibilities, preparing India and the world for the best that the industry has to offer.

To accommodate the same, we need dedicated venues of global standards, with amenities, infrastructure and guest services that support an undisturbed circulation of discerned guests. That is where modern spaces come in.

Not only does the industry drive employment and revenue for ancillary and tertiary industries, but it is also an important source of tax revenue and has a significant impact on boosting travel.

As far as CEC (convention and exhibition centre) business is concerned, its performance is an indicator/ reflection of the country’s economic progress. Whenever we pitch for a business/ event, we are not only promoting our venue, but also the country, the destination, location, proximity to hotels, airport, recreational options, and amenities, as any booking has a direct trickle-down effect on boosting these ancillary businesses.

For example, our modular venues at Jio World Convention Centre – a venue for best-in-class exhibitions, conventions, meetings, and social events – are technologically advanced spaces equipped to simultaneously host physical, virtual and hybrid events. With in-house capabilities such as a majestic ballroom, 25 meeting rooms, culinary prowess to craft 18,000 gourmet meals a day, 6,200 car and bike parking bays, we have hosted 615 events over the course of the last year since launch. Out of these, marquee international events such as World Congress of Accountants, DERMACON International, International Olympic Committee meeting, to name a few, have helped position India on the global map, acting as a funnel for facilitating direct and indirect foreign investments into the economy.

We need to think and deliver from our customer’s perspective, whether an event planner, organiser, or a retail customer. The aim is to offer a holistic experience to all our guests and host the best of India and the world on one common platform for the exchange of ideas, innovation, and culture.