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Rajat Sawhney from Rave Tours & Travels was elected as the Senior Vice President, while Ashish Chander from HORA Tourism was elected as the Vice President during the elections.
Janice Alyosius
After a four-year hiatus, ADTOI elections were conducted peacefully by the Returning Officer to constitute the ADTOI’s XIII Managing Committee (six office-bearers and eight MC members) as per the prevailing MOA 2019. One nomination was received for each post (Senior VP and VP), so all nominations filed to the said posts were declared elected uncontested.
Rajat Sawhney from Rave Tours & Travels was elected as the Senior Vice President and Ashish Chander from HORA Tourism was elected as the Vice President.
Sawhney said his role will allow him to connect members across the country and encourage them to work closely with each other. Chander added strengthening domestic tourism is his current focus area, he intends to put emphasis on developing interstate trade between states and
ADTOI members.
It is critical for the tourism industry’s success that the government supports it. The representatives will assist the president in running ADTOI and discuss issues with the MoT to resolve them and improve the overall domestic sector.
In terms of the tourism ministry’s support needed to boost the Indian domestic sector, Sawhney said traditional and emerging tourism themes such as nature, heritage, religious, adventure, wellness, MICE, and weddings are attractions for domestic tourists. Price competitiveness, infrastructure development, emergence of new destinations and promoting niche tourism products will drive the growth of domestic tourism in future.
He said the government should incentivize and promote private sector participation and encourage associations such as ADTOI to hold conventions and roadshows across the country. He also suggested the ministry hold workshops for tour operators under their supervision for industry-specific skill development.
