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Concluding its conference in Mumbai this October, The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has already planned to conduct three annual conferences in 2018. Gaurav Sundaram, Regional Director, India, GBTA, reveals more. HAZEL JAIN Q: What have you planned for 2018? A: We intend to conduct three large annual conferences next …

Ras Al Khaimah hosted the 3rd OTOAI Annual Convention where the travel trade discussed new opportunities and efficient use of technology in tourism to allow its members to implement it to grow business. Attendees at the convention share their experiences of the destination with TRAVTALK. ANKITA SAXENA FROM RAS AL …

The 40th edition of the PATA Travel Mart 2017, hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office highlighted the commitment of the organisation to broaden their tourism offerings and create diversity in visitor source markets while simultaneously stressing on the importance of education and training in improving industry standards and service …

The educational workshop organised by TAAI with officials from the CBEC failed to clear doubts of travel agents. Hopefully, the board will include feedback from the trade in its report to the Ministry of Finance. HAZEL JAIN After repeated requests from its members, the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) …

Slated to be held from September 13-15, 2017, in Macau, this edition marks PATA Travel Mart’s 40th year of fostering business in APAC’s travel and tourism industry. AHANA GURUNG Asia’s premier trade show, PATA Travel Mart (PTM) has been instrumental in gathering industry professionals together to learn about new developments, …

The 3rd Convention of Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) will be held from September 13-16, at Waldorf Astoria, Ras Al Khaimah, where the Indian travel trade will get to explore a new destination. ANKITA SAXENA The convention will bring together 160-170 delegates from the outbound tourism industry, where …

At its annual convention in Bhubaneswar, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) plans to showcase development undertaken by Odisha to its members and leverage inbound tourism to the state. The annual convention will be held at Hotel Mayfair Convention, Bhubaneswar, where participation of more than 1200 delegates is expected. …

Every regional election brings with it a new team and the TAAI Western Region has chosen Sameer Karnani as its Chairman for the next term. The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has conducted its regional and chapter elections and the results are out. The Western Region elections that took …

Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) has decided upon Hotel Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach as their convention venue, and has declared the Chairman and Co-Chairman of the Convention. Nisha Verma ADTOI’s annual convention is all set to happen at the exotic Novotel Visakhapatnam Varun Beach in Andhra Pradesh. …

The 13th Annual Convention of Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) will be held from Sept 18-21, 2017, in Kerala. Potential of adventure tourism in India and showcasing Kerala in a new light will be discussed. ATOAI’s 13th Annual Convention will be hosted at Backwater Ripples Resort in Kumarakom, …