EXHIBITIONS

Agents explore African horizons

Held in Durban, South Africa, Indaba 2018 was a great opportunity for trade to forge partnerships, study existing and emerging products as well as network with like-minded individuals. Amrita Ghosh from Durban Mehernosh Colombowalla, Director, Beyond Borders Travel Management Company Business matchmaking at Africa’s Travel Indaba was structured around the …

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GITB to remain relevant for years

The attendees of the Great Indian Travel Bazaar opined that the exhibition is most relevant to network with fellow industry partners and at the most generate some leads to follow up later. Ankita Saxena Arun Khanna, Director, Colonel’s Retreat Initially, I was a little hesitant about our participation in GITB. However, after …

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GITB-ATM clash in ’19, again

At the 10th edition of Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) this year, 280 foreign buyers from 55 countries and 270 exhibitors interacted in B2B meetings. In 2019, GITB will be held at Jaipur from April 28-30 which will again yet again coincide with Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) to be hosted …

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India’s FITUR sojourn

As MOT steps towards a new marketing strategy with the Incredible India 2.0 launch, they started the year with India being the partner country at FITUR 2018. TT Bureau Inaugurated by the King and Queen of Spain, FITUR brought together more than 600 ministers, ambassadors and high-level representatives from all …

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Inbound bets big at GITB 2018

The 11th Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB), to be hosted from April 22-24 in Jaipur, is set to witness over 11,000 B2B pre-fixed meetings. TT BUREAU Over the years, GITB has emerged as one of the most important travel marts for inbound tourism. This year, the mega tourism and hospitality …

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1st Haj Expo in Hyderabad

India is set to host a first-of-its-kind—Indian Hajj and Umrah Expo (IHUE) from March 24-26, 2018, at the KLCC Convention, Shamshabad Hyderabad. TT Bureau As many as 38 leading Umrah companies and hoteliers of Saudi Arabia, and over 68 Indian companies will come together to showcase their products and services …

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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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Gurugram hosts 2nd Travel Business Show

The 2nd edition of Travel Business Show, an exclusive MICE event, was held at the Le Méridien Gurgaon. Ma. Teresita C. Daza, Ambassador of Philippines to India, the chief guest for the evening, inaugurated the show and spoke about the enormous tourism opportunities between the two countries. KANCHAN NATH 1800 …

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Decoding shopping tourism

This year under the FITUR Shopping Section, the trade show will focus on some of the key issues for the development of shopping tourism. TT BUREAU The annual travel trade fair FITUR, organised by IFEMA will be held from January 17-21 at Feria de Madrid. As the World Tourism Organisation …

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GPS ups the game with 8 cities in 2018

The 6th edition of GPS, beginning in Nagpur from January 15-17, will travel to eight cities in 2018. This year, GPS plans to launch its membership card and introduce two products—RainbowCTM and Trip38. The attendees will also be able to participate in around six EDWIN workshops to be hosted this …

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