Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB) is set to hold AdventureNEXT by Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) in Bhopal from December 3-5, 2018.
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Acurtain raiser for AdventureNEXT held recently in Delhi saw in presence Hari Ranjan Rao, Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board; Gergana Nikolova, Regional Manager—Europe; ATTA; Jake Finifrock, Regional Director—Asia, ATTA and Swadesh Kumar, President, ATOAI.
Rao said, “We are grateful to ATTA to have agreed upon coming to India and bringing so many partners from other parts of the world. I am also grateful to ATOAI who have been at the forefront to take this event forward.”
Finifrock added, “AdventureNEXT is not only an event for Madhya Pradesh but also for all adventure travels across India. We are expecting around 300-350 delegates to attend AdventureNEXT. International buyers who will come to see the travel products available in India will also have an opportunity to meet local suppliers in the travel sector.”
Kumar said, “We expect that it is the beginning of our relationship with ATTA as well as the adventure travel fraternity in the world. In the next three-four years, we hope to have its summit in India and are expecting AdventureNEXT to extend to other states too,” he said.
Nikolova who is also Event Director, AdventureNEXT
India, shared, “The theme of AdventureNEXT is ‘Pulse of Tomorrow’, a combination that comes from MP as the heart of India; and everything in India is heart driven – the pulse, the emotions, the colours and the taste.”