TravTalk India Online Magazine
TAAI celebrated International Women’s Day with the ‘Women of Wonder Awards 2025’, felicitating 75 women leaders from travel, hospitality and aviation sectors. Underscoring its commitment to empowering women, the association aims to double its membership, as it approaches its 75th anniversary next year.
Surbhi Sharma
Commemorating the International Women’s Day, the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) presented the ‘Women of Wonder Awards 2025’ to 75 women leaders, including industry pioneers, government officials, and entrepreneurs, for their outstanding contribution to the travel, hospitality, and aviation industries.
The association kicked off the awards with an event in New Delhi on 8 March, where it felicitated 30 women leaders, followed by the award functions organised all over the country till 16 March. Among the awardees at the New Delhi function were Pravati Parida, Deputy Chief Minister, Odisha; Mugdha Sinha, Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India; Radha Bhatia, Chairperson, Bird Group; Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson & Managing Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group; Shovana Narayan, Kathak dancer; Rohini Bhatia, Chairperson, InterGlobe Foundation and Devika Jeet, Director, DDP Publications. The association also honoured 20 Region & Chapter heads of the association, who were conferred with the Member Excellence Award for their outstanding leadership.
The event underscored the association’s commitment to recognising and empowering women leaders, particularly in the travel and tourism industry. The celebration marked a key moment in TAAI’s journey, as it prepares to commemorate 75 years of excellence in fostering growth and innovation in India’s travel and tourism landscape next year.
Addressing the event, Sunil Kumar, President, TAAI, said, “This landmark initiative reflects our commitment to recognising women’s leadership and accomplishments. At TAAI, we have chosen the verticals of travel, tourism, and hospitality, blending them with leadership from government and allied authorities, media, and more.”
Kuamar added, “We are committed to raising our current membership with a focus in adding more female members and doubling it from 2,500 members to 4,000 by the time we reach our 75th anniversary.” Kumar said, “Through TAAI’s chapters and regions, we are able to connect with a lot of industry leaders, even in small towns. We are encouraging our women leaders from small Indian cities to come forward and take up responsibilities at the national level.”
