Pune to Host 'India International Travel Mart'
India's Premier Travel and Tourism Exhibition Pune: 4th - 6th December 2009
-- - 150 Participants from over 5 countries. Travel agents & Tour Operators, Destination Management Companies, Hotels & Resorts, NTO's, Cruises, Airlines, Online Travel Portals etc.
- International Participants- Dubai Tourism, Lanka Sportreizen - Sri Lanka, etc
- Nationwide participants from - states of Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Pondicherry, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand and many more
- Hotels & resorts more than 100.
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'India International Travel Mart' is being held this December between 4th - 6th December 2009 at Krishna Heritage, Opp. Siddhi Garden, Karve Nagar, Pune. The event will have over 150 participants from over 5 countries. The participants include Travel agents & Tour Operators, Destination Management Companies, Hotels & Resorts, NTO's, Cruises, Airlines, Online Travel Portals etc.
Some of the International participants who are participating this year include, Dubai Tourism, Lanka Sportreizen - Sri Lanka, etc
With this year's edition of 'IITM' in Pune, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions completes ten years of providing the travel industry and discerning buyers from the travel - trade and corporate sector an opportunity to do business. With organizations and tourism boards from over 15 Indian states, 'India International Travel Mart' will showcase a variety of destinations from different spheres such as pilgrimages, adventures, culture & heritage, beaches, hills and many more.
Boost for Domestic Tourism
Mr. Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travemedia added "With the present ongoing recession International Arrivals in India has dropped and 'India International Travel Mart' provides the right impetus to the Indian domestic tourism industry. The participants from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Puducherry, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand and many more destinations will be seen aggressively marketing their products".
Some of the segments covered at the Exhibition include Pilgrimages, Culture & Heritage, Sports and Adventure, etc
Highlights
- This year Dubai is the Partner Country for the event.
- Uttarakhand & Gujarat Tourism are the Partner State at the event.
- Karnataka, West Bengal, Rajasthan & Jammu & Kashmir Tourism are the Feature States
- Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry and Madhya Pradesh Tourism are the Focus States for this year's edition of 'IITM'
There are more than 100 hotels and resorts participating at this event, making it one of the biggest congregations of hospitality products in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Hakhu, Director, Sphere TravelMedia said, "India in spite of the present business environment is fast emerging as one of the most interesting and productive countries for the travel trade industry both for leisure and business travel. A combination of factors is responsible for the growth and demand of travel trends from India. The visitor profile is on a B2B & B2C format like and will have over 10000 visitors over three days".
Tourism Studies and Trends indicate that the year 2009 - 2010 will see more than 10 million dollar spending tourists embanking on overseas travel and with the advent of low cost international airfares, holiday packages that are available on monthly installments payable over a period of time, International Travel is no longer a luxury.
The 'India International Travel Mart' provides an ideal 'marketing opportunity' and 'excellent backdrop' to enhance the participant's 'brand-equity' in the eyes of the discerning end consumer and the travel-trade.