India’s oldest travel trade show, Travel and Tourism Fair, Kolkata was inaugurated in the presence of dignitaries from India and abroad, wit...
India’s oldest travel trade show, Travel and Tourism Fair, Kolkata was inaugurated in the presence of dignitaries from India and abroad, with a panel discussion on the outlook for travel markets for India in the very important post-pandemic phase at the new look Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan on July 1. The fair is on till July 3.
“We are very happy to organise a
full-fledged TTF after 2 years of the pandemic at a very new venue at Biswa
Bangla Mela Prangan. This venue is much bigger and the intensity of the show is
also as big as how it used to be in the pre-pandemic era. It is also significant
that the travel industry is coming back to full health. The domestic travel and
air passengers are more than it used to be in 2019 and the hotel occupancies
have also increased. International travel is somewhat restricted but picking up
very fast. We are expecting normalcy to come back in 2023. We are happy to see
more than 200 participants from 20 Indian states and 3 foreign countries. We
expect more than 10000 visitors to attend this grand show,” said Sanjiv Agarwal,
Chairman & CEO, Fairfest Media Ltd.
First-time participation of Maldives as
the Partner Country, with a large delegation of tour operators and hoteliers is
testimony to the unabated spirit of Indian travellers that kept thronging the
island nation throughout the pandemic, as it remained open with necessary
precautions in place.
Repeat participation from Thailand as
Feature Country and from private exhibitors from Nepal signify that short-haul
destinations are becoming accessible faster to the Indian travellers, post
pandemic.
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat
and Karnataka are there as Partner States and showcasing with the largest
pavilions in the TTF, followed by Tamil Nadu as Focus State. Feature States
include Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab,
Jharkhand and Tripura. Private sector participants from all over India are also
joining us at the show.
India
Tourism too has a key presence at the show, showcasing all their
campaigns and programmes such as ‘Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, ‘Dekho Apna Desh’,
‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
TTF is the oldest and biggest network of
travel trade shows in the country, covering 9 cities annually since 1989. In
addition to Kolkata, it is organised in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru,
Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat and Pune.
The travel trade is expected to revive
and restart in large numbers, with new as well as existing partners. Eager
travellers are turning up at the show to get the best deals and travel offers
from all over India.
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