February 2020
The most awaited travel trade show in India, OTM Mumbaiconcluded on5th February 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre.The Guest of
Honour for the Valedictory and Awards Programme was the Secretary of the
Ministry of Tourism India, Mr Yogendra Tripathi.
Mr Sanjeev Aggarwal thanked the 1,000+ exhibitors
from 60 countries and destinations, and the 20,000 plus buyers that came to the
show over the 3 days.OTM was the culmination of over a dozen travel trade shows
held across the length and breadth of India. OTM has witnessed a growth rate of
20% and a 50% increase in entrees despite the perceived economic slow-down.
Mr Yogendra Tripathi, addressed the attendees for
their positive and encouraging response. He cited OTM as an important platform
to engage, discuss and reinforce ideas. He lauded tourism as an important
sector contributing to impetus and growth in the economy through employment
generation and GDP among other factors. He quoted the cumulative arrivals in
India have gone up by 8% while the ease in e-visas has contributed to a 20%
growth. He also repeated the Prime Minister’s plea for all Indians to visit 15
destinations from now until 2022.
The categories for awards ranged from group
participation, B2B online travel, cruise, airline, travel technology,
destination management company, best pavilion, exotic destination to eco
themes. The major winners were the premium destination partners like Sri Lanka,
Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Taiwan, Greece, Malaysia among others.
Since 1989, Fairfest organises
industry-leading trade shows in the travel and city development space in India.
With headquarters in Kolkata and
Mumbai and additional offices in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Bengaluru,
Fairfest’s staff covers all the business, travel and innovation hubs of India
with Mr Sanjiv Agarwal as their CEO.
About Outbound Marketing, India
Outbound Marketing, setup in 2002, provides solutions to hotel
companies and tourism destinations through full time sales and marketing
representation and projects undertaken. Outbound Marketing works with connect
worldwide, a global sales and marketing agency, as its Indian affiliate.
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