Sangeeta Manocha, during her opening remarks, shared that this is the time to comeback as the Travel Industry has started taking baby steps. Saurabh Tuteja, General Secretary was full of high energy and added that travel industry has gone through many ups & downs from time to time and will surely bounce back. Dinesh Kumar, Treasurer emphasized that keeping patience is the need of an hour. Praveen Ghai, Joint Secretary is very hopeful that domestic tourism has a golden time ahead and international will follow. Punit Bhasin, Joint Secretary added that this is the time, when we need to forget the past and be more innovative in creating the golden time ahead. Arush Mittal, Head-Alliance emphasized members that helping and supporting each other will be the key to success. Gaurav Arora, Head – Events added that soon industry will move to the normal state, MICE will surely pick up as people want to move out of their stress zone.
Jagat Mehta, President – ETAA & Dharmesh Advani, General Secretary also shared their thoughts with the members by a video message.
Shoeb Mohammad AVP, Pride Hotels shared that domestic tourism surely has a lovely future as people want to travel to drivable destinations for small breaks. Pride Hotels delivered a presentation and shared the opportunities to create industry partnerships with ETAA members.
The event concluded with a real melodious performance by a Bollywood band as this was the perfect time for members to de-stress and connect with industry after so long.
ETAA team has really worked hard in the lockdown in creating a lot of knowledge share opportunities with the members in the form of online webinars about different destinations and tourism opportunities. This event was surely a positive move to bring life back to normal and creating a perfect opportunity for a bright future.
