Shreya Shimpi
Co-located with MICE Show India, Travel Tech India, and the ITB India Conference, ITB India 2024 was a successful platform, fostering meaningful business relationships in the travel arena. ITB India 2024 witnessed the representation from every segment of tourism. ITB India 2024 witnessed the participation of 600 Indian & international top-tier buyers, facilitating more than 25,000 business engagements. It served as an outstanding platform for connecting exhibitors with genuine buyers making this a milestone event in shaping the future of the travel industry. There were exhibitors across various segments, including leisure travel, corporate travel, international MICE players, and Tourism Boards.
AsiaPay, Club Med, Collinson Group, EVA Airways, Encalm Hospitality, Kenya Tourism Board, Melia Hotels International, Mize, Mondee, Novotel Jaipur, Prince Hotels & Resorts, Sarawak Tourism Board, Tourism Office of Spain, Taiwan Tourism Administration, Europcar, Uzbekistan Airways, visitBerlin, and Visit Oulu were some key exhibitors. The exhibitors received an exceptional response through meaningful interactions with the buyers..
The event launched the inaugural ITB India Gala Dinner with over 400 international exhibitors and top buyers in a high-level B2B networking function
The exhibition gathered over 600 high-calibre Indian and South Asian buyers brought on board by esteemed partners such as Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), Enterprising Travel Agent’s Association (ETAA), Network of Indian MICE Agents (NIMA), and Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI).
Sharing their experience at ITB India 2024 in an exclusive chat with BOTT, here is what some exhibitors had to say.
“This event is happening for the first time in India. ITB Asia is more predominant and renowned. The quality of agents and buyers has been good. Being one of the leading exhibition and convention centres with a hotel in a complex and, we are the only ones, I think most of the agents and buyers have shown a lot of interest in us. For us, it has turned out pretty well”, said Manuj Ralhan, General Manager, Novotel Jaipur Convention Centre, Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre.
“We are proud to be here at ITB this year. We have received a good exposure. These platforms ensure that there is no duplicacy of representation or any misrepresentation. Genuine valid people connect validly with each other”, said Anish Arya, Sales & IATA BSP Consolidator (India), Uzbekistan Airways JSC Aero World Travels, ARYA ENTERPRISES (IATA).
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