 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 2: The 36th annual convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) was held at Gandhi Nagar in Gujarat. Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the convention. Tourism Secretary to the Government of India Arvind Singh, Tourism Secretary Gujarat Hareet Shukla and other dignitaries were present at the inaugural function.
Tour operators from across India came to Gujarat to attend this 36th Convention of IATO. They had discussions on the theme of ‘Brand India: The Road to Recovery’ during the three day convention. Various business sessions on subjects like Brand India - The Road to Recovery for Revival of Business, Hotels in the New Normal, Connectivity: New Frontiers, SEIS: New Policy under FTP 2021-2026, Responsible Tourism, Automation and Digital Marketing, Preparedness under New Normal were held during the convention.
Presentations on the tourism of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala and other states of India were also presented. Officials of Tourism Department of Gujarat gave a presentation on Gujarat Tourism, which provided detailed information about various diverse tourist destinations like coastal areas, forests, deserts and hilly areas of Gujarat.
Tour operators from Uttarakhand gave presentations on various tourist places of Uttarakhand.
A presentation was made on the scenic hill stations and snow-capped Himalayan sites of Jammu & Kashmir. Tour operators from Kerala gave presentations on scenic tourist destinations of Kerala.
IATO President and officials of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India gave a presentation on ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ at the convention. The purpose of this convention was to discuss the measures to revitalize the tourism sector after the Covid-19 pandemic.
This programme will definitely help in boosting the tourism sector of Gujarat and India.
The business sessions held at the event gave rise to many new ideas for the development of the country’s tourism sector as well as for the creation of Brand India. The conference provided a platform for B2B marketing to the tour operators in India. |
