Mumbai, 22 February, 2017 (GPN) : Exhibitors from 60 countries are showcasing their destinations at OTM 2017, India’s largest travel trade show from 21st to 23rd February, at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
Event Profile
OTM – Outbound Travel Mart – Mumbai 2017 is India’s leading travel show with clear focus on outbound travel. OTM – Outbound Travel Mart – Mumbai 2017 to be held on 21-23 Feb 2017 at BEC – Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, India. OTM is India’s leading and only travel show focused on outbound travel, designed to cover two big markets in one go, just before the peak outbound season.
Exhibitor Product profile
Exhibitor who are in National Regional Tourist Organizations, State Government Tourism Departments, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Hotels, Hotel Chains, Resorts, Adventure Tourism, Airlines, Car Rentals, Railways, Coach Operators, Cruise Lines, Time-share, Amusement, Theme Parks, Technology and Communication, Information System, Reservation Systems, Insurance, Foreign Exchange, Banks, Credit Cards, Incentive Travel Destinations, Conference Venues, Publications, Maps and Guides.
Visitor Profile
Visitors like Travel Trade Members, Corporate and Business Travel Decision Makers, Leisure and Holiday Travelers (FIT & Groups), Travel Trade Members, Corporate and Business Travel Decision Makers, Leisure and Holiday Travelers, National and International Representatives from Hospitality Industry and Travel Planners.
The dignitaries present at the inaugural session of OTM 2017 include Sohan Singh Thandal, Minister of Tourism, Government of Punjab; I Gde Pitana, Deputy Tourism Minister for Overseas Promotion of Indonesia; H.E. Dr. Ahmed Al Banna, UAE Ambassador to India; H.E. Demetrios A Theophylactou, High Commissioner, Cyprus High Commission; H.E. Erdal Sabri Ergen, Consul General, Consulate General of Turkey in Mumbai;Dimitrios Tryfonopoulos, Secretary General, Greek National Tourism Organisation; Datuk Seri Mirza Mohammad Taiyab, Director General, Tourism Malaysia; ; Ismail A Hamid, Egyptian Tourism Counsellor, Egyptian Tourism Office; Guldeep Singh Sahni, President, Outbound Tour Operators Association of India.
Sanjiv Agarwal, Chairman & CEO, Fairfest Media Ltd (Organizer of OTM), said, “With over 1000 exhibitors from 60 countries and from 25 states all over India, OTM 2017 is India’s biggest ever travel trade show. Mumbai is among India’s most important tourism hubs and destinations as well as the biggest tourism source market. We have been organizing this show since last 30 years with a view to providing a platform for the stakeholders of the travel and tourism industry. National and International players who have come together at OTM will witness excellent networking, marketing and tourism promotion opportunities between countries, states and regions. Tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. It plays a vital role in the economic development of a country.”
More than a 100 corporate buyers from top companies like Canara HSBC, L’Oreal India Pvt. Ltd, Capgemini, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, Khaitan & Co,HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd, Mahindra Finance, Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd, Larsen & Toubro, Deloitte Shared Services India LLP, Wockhardt Ltd, Ambuja Cements Ltd, Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Ltd, Rajkumar Hirani Films, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd, etc., have pre-scheduled over 2000 appointments for meeting sellers of their choice at the show.
In another first, the MICE Club is being launched at OTM, with an objective to facilitate networking and education opportunities among the community of buyers and sellers from Business Travel and MICE segments. Globally, travel trade fairs are considered important annual opportunities for face-to-face meetings and networking among buyers and sellers. Traditionally, visitors at these fairs walk the show and meet the sellers of their interest. The advent of online technologies has not left this field untouched either, as further added by Sanjiv Agarwal.
