The Indian and Singapore pavilions will be the highlights of the inaugural Mumbai
International Tourism Expo (MITE) 2010 to be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, India from 7-9 January 2010.
The India Tourism pavilion, occupying some 360 square metres of net exhibit space, will feature primarily the various state tourism organizations bordering the Himalaya Mountains.
“We would like to promote summer vacations in the states along the Himalayas as they offer the best scenic beauty of our country during the summer months,” said Ms Meenakshi Mehta, Assistant Director General of the Ministry of Tourism in New Delhi.
Apart from these, other state NTOs and individual companies and organizations in the Indian travel, hospitality and MICE sectors would also be taking up space in the 10,000 square metres exhibition hall.
While India Tourism would take the centre stage with the largest national pavilion, Singapore has been designated as the “Partner Country” with a pavilion of some 200 square metres, featuring the new Marina Bay Sands and the Resorts World at Sentosa amongst others.
“We are delighted to have Singapore as the Partner Country for MITE 2010 as it has the largest foreign national pavilion,” said Mr. Edward Liu, Managing Director of CEMS, organizer of the event.
“We are also happy that the Singapore Tourism Board would be supporting the event and coordinating the participation of several key players from the Singapore tourism and travel industry,” added Mr. Liu.
Officially hosted by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, MITE 2010 is a dedicated tourism exhibition that provides business-to-business opportunities with a global platform for both industry players of India and its travel trade counterparts from around the world.
MITE 2010 also aims at providing an integrated business platform for local and
international participants to showcase their products and services while creating an opportunity for them to meet the top decision makers of the industry. Furthermore, Indian and foreign travel agents will be able to grasp a deeper understanding on issues pertaining to the travel and tourism industry through a series of business forums and dialogue sessions that will unfold at MITE 2010.
In partnership with the Travelbiz.Monitor, a leading travel publication in Mumbai,
CEMS will be organizing the CEO Forum where some 50 captains of industry would be invited to pow-wow on the current issues facing the global travel and tourism industry. The findings would be published in the Travelbiz.Monitor magazine.
In addition, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) India Chapter would be
organizing a forum for all hosted buyers from the Indian and foreign travel buyers
who would be taking part in MITE 2010.
Ms Kamal Gill, Executive Editor of Today’s Travelers Newswire, another strategic
media partner for MITE 2010, would be facilitating a dialogue session between
members of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) and the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) and their counterparts from the ASEAN countries.
At the same time, members of the India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB) and the Indian Exhibition Industries Association (IEIA) would be meeting with their counterparts from the Asian Federation of Exhibition & Convention Associations (AFECA), which comprises 19 national associations, and the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) on the last day of the event.
The Indian travel and tourism industry is currently experiencing a surge in its
outbound and inbound markets as well as a robust expansion in domestic tourism.
The Indian outbound tourist flow is expected to increase at compounded annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 13.30% per cent over the five-year period (2008 to 2012). This presents a significant strategic and business advantage for global travel and tourism players in this emerging market of India. |