The most prominent and much awaited Inbound Tour Operators’ meet – the 37th IATO Annual Convention will be graced by the auspicious presence of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.
The final dates and venue of the Convention which is scheduled to take place in Lucknow has been announced as December 16-19 2022. The Centrum will be the venue hotel and all other activities including registration for the convention, business sessions and evening programmes.
Inauguration of the Convention will be held on 16th December at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. “Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath has given his kind consent to grace the occasion with his presence and inaugurate the convention,” informed Rajiv Mehra, President, Indian Association of Tour Operators.
While elaborating on the expected number of delegates to attend the 37th IATO Annual Convention, Mehra, further informed, “We expect about 900-1000 delegates from all over the country to participate which will include senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and States, including industry leaders, tourism and hospitality professionals and travel trade media. Added attraction for this year Convention would be Post Convention tours to Ayodhya and Varanasi.”
According to Mehra, as every state is keen to re-instate inbound tourism to their respective state, around 18-20 State Governments are expected to be present to interact with the conglomerate of the most prominent industry stakeholders.
“This year focus in the Convention would be to deliberate about the revival of inbound tourism to India therefore, the theme of the Convention and subjects for the business sessions would be suitably decided by the committee,” added IATO’s President.
Concurrently with the Convention, there will be a Travel Mart, which will be an opportunity for the exhibitors to showcase exciting and diverse range of destinations, conference and Incentive venues especially by the state governments.
