The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has elected the new Executive Committee for the term 2025-27 at a election held today at Hotel The Ashok in New Delhi. Ravi Gusain of Erco Travel has been elected as the President along with the Rajnish Kaistha of Paradise Holidays as Sr. Vice President.
Speaking on his election as President of IATO, Ravi Gosain said, “We are deeply grateful to our members for the faith they have placed in me and my team. It will be our sincere endeavour to support and empower our members to grow their businesses in a dynamic and competitive environment.”
“A key priority for us is to work in close coordination with the Government to highlight the urgent need for aggressive international marketing and promotion of India as a travel destination.”
“Foreign Tourist Arrival numbers have been going down and in that backdrop, we strongly advocate for increased participation in overseas travel marts and roadshows, as well as the reinstatement of familiarization (FAM) trips for foreign tour operators, travel bloggers, and international media,” said Ravi.
He adds that we will also renew our efforts to bring back the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) scheme, which has been on hold for over five years. The revival of this scheme is critical to enable small and medium-sized tour operators to market themselves abroad, thereby boosting inbound tourism to India.
“Our vision is clear, to build a stronger, more inclusive IATO that champions the interests of our members and positions India as a leading global travel destination,” he added.
Office Bearers
President: Ravi Gusain of Erco Travels Sr. Vice President: Rajnish Kaistha of Paradise Holidays Vice President: Sanjay Razdan of Razdan Holidays Honorary Secretary: Sunil Mishra of Cosmos Tours & Travels Honorary Joint Secretary: Viney Tyagi of Honorary Treasurer: Deepak Bhatnagar
EC Active Members
Manoj Kumar Matta of Oriental Vacations & Journeys Harish Mathur of Concord Travels & Tours Tony Marwah of Indian Travel Promotion Co. Rishi Kapoor of Abercrombie & Kent, India Sejoe Jose of Marvel Tours
EC Allied Member
P. Vijayasarthy of Benchmark Hotels Ashok Dhoot of Harsh Travels Wasim Shaikh of Active Holidays
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