A large number of travel and tourism organisations are showcasing top destinations for holidays and business travel.
The three-day annual trade fair has brought together more than 175 participants from all over India and abroad, including representations from 19 Indian states and 9 countries.
While Friday is reserved for the travel trade visitors, the show is open for all the next two days, for the weekend travel shopping.
Visit to TTF is a delightful experience, as colourful pavilions and stalls are presenting a glimpse of their destinations and products.
Participating with private sector operators are Partner States Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, and Feature States Kerala, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Other states being represented are Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Delhi, Bihar and Punjab. Karnataka Tourism, the Host State, also has a strong presence at TTF Bangalore.
The international participation at TTF Bangalore is led by Nepal, the Partner Country and Malaysia, the Feature Country (coming to Bangalore for the first time) as well as private representations from Singapore, Maldives, Indonesia, Bali, Mauritius, and Bhutan. India Tourism is present with a sizeable pavilion displaying Incredible India.
Among the activities being offered by destinations to add impact to their participations are marketing road shows and presentations.
Aiming to welcome 8 lakh Indian tourists in Visit Malaysia Year 2014, with aggressive promotions focused on adventure tourism, beach activities and island tourism, Tourism Malaysia and AirAsia announced incredible packages, including one-way air ticket between Bangalore and Kuala Lumpur for only @ Rs 6,500, and Langkawi or Penang at an additional Rs 1,237, valid only for three days at TTF Bangalore.
Andhra Pradesh Tourism will conduct a road show over hi-tea on day-two at Capitol Hotel for the travel trade and media with their new campaign Everything’s Possible!
TTF is supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India; the Host State, Karnataka; and distinguished travel industry bodies including Incredible India; Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA); Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI); Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI); Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI); Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) and the Indian Exhibition Industry Association (IEIA).
Lavasa is the Destination Partner of TTF Bangalore.
Travel News Digest and TravTalk are the two official trade publications of the event.
TTF Bangalore offers fascinating glimpses of hundreds of tourist destinations from across India and the world. In addition to State and National Tourism organisations, a large number of hotels, resorts, travel agents, tour operators, cruise lines, railways and travel portals are taking part in the event.
Next weekend, TTF will be held at the Chennai Trade Centre (January 10 -12).
The TTF is also organised in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai and Pune. Guwahati has been added this year, to include India's North East region in the TTF network.
About Fairfest Media:
Fairfest is India’s leading trade show organiser, and offers those seeking to participate in trade events the best possible platform for doing business in one of the fastest growing markets in the world.
Established in 1989, Fairfest organises the reputed TTF and OTM international travel fairs for the rapidly expanding tourism industry, as well as Municipalika, a leading event on municipal management and sustainability.
Fairfest also publishes market-supporting B2B publications Travel News Digest (TND), collating the world’s relevant news for the travel trade fraternity, and Urban News Digest (UND) and summarising top news from the urban sector.
Both TND and UND have dynamic websites to support the printed publication. Following the success of its digested publications and offerings, Fairfest recently launched a news curation service online.