‘Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions’ today announced that the 52nd edition of 'India International Travel Mart' will be held in Bangalore between 29 - 31 July, 2011 at Palace Grounds.
The event is being organized in association with ‘Karnataka Tourism’ and is expected to have over 300 participants from 15 countries. The participants include Travel agents and Tour Operators, DMC, Hotels and Resorts, NTO's, Cruises, Airlines, Online Travel Portals etc.
With this year’s edition of ‘IITM’ in Bangalore, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions completes twelve years of providing the travel industry and discerning buyers from the travel – trade and corporate sector an opportunity to do business. With organizations and tourism boards from over 20 Indian states, ‘India International Travel Mart’ will showcase a variety of destinations from different spheres such as pilgrimages, adventures, culture & heritage, beaches, hills and many more.
Some of the International participants who are participating this year include, Tourism Authority of Thailand and delegation, Dubai Tourism & delegation, Poland Tourism, Switzerland Tourism, Ace Travels - Greece, Indonesia Tourism, African Route Safaris – Mombasa, Lanka Sportreizen – Sri Lanka, Capital Travel – Maldives, Holiday World Tours – Hong Kong, etc
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Hakhu, Director, Sphere Travelmedia said, “India in spite of the present business environment is fast emerging as one of the most interesting and productive countries for the travel trade industry both for leisure and business travel. A combination of factors is responsible for the growth and demand of travel trends from India. The visitor profile is on a B2B & B2C format like and will have over 15000 visitors over three days”.
This year Thailand, Indonesia and Dubai were the Partner Countries for the event and Poland and Switzerland will be the Feature Country for IITM.
• This year ‘India International Travel Mart’ will see several new products in the Hospitality and Travel sphere being unveiled.
• The 'India International Travel Mart' provides an ideal 'marketing opportunity' and 'excellent backdrop' to enhance the participant's 'brand-equity' in the eyes of the discerning end consumer and the travel-trade.
• Boost for Domestic Tourism: The event is supported by the ‘Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India’.
Mr. Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travelmedia added “With the present ongoing recession International Arrivals in India has dropped and ‘India International Travel Mart’ provides the right impetus to the Indian domestic tourism industry. The participants from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Rajasthan, Lakshadweep, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, West Bengal and many more destinations will be seen aggressively marketing their products”.
About ‘Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions’:
Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.,’ is India's leading Travel media companies with established brands for the Indian travel and tourism industry such as ‘India International Travel Mart’ – India's premier Travel and Tourism Exhibition and ‘Outbound Travel Roadshow’ – India's only Multi – Destination Buyer – Seller Meet & ‘Business Travel & Meetings Expo’ – The Corporate Travel, Incentive and Conference Exhibition’.
About India International Travel Mart:
IITM - India's premier Exhibition that showcases of travel, tourism, hospitality, leisure and other related industries. It is aimed at bringing the Industry, face-to-face with the travel trade, Corporate Buyer and the end-customer with the requisite purchasing power.
‘India International Travel Mart’, India’s premier travel and tourism Exhibition brand established in 1998 by ‘Sphere Travel Media & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.,’ is held at the country’s major markets of Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai Hyderabad Pune and now in Cochin
The event is being organized in association with ‘Karnataka Tourism’ and is expected to have over 300 participants from 15 countries. The participants include Travel agents and Tour Operators, DMC, Hotels and Resorts, NTO's, Cruises, Airlines, Online Travel Portals etc.
With this year’s edition of ‘IITM’ in Bangalore, Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions completes twelve years of providing the travel industry and discerning buyers from the travel – trade and corporate sector an opportunity to do business. With organizations and tourism boards from over 20 Indian states, ‘India International Travel Mart’ will showcase a variety of destinations from different spheres such as pilgrimages, adventures, culture & heritage, beaches, hills and many more.
Some of the International participants who are participating this year include, Tourism Authority of Thailand and delegation, Dubai Tourism & delegation, Poland Tourism, Switzerland Tourism, Ace Travels - Greece, Indonesia Tourism, African Route Safaris – Mombasa, Lanka Sportreizen – Sri Lanka, Capital Travel – Maldives, Holiday World Tours – Hong Kong, etc
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sanjay Hakhu, Director, Sphere Travelmedia said, “India in spite of the present business environment is fast emerging as one of the most interesting and productive countries for the travel trade industry both for leisure and business travel. A combination of factors is responsible for the growth and demand of travel trends from India. The visitor profile is on a B2B & B2C format like and will have over 15000 visitors over three days”.
This year Thailand, Indonesia and Dubai were the Partner Countries for the event and Poland and Switzerland will be the Feature Country for IITM.
Highlights:
• This year ‘India International Travel Mart’ will see several new products in the Hospitality and Travel sphere being unveiled.
• The 'India International Travel Mart' provides an ideal 'marketing opportunity' and 'excellent backdrop' to enhance the participant's 'brand-equity' in the eyes of the discerning end consumer and the travel-trade.
• Boost for Domestic Tourism: The event is supported by the ‘Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India’.
Mr. Rohit Hangal, Director, Sphere Travelmedia added “With the present ongoing recession International Arrivals in India has dropped and ‘India International Travel Mart’ provides the right impetus to the Indian domestic tourism industry. The participants from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Rajasthan, Lakshadweep, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand, West Bengal and many more destinations will be seen aggressively marketing their products”.
About ‘Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions’:
Sphere Travelmedia & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.,’ is India's leading Travel media companies with established brands for the Indian travel and tourism industry such as ‘India International Travel Mart’ – India's premier Travel and Tourism Exhibition and ‘Outbound Travel Roadshow’ – India's only Multi – Destination Buyer – Seller Meet & ‘Business Travel & Meetings Expo’ – The Corporate Travel, Incentive and Conference Exhibition’.
About India International Travel Mart:
IITM - India's premier Exhibition that showcases of travel, tourism, hospitality, leisure and other related industries. It is aimed at bringing the Industry, face-to-face with the travel trade, Corporate Buyer and the end-customer with the requisite purchasing power.
‘India International Travel Mart’, India’s premier travel and tourism Exhibition brand established in 1998 by ‘Sphere Travel Media & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd.,’ is held at the country’s major markets of Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai Hyderabad Pune and now in Cochin
