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| October 2009 |
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TTF&OTM Newsletter is designed to connect you to
happenings & latest updates on India’s leading travel
show. Please do contact us for any further information. |
| Lead Story |
| TTF&OTM, India’s largest network of travel marts, celebrates 20th anniversary more |
| Endorsements |
| Union tourism secretary speaks high of TTF more |
| TTF&OTM participants extremely happy over the response more |
| What’s New |
| Ministry of Tourism enlarges presence more |
| New markets for outbound more |
| States plan big for TTF more |
| Increased trade participation more |
| Happenings |
| Chinese Ambassador at TTF&OTM 2009 |
| Turkish Ambassador at TTF&OTM 2009 |
| Egyptian Deputy Ambassador at TTF&OTM 2009 |
| Russian press conference at OTM 2009 |
| Turkish workshop at OTM 2009 more |
Partnerships
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| TravTalk & ADTOI continue to partner with TTF&OTM more |
| Document |
| General Visitor Survey Report more |
| Important |
| Beware of imitators more |
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TTF&OTM is now celebrating its 20th year, with a number of programs, new features and special offers. From a modest start in 1989, TTF&OTM has come a long way, covering 8 major tourism markets in India, making it India’s largest network of travel marts, with over 1500 exhibitors from 50 countries and from all over India. Kicking off the series are the TTF Bangalore and Chennai editions in January 2010, followed up by the flagship TTF&OTM events in Mumbai and New Delhi in February 2010. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, TTF&OTM plans a series of special offers for participants & visitors. For more details please contact us
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Union tourism secretary speaks high of TTF
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is enlarging its presence in the TTF segment by taking up a larger India Tourism Pavilion, with the objective of integrated participation and projection of all North Eastern States. Inaugurating the Kolkata chapter of TTF, Tourism Secretary, Mr. Sujit Banerjee appreciated the contribution TTF&OTM is making. |
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TTF&OTM Participants Happy with the Response
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Ministry of Tourism enlarges presence
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is also enlarging its presence in the TTF segment by taking up a much larger India Tourism Pavilion, with the objective of integrated participation and projection of all North Eastern States. more |
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New markets for Outbound
With the global economy showing definite signs of a recovery, the OTM show in Mumbai and New Delhi is generating good interest, not only from repeat participants from Asia, Middle-East and the Far-East, but also new countries e.g. from Europe, Africa, CIS and the Americas. Croatia, Finland, Jordan, Tanzania, Peru, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Greece, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are among the new countries that have shown keen interest in participating in OTM 2010. more
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States plan big for TTF
Indian states are planning big participation in TTF&OTM, many with their private sector operators. Early states who have committed their large presence in 2010 are Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka etc. more |
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Increased trade participation
Also planned are seminars and workshops, where the key focus is going to be on providing the attendees with takeaways which will help them in running their travel and tourism businesses. more
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Chinese Ambassador at
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Turkish Ambassador at
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Egyptian Deputy Ambassador at TTF&OTM 2009 |
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Russian press conference at OTM 2009 |
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Turkish workshop at
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TravTalk continues its partnership with TTF&OTM as Official Travel Media Partner. From amongst the mushrooming travel trade events in India, TravTalk, South Asia’s leading travel trade fortnightly, has chosen to partner with TTF&OTM in 2010 as Official Travel Media. This will comprise an intensive campaign in TravTalk print and electronic editions, to create awareness of TTF&OTM in the travel industry and to drive trade participation and visitorship.
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Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) lends support to TTF&OTM. ADTOI, the representative body of domestic tour operators, has tied up with TTF&OTM, to provide a country-wide marketing platform to its members. On the cards are special participation offers for ADTOI members, invitations to visit the events as well as focused, meaningful seminars and workshops.TTF&OTM has over the years been supported by International travel trade bodies like Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), as well as Indian associations like Maharashtra Tour Operators Association, Travel Agents Association of Gujarat etc. This year TTF&OTM is on aggressive drive to tie-up with more national and regional travel bodies with a view to better trade representation and participation. more |
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BEWARE OF IMITATORS
For years we have been organizing TTF&OTM in Mumbai and Delhi in February, knowing well it is the best time. Suddenly we see a couple of imitators placing their events too close to our above events. A Delhi event which has always been organized in April has chosen to pre-pone it barely a few days before our events. Likewise, another first time event mysteriously claiming to be ‘India’s Leading Travel Trade Exhibition’ has chosen to place it a few days after our event. To add to the confusion, there is yet another first time show scheduled in January, in Mumbai. All this coming from respectable organizations including foreign organizers makes a mockery of rules and ethics of tradeshow scheduling. While we wish let the Original win (and Imitators lose), we must say we are flattered!
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