ITB India 2023 marks a major success

Friday, April 28, 2023

ITB India 2023 built the bridge to the Indian and South Asian travel markets with quality buyers and international exhibitors.

TTW correspondent attended the three-day B2B trade show and conference held in the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.

This is the first time ITB India was held as a live on-site event, bringing together key travel industry leaders and international exhibitors from various segments of MICE, Leisure, Corporate, and Travel & Technology.

David Ruetz, Senior Vice President, Messe Berlin said that 2023 is seeing a strong revitalisation of the global travel market in all segments.

They must capitalize on this trend and steer it towards the new, up-and-coming markets.

With buyers and exhibitors from diverse verticals and destinations, ITB India spearheads the effort of showcasing the Indian and South Asian travel market to the global audience.

The exhibition showed a strong presence of national tourism organisations (NTOs) including Atout France India, German National Tourist Office, Saxony Tourism, Tourist Office of Roissy, Tourist Office of Spain, and Visit Sarajevo.

International airlines, hotels, travel agencies and tour operators were also highly represented with their products, including AVIS, Collinson Group, Fiji Airways, Mize, IDeaS, Prince Hotels & Resorts, TravelLine, Uzbekistan Airways, and Vietnam Airlines.

The ITB India 2023 Conference offered a holistic knowledge exchange hub for more than 120 thought leaders of the industry.

With more than 80 sessions divided into 3 theme tracks unified under the motto “Connecting you to the Indian travel market”, the conference totaled 35 hours of insight-rich discussions on the topics critical to the future of MICE, corporate travel, leisure travel, and travel technology.

Prominent speakers included representatives from Amadeus, BCD Meetings & Events, Cvent, CWT, FCM Travel India, Google, Hotelbeds, Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), ixigo, KAYAK, MakeMyTrip, Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), SOTC Travel Limited, Thomas Cook (India) Limited, and many more.

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