IATO’s Elections for the post of Office Bearers and Executive Committee Members were held today, the 18th April 2023 at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. Total number of votes cast were 278 out of 378 eligible members to cast their vote. List of Office Bearers/EC Members who have been declared elected is as under :- • President – Mr. Rajiv …

Co-located with MICE Show India, Travel Tech India and the ITB India Conference, the annual trade show is making a strong comeback as an in-person event in Mumbai from 26 – 28 April 2023. Among the top exhibitors and industry leaders are Atout France India, German National Tourist Office, Saxony Tourism, Tourist Office of Roissy, Tourist Office of Spain and …

There were 10.93 million Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during pre-pandemic year 2019. Tourism Industry has shown good signs of revival after Covid-19 pandemic. According to latest information received from Bureau of Immigration, India received 6.19 million Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during 2022 as compare to 1.52 million during the same period of 2021. Ministry of Tourism, Government of …

Discussions during the first two Tourism Working Group Meetings progressing in the right direction for drafting the final GOA Communique: Shri Arvind Singh Secretary (Tourism), Shri Arvind Singh addressed the national media after the successful conclusion of the 2nd Tourism Working Group Meeting held in Siliguri, Darjeeling district from 1st – 4th April 2023. The working group meeting was attended …

ICONIC 2023, the premium event of RedHat Communications, was recently held in collaboration with TV9 on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the ITC Maurya New Delhi. ICONIC is an initiative that brings together the worlds of Luxury, Travel, and Hospitality and beyond. It is both a forum for discussion as well as a stage to recognize the stalwarts of the …

EL AL is set to resume non-stop flight services from Delhi and Mumbai to Israel from late October 2023, after a three-year break. The overfly agreement with Saudi Arabia and Oman for Israeli airlines was recently finalized, allowing for a shorter flight duration of 5.5 hours for Mumbai and 6.5 hours for Delhi. The flight ticket sales starting in April …

The second edition of ‘Chalo Dekhein Apna Desh’ a national tourism conclave, organised by Argus News, was held on Saturday the 18th March 2023 in Bhubaneswar. Chairman of Indian Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (ITDC) and BJP spokesperson,Dr.. Sambit Patra inaugurated the conclave at a hotel in the State Capital. Speaking on the occasion, Patra said that the conclave will boost …

IATO team led by Mr. Rajiv Mehra, President (Elect) and Mr. Ravi Gosain, Vice President (Elect) met the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Eknath Shinde,  Shri Ambadasji Danve, Hon’ble Leader of Opposition of Maharashtra Legislative Council and Mr.  Mangal Prabhatji Lodha Hon’ble Minister of Tourism of Maharashtra yesterday in Mumbai  to invite them for the 38th IATO Annual Convention …