Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) 2016 will be held in Mumbai from February 18-20, 2016 at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre.
As per data released by India’s tourism ministry, it is estimated that in 2015, over 20 million Indians travelled abroad, close to 10 million foreigners came to India and over a billion trips were taken by Indians within the country. The governments at the central and state levels have prioritised tourism as a key area for the economy.
Over 500 trade professionals from Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jaipur and Pune have been pre-qualified for participation in the hosted buyer programme. Additionally, over 3,000 trade visitors have registered their participation online
For the first time in the trade show’s history, the United Arab Emirates will lead their participation with all its seven emirates, making them the largest destination exhibitor in OTM 2016. They will be joined by several global destinations at OTM 2016. Indonesia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Thailand, New Zealand, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Bangladesh, Philippines, Maldives, Oman, Bhutan, Seychelles, Israel, Rwanda, Romania, Fiji and Greece will also be present.
Major Indian destinations like Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Odisha will be present with large number of sellers from each, to showcase India.
