The Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) are organising the second annual Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) 2009, an international trade mart from April 19-21, 2009 at B M Birla Convention Centre, Jaipur. Last year, the event witnessed about 163 foreign buyers from 42 countries. This year, despite the global turmoil about 175 foreign buyers are expected to attend the event from 45 countries. The three day event is going to have around 200 booths and over 500 Indian sellers will be present at the event. The exhibition is focused on inbound tourism with structured B2B meetings between foreign buyers and Indian sellers. Last year, about 1,500 B2B meetings were organised, while this year the number of meetings has doubled (3,000).
Amita Sarkar, Senior Director – SAARC countries, FICCI said, “Globally, tourism sector is witnessing tough time. However, India is still attracting good number of inbound tourists which is a positive sign. In this scenario, India has a better edge over other South East Asian countries. |