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States Represented: 20Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 8China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE

States Represented: 26Andaman & Nicobar, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 10Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE

Kolkata 20168, 9, 10 July

Netaji Indoor Stadium & Khudiram Anushilan Kendra

Exhibitors

385Trade Visitors

3,431General Visitors

6,927

Hyderabad 201615, 16, 17 July

HITEX Exhibition Centre

Exhibitors

191Trade Visitors

882General Visitors

2,688

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States Represented: 24Andaman & Nicobar, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Assam, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 13Bangladesh, Bhutan, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Macao, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, UAE

States Represented: 20Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 3India, Maldives, Turkey

Ahmedabad 20162, 3, 4 September

Gujarat University Exhibition Hall

Exhibitors

546Trade Visitors

4,496General Visitors

5,010

Surat 20169, 10, 11 September

Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Indoor Stadium

Exhibitors

194Trade Visitors

1,030General Visitors

6,280

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States Represented: 22Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 5Bhutan, Finland, India, Korea, Maldives

States Represented: 16Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 5Finland, Greece, India, Thailand, UAE

Mumbai 201616, 17, 18 September

Nehru Centre

Exhibitors

247Trade Visitors

2,253General Visitors

1,651

Pune 201623, 24, 25 September

Messe GlobalSeasons Mall

Exhibitors

130Trade Visitors

772General Visitors

1,975

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States Represented: 20Andaman & Nicobar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 6India, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka

States Represented: 20Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 5India, Nepal, Russia, Singapore, Thailand

Chennai 20176, 7, 8 January

Chennai Trade Centre

Exhibitors

136Trade Visitors

983General Visitors

4,991

Bengaluru 201713, 14, 15 January

Elaan Convention Center

Exhibitors

174Trade Visitors

1,207General Visitors

3,204

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States Represented: 19Andaman & Nicobar, Assam, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Countries Represented: 4China, Ethiopia, India, Russia

New Delhi 201727, 28 February, 1 March

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex

Exhibitors

193Trade Visitors

1,627General Visitors

1,038

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I had the pleasure to inaugurate TTF for the first time in Kolkata in July 2016 and I was impressed with the size of the show and the large number of national and international stakeholders attending TTF. West Bengal Tourism is happy to be associated closely not

only with TTF Kolkata as the Host State, but also through our participation at the other TTF locations.

GOUTAM DEB Tourism Minister

Government of West Bengal

I am very happy to witness such an innovative and effective exhibition like TTF. As the Host State, we at Telangana Tourism have sponsored a Food Festival, where members of the Telangana State Hotel Association had set up food stalls selling local delicacies for the guests visiting TTF.

AZMEERA CHANDULALTourism Minister

Government of Telangana

TTF provides good business opportunities to the participants and visitors. It’s vital to have such informative and fruitful exhibitions in order to bring more awareness for everyone involved in this line of work. Apart from that, it also helps in bringing the government and trade professionals together to discuss the

issues pertaining to the tourism fraternity.KAPIL MISHRA

Tourism MinisterGovernment of NCT, Delhi

TTF is a very good opportunity for all the tourism related stakeholders and for all the states who are trying to promote their tourism to meet and share their ideas. Uttarakhand also got to interact with several hoteliers and people from the trade and media.

DINESH DHANAITourism Minister

Government of Uttarakhand

The objective of participation at TTF is to promote Maharashtra as the world-class tourist destination and offer opportunity to travel and tour operators to interact with foreign buyers, exhibitors, policy makers, investors. Participation at TTF is our opportunity to showcase the tourism

inventories, vibrant culture, unique destinations and investment opportunities in Maharashtra.

VALSA NAIR SINGHPrincipal Secretary- Tourism & Culture

Government of MaharashtraTTF is playing a very important role for the State Tourism Boards and other private stakeholders to meet at one place, promote their products and get business. Uttarakhand is known as the Dev Bhumi (Land of Gods) where lots of people come for Pilgrimage Tourism. Apart from pilgrimage, the state

tourism board is focusing on promotion of Adventure, Yoga, Leisure Tourism and Homestays.

SHAILESH BAGAULISecretary

Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board

I am glad that TTF, India’s largest fair network is being organised in Gujarat. TTF is one of the most successful tourism promotion platforms bringing together all stakeholders under one roof to realise the true potential of domestic tourism.

GANPATSINH VASAVATourism Minister

Government of Gujarat

I would like to congratulate TTF for its sincere efforts towards promoting tourism in the country. I am also glad to know that the shows span across nine cities in India. Punjab Tourism is actively participating in all the editions with a hope that such exposure will help the state to prosper in the sector.

SOHAN SINGH THANDALTourism Minister

Government of Punjab

TTF is the only domestic focused travel show not only in Delhi, but in other major cities of India. It plays a key role for the states and the private stakeholders and for the industry as a whole to meet at one place and promote their destinations.

MANMOHAN SADANARegional Director- North

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India

TTF is perhaps one of the best platforms for members of the travel trade to promote themselves. It has grown in size over the years with the presence of so many states and neighbouring countries.

A R BARDHANPrincipal Secretary- Department of Tourism

Government of West Bengal

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Madhya Pradesh Tourism engages in various activities to promote its products and destinations. We participate in travel marts like TTF and others organised across the country with a much larger space and a common theme aligning with our TV campaign to give a better recall to our brand.

HARI RANJAN RAOCommissioner Tourism & MD

Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation

TTF is one of the leading tourism shows of India and TTF Ahmedabad in particular is the biggest among those that are held across nine cities in the country. The platform of TTF brings together both international and domestic players of the industry.

KAMLESHBHAI PATELChairman

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd

The experience at TTF has been absolutely amazing. TTF is a platform for many states and countries to showcase their tourism potential and as a participating state, this was a great opportunity to attract a lot of people from not only different parts of the country but also from different countries and invite

them to the state of Jammu & Kashmir.SUSHMA CHAUHAN

Director- JammuGovernment of Jammu & Kashmir

Maharashtra has all kinds of tourism destinations, be it religious, hill stations, wildlife, sea beaches and many more. We as a state are diverse enough to offer something to every tourist who comes our way. That is why we participated at TTF which is an important tourism mart in India.

DR K H GOVINDA RAJManaging Director

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation

TTF has been a big platform for us for two decades now. We have rather been co-partners to TTF for the last 20 years and participating regularly. West Bengal is a very big market for us. The clients are already present at TTF; we just have to motivate and educate them about the new products.

KANCHAN BEDITourist Information Officer

Department of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Himachal Pradesh

TTF has been doing a great job over the years. We are grateful to TTF for organising these shows and for giving us the opportunity to showcase Gujarat and its tourist attractions to the people. The Tourism Department, Government of Gujarat is glad to partner with TTF and we are certain that this platform will

aid us in showcasing our sincere efforts to transform Gujarat into a world class tourism hub and further boost our tourist inflow.

N SRIVASTAVAManaging Director and Commissioner

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd

TTF is the biggest travel network of the country and we are happy to partner with them. Telangana is the youngest state of the country and TTF being the largest network, we will go a long way in promoting and supporting each other.

B VENKATESHAMSecretary Tourism

Government of Telangana

Our association with TTF goes back a long way and I am glad that Rajasthan Tourism participates in a big way at TTF. We are in particular looking at partnerships with other tourism boards at TTF for cross promotions as well as business dealings with other private players. Our new campaign, ‘Jaane Kya Dikh Jaaye’ has received phenomenal

response from all around the world.ASHUTOSH A T PEDNEKAR

Director TourismGovernment of Rajasthan

I am a regular visitor of TTF shows and they are one of the best and largest in the country. Odisha is promoting a lot of products, in particular, the beaches. We have recently lifted restrictions on the entry of foreign tourists in travel areas. There is also a lot of focus on stay in villages.

DR NITIN B JAWALEDirector Tourism & MD

Odisha Tourism Development Corporation

TTF is a good opportunity for us to showcase Goa. It provides the platform to not only network with the travel agents, but also gives information to people who want to know more about the state. We are trying to make TTF happen in Goa as well. It will be a good opportunity for people to showcase because Goans also travel a lot. TTF

Goa will add a feather to both TTF and Goa’s cap.NIKHIL DESAI

Managing DirectorGoa Tourism Development Corporation

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CNTO has been collaborating with TTF for a long time and we are very pleased to be a part of the exhibition in 2017 as well. These shows appropriately communicate our tourist offerings to the Indian market. Through this exhibition, we also get a platform to strengthen our bond with the Indian travel trade professionals.

TIAN XINDirector- New Delhi

China National Tourist Office

Tourism from India to New Zealand is increasing and we are confident to keep this momentum for our new fiscal year as well. TTF helps us network and educate travel agents on creating itineraries to promote New Zealand through our participation.

STEVEN DIXONRegional Manager- South and South East Asia

Tourism New Zealand

The crowd at TTF Kolkata is fantastic. I am happy to see that a lot of tourism boards are participating in the show. Tourism Malaysia hopes to participate in TTF Delhi as well where we would love to promote our tourism products to attract more tourists to the destination.

SHIMA HANANDeputy Director

Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board

We at Macao Government Tourist Office are working hard in all aspects to adopt new promotional theme this year to promote Macao to Indians, striving to attract visitors and at the same time, enhance the city’s attractiveness as a tourist destination.

ARZAN KHAMBATTAHead of India Representative Office

Macao Government Tourist Office

Our focus at TTF was to meet and engage with the travel trade from East India and introduce new properties, attractions and destinations in Thailand which they could further promote and sell to their clients.

ISRA STAPANASETHDirector- Delhi

Tourism Authority of Thailand

TTF brings an opportunity to promote our destinations to all visitors. We always feel encouraged to participate at TTF. We invite visitors to explore Bangladesh and its vital destinations.

JYOTIRMAY BARMANJoint Secretary, Ministry of Civil

Aviation & TourismGovernment of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Since 2004, Nepal has been participating in all the editions of TTF. TTF has grown in its quality in terms of management and arrangement. I am thankful to TTF for giving us the opportunity to be the Partner Country.

UJJWALA DALIOfficiating Director- Tourism Marketing

& PromotionNepal Tourism Board

We have received a very good response at TTF Kolkata. This is the sixth time that we participated at TTF. This was the best time for us to participate in this forum. We received a lot of queries. Overall, TTF Kolkata was a very enjoyable experience.

M C BRAHMADirector and CHD

Department of Tourism, Bodoland Territorial Council

TTF has been an extremely good platform for us. Sri Lanka Tourism is now concentrating in other markets beyond Mumbai and Delhi making TTF Hyderabad and Bengaluru highly potential targets for us.

VIRANGA BANDARAAssistant Director- Marketing

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau

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I am very pleased to see large level of participation from the small companies. TTF gives a voice to small travel agents to leverage the gap between the tourism industries of tier II towns in comparison with metro cities. It has given a platform to small agents to sell their products and to create business opportunities

for buyers from Delhi.CAPT. SWADESH KUMAR

PresidentAdventure Tour Operators Association of India

TTF is a wonderful show which we have seen in its yearly editions. Having more than 150 exhibitors and 27 states participate proves that people are really aggressive about the show. It has given them a good platform to showcase their states and also the international tourism bodies that have

participated. I really wish that this exhibition grows stronger in its future editions.

P P KHANNAPresident

Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India

TTF is one of the biggest travel trade exhibitions in India. Over the years, TTF has been understanding the needs of the market and adapting to the changes accordingly. The organisers are getting more and more interested in associating with trade bodies.

DEBJIT DUTTAChairman- West Bengal Chapter

Indian Association of Tour Operators

At TTF Kolkata, we showcased SKAL to eastern India. This is the first time that we participated in any trade fair. We wanted to project SKAL as a brand and association in eastern India. The response was quite good. TTF has been doing very well over all these years.

SANJEEV MEHRAHonorary Secretary

SKAL International Kolkata

The flow and the management system of this show have been very professional. If this kind of growth is seen year on year, then we are going to witness even bigger wonders in TTF shows. This exhibition brings people under one roof, giving the trade an opportunity to do business. This kind of networking will bring

together positive results for the exhibitors and the buyers.PRAVEEN CHUGH

PresidentTravel Agents Federation of India

I would like to compliment TTF team for organising such a grand show. It’s a good opportunity to interact with B2B and B2C participants. It has given an opportunity for people to be educated and well informed about the new tourism offerings. I believe that this show will grow further and multiply in a

big way in the years to come.PRONAB SARKAR

PresidentIndian Association of Tour Operators

TTF is a very successful show; they have been doing a great job for the last 27 years. The organisers have put in a great amount of effort by getting all the associations and tourism bodies together. I hope that thousands of tour operators and visitors multiply with the show in the future editions.

SUBHASH GOYALChairman

STIC Travel Group

We formed our association recently and we are grateful to TTF for giving us this platform to showcase us. We were here to advocate ethical tourism, focusing certain business standards and practices to sustain in the market. We were able to interact with all and spread the message of our newly founded association.

SIRAJ ANSARISpokesperson

Tour Operators Association of Telangana

TTF is a very good platform for all travel partners to showcase international and domestic tourism. There were a lot of participants from all over India at TTF Kolkata. TTF is one of the oldest forums in India and is evolving with time. In times to come, more and more international tourism boards will

definitely participate which will be better for the market.SANJEEV CHURIWALLA

MemberOutbound Tour Operators Association of India

We thank TTF for inviting SKAL to partner with them. Our presence in TTF Hyderabad has come out very fruitful as we tried to become stronger in memberships before the World Congress. We met many local travel trade professionals and allied tourism service providers. TTF and SKAL will go a long way in

promoting tourism with a shared cause.RAVISH G DAWAY

SecretarySKAL International Hyderabad

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TTF Ahmedabad has proved to be an important and beneficial show for the travel industry players of Gujarat. TTF puts a lot of effort to execute its events successfully. We have all our support with the TTF team. This time too TTF Ahmedabad had a large number of participants.

MANOJ SHAHPresident

Tour Operators and Travel Agents Association of Gujarat

Our association has a strong presence of travel professionals from the southern region of India exhibiting in this show. We participate in TTF fairs because we get really good business. The quality of buyers and trade visitors is always afresh. We are thankful to be provided with such a great platform to

communicate our tourist offerings to various buyers.JOSE PRADEEP

Executive Committee MemberSouth India Hotels and Restaurants Association

I would like to thank TTF for organising such a good show at Seasons Mall in Pune. TTF and TAAI have been working closely for so many years now. TTF has always provided us the networking as well as the platform to meet so many exhibitors. Our members have definitely benefited from that.

KRISHNA GOPALANChairman- Pune Chapter

Travel Agents Association of India

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This is the first time that we participated in TTF Kolkata and this time we focused on our B2B portal. TTF is very nicely done and managed. The footfall was good and we have been able to capture it well and will gain from it.

SUCHETA NAGPALDirector & CEO

Travstarz Global Group

I was quite surprised to see the huge turnout of people at TTF Ahmedabad, especially the travel companies who visited the show. TTF as a show is very well organised and has a mix of both domestic and international players.

VASUNDHARA GUPTASales Manager- Corporate & Trade

Costa Cruises

We are promoting experiential holidays in the country, especially for tourists from the city side. At TTF, we were chiefly looking at more of trade participations. TTF is a very successful event; this year too, the show has come out as a huge success.

DHAVAL JANIVP- Sales & Marketing

V Resorts

This was our first participation at TTF Kolkata and the experience was very good. We got a lot of response in the last three days. We at Rayna are promoting Singapore, Malaysia, Turkey, Thailand and Dubai. We hope to receive a good Return on Investment in the days to come.

ATUL K CHAURASIYACountry Head

Rayna B2B.com

At TTF, we mainly promoted Scandinavian countries. We managed to get good business deals both at TTF Mumbai and Pune. Maximum travel agents are ready to promote Scandinavia. Overall, we had a very good experience at the shows.

CHETAN RISBUDExecutive- Sales & Marketing

Intiamatkat Tours and Travel Solutions

We promoted Clarks Hotels and 1589 Hotels at TTF. There were a lot of domestic travel agents from places like Rajkot, Surat and Ahmedabad. We saw a lot of people from Rajasthan as well. Ahmedabad is a very big market with respect to weddings and corporate conventions.

NAVEEN SHARMADirector- National Sales

Clarks Group of Hotels

TTF Mumbai marked our first participation at the show. At TTF, we promoted our new operations and also showcased the tourism potential of Korea. The response that we got at the show was more than what we expected. TTF was indeed a great opportunity for us to market our airline to the customers.

TEJPREET SINGHManager - Passenger Sales & Marketing

Korean Air

Through TTF, this was the first time that we promoted our travel agency in Kolkata. We were here to promote Bhutan Tourism mainly for Indian citizens. TTF Kolkata was a pretty good experience. People were very curious about Bhutan and were eager to know more about the destination.

JAYMANG PALDENManaging Director

Rinson Tours and Treks

TTF has been a good platform for us to establish ourselves in the eastern market. We got very good response from the travel industry. There was a good network of agents at TTF Kolkata. We made new travel partners at the show which will further help us to penetrate the eastern market.

BHAGWAN DASSGeneral Manager

Galaxy Tourism

We promoted the Ashok Group of Hotels under the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) banner. We participated in TTF after many years and we found the show to be very good. TTF is a landmark in the travel and tourism industry.

HARISH BHARDWAJAssistant Manager- Corp Marketing & Sales

India Tourism Development Corporation

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We commenced our participation in TTF exhibitions from the year 2016 because of its spectacular response. We got a good response from travel agents coming to this exhibition. Our overall experience has been positive in Kolkata, Ahmedabad and this year in Delhi.

NITIN KUMARManager-Travel Sales RAC

Avis India

We have been participating at TTF for quite some time. This year we promoted tailor-made tour package called ‘Travel as you wish’. TTF has been an excellent platform in promoting this kind of tourism. The public at TTF Kolkata was very enthusiastic and we got excellent response at the show.

DEBASHIS CHANDRAGroup General Manager (East Zone)

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd

We have been participating in TTF exhibition for the past five years because we get an excellent response from this show. We receive positive footfall from international buyers and domestic travel agents in this exhibition. The exhibition like its previous editions has been organised very well and we are thankful

to the team for its never ending support.MANISH GARG

Assistant Manager- SalesEthiopian Airlines

Our company is just two years old, but the platform of TTF has boosted our growth. We had participated at TTF earlier and we make sure that we do not miss out on any of its editions, especially in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

SAGAR RAVALDirector

Shriji Tours

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West Bengal displays its remarkable tourism potential at TTF KolkataWest Bengal was the Host State for TTF Kolkata. The state participated with a large and attractive pavilion at the fair.

Goutam Deb, Tourism Minister, Gov-ernment of West Bengal, inaugurated the show. Congratulating the efforts of TTF, he remarked, “TTF is a fantas-tic event. Not less than 300 participants took part in the tourism festival along with 27 states and 9 neighbouring coun-tries. This huge event will boost our tour-ism industry in a big way. My expecta-tions from TTF are very high. The fair has started its journey from the City of Joy, Kolkata and I hope TTF comes out as a very big success.”

“West Bengal has a lot of potential as far as tourism is concerned. The state government has undertaken several measures to showcase the tourism sec-tor,” emphasised the Minister.

Currently, the tourism department is actively promoting the Gajaldoba Mega Tourism Project, near Jalpaiguri, besides the customary tourism promotional

plans around Durga Puja. Spread over 208 acres, the project includes a huge water body. Apart from this, there will be land safari, boat cruises, adventure tour-ism and a nine-hole golf course. Plans are also afoot to provide accommodation in Tiger Hill of Darjeeling so that visitors do not have to make the pre-dawn journey

from town to see the famous sunrise.The Minister further informed about

the possibility of organising a procession of the best idols post the actual five-day puja celebration.

Present at the occasion along with the Tourism Minister was A R Bardhan, Principal Secretary, Department of Tour-ism, Government of West Bengal. “TTF has grown in size over the years with the presence of so many states and neigh-bouring countries,” said Bardhan.

The nicely adorned booth of West Bengal also paid off with the destination winning the Best Decoration Award-Big Pavilion.

Telangana showcases innovative tourist attractions at TTF HyderabadTelangana Tourism played Host at TTF Hyderabad along with Andhra Pradesh Tourism. Azmeera Chandulal, Tourism Minister, Government of Telangana, inaugurated TTF Hyderabad.

Telangana Tourism had set up a large and colourful pavilion at both the edi-tions and had private sector operators as co-exhibitors. Adding to the rich fla-vours of the state was the Telangana Food Festival organised by the state tourism board. Besides, the pavilion had an area for showcasing the handicrafts of weavers from the state.

“I am very happy to see the beautiful fair. As the Host State, Telangana Tour-ism sponsored a Food Festival, where members of the Telangana State Hotel Association had set up food stalls sell-ing local delicacies for the guests visit-ing TTF,” the Minister said.

“TTF is the biggest travel network of the country and we are happy to partner with them. Telangana is the youngest state of the country and TTF being the largest network, we will go a long way in promoting and supporting each other,” commented B Venkatesham, Secretary

Tourism, Government of Telangana.The Telangana pavilion was appreci-

ated with the Best Decoration Award – Big Pavilion at TTF Hyderabad. It also bagged the Most Innovative Product Award at TTF Kolkata which includes a walk on the lake at Laknavaram, Waran-gal in a 160 m long hanging rope bridge.

“The main catalyst in promoting Tel-angana Tourism is our unexplored for-est, unvisited medieval temples with exquisite sculptures, delicious food and hospitable people. We promoted all these in TTF Hyderabad as the Host State. TTF Hyderabad has recorded 20% increase in every aspect; let us hope for doubling the growth from this year’s output,” said Pervaram Ramulu,

Chairman, Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (TSTDL).

As a newly developed state that is rich in heritage and culture, Telangana has adopted vigorous promotional mea-sures. On the very first day of TTF Kolk-ata, the travel trade and media personnel were briefed on the tourist attractions and products through a presentation by Dr Christina Z Chongthu, Manag-ing Director, Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (TSTDL).

“As part of Ministry of Tourism’s Swadesh Darshan, we are taking part in Ramayana Circuit with Bhadracha-lam, Buddhavanam at Nagarjuna Sagar is part of the Buddhist Circuit, eco-tour-ism in Mahabubnagar is also an import-ant project. We hope to get good number of tourist arrivals in the coming days,” Chongthu said.

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TTF Kolkata & Hyderabad played host to exciting sessions of Travel StartupKnock-Down+ by TravHQ. StartupKnockDown is conceptualised with the objective to support the travel tech community in India and to give them a platform to show-case potentially ground-breaking solu-tions for the travel industry.

Five innovative travel startups pitched in front of an expert panel of judges to win the title and many other opportunities that accompany it. Proceeding the pitching session at Kolkata event were interesting knowledge sharing sessions by Saumyajit Guha, COO, Calcutta Angels Network and Ravi Ranjan, Head, Startup Warehouse Kolkata-NASSCOM. In Hyderabad, Sreekanth Perepu, Investment Director at Hyderabad Angels engaged in a fireside chat with Daksh Sharma, Co-Founder,

TravHQ about the key pointers entrepre-neurs and investors should have in their mind before they join forces.

Sunny Jindal, Co-founder, TravHQ, said, “The StartupKnockDown+ event presents an exciting spectrum of oppor-tunities for innovators in travel-tech to showcase their offerings and gain knowl-edge from industry experts.”

The panels at both the events included leading industry professionals from Ama-deus, NASSCOM, Indian Angels Net-work, Calcutta Angels Network, Unitus Seed Fund, Hyderabad Angels, Go North Ventures, Fairfest Media and T-Hub among others.

The participating startups also got the chance of having one on one discussion with the panel members. TravHQ and TTF will be

hosting more events in September in Pune and Ahmedabad. Interested start-ups can register at startupknockdown.travhq.com.

TravHQ and TTF host Travel StartupKnockDown+ at Kolkata & Hyderabad to support travel innovators

WINNERS

Startup Knockdown+ Kolkata• Izifiso emerged to be the com-

mon choice of judges. Invited by Calcutta Angels Network and NASSCOM for an elevated pitch session

• Amadeus selected Airlines Tech-nology to be a part of Amadeus Next

Startup Knockdown+ Hyderabad• India Outtabox was selected to

be the common choice of judges and invited by both Hyderabad Angels & IAN for elevated pitch session

• Routern selected by Amadeus to be a part of Amadeus Next

• Guidezie invited by Hyderabad Angels for an elevated pitch session

StartupKnockDown+ is a very unique concept; this will encourage a lot of young entrepreneurs in this domain. I personally had a very good understanding of how the dimensions are changing in the travel sector.

SAUMYAJIT GUHA COO, Calcutta Angels Network

StartupKnockDown+ looks at a particular domain which is very important for a country like India that is growing at a very fast pace. We saw some of the companies which are coming from India but with a global perspective of how technology is disrupting this huge travel market. The

companies at the event were amazing in terms of their potential and the technology they are using.

RAVI RANJAN Head, Startup Warehouse Kolkata

10000 Startups-NASSCOM

StartupKnockDown+ will do a lot of good to the travel tech start-ups in Kolkata. These initiatives are very important because it gives an opportunity for people to know what is happening in the industry and to get expert advice very quickly, at one place, for a number of people.

HARI BALASUBRAMANIAN Advisor, IvyCapVentures

This is a very good initiative of TTF and TravHQ as they are promoting travel and technology as a specific focus point for the startups in India. It is extremely important for startups to come as many times to such competitions as possible because even if they don’t win, they should take a lot of

learning and advice from the judges and audience and make it better for the next time.

BART BELLERS Senior Advisor

Corporate Strategy, Amadeus Asia Pacific

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In a bid to attract more tourists to the country, Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) organised a Travel Trade and Media Presentation at both the editions of TTF Kolkata and Hyderabad. Participating as the Partner Country, NTB conveyed the message that tourism is reviving and Nepal is back to business.

“Since 2004, Nepal has been partici-pating in all the editions of TTF. TTF has grown in its quality in terms of manage-ment and arrangement. I am thankful to TTF for giving us the opportunity to be the Partner Country,” said Ujjwala Dali, Officiating Director- Tourism Marketing & Promotion, NTB.

During the sidelines of the road show, Sudarshan Prasad Dhakal, Director General, Department of Tourism, Gov-ernment of Nepal, commented, “This road show was held to familiarise peo-ple from the travel trade and media with the tourism products of Nepal and its current situation after the devastating earthquake. We received a very good response here.”

He further added, “Nepal has several

products for tourists. It is the trekker’s paradise. Similarly, we have pilgrimage sites for the Hindu and Buddhist tour-ists along with the gateway for Mansa-rovar. Visitors can come and experience the diversity in cultures. The people of Nepal are quite friendly. Besides, safety is another positive point that can attract more tourists to the destination.”

NTB will promote the adventure segment in the Indian market as it will strike a chord with the young audience. Efforts will also be made on tapping the metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, as well as cities of

Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Ahmed-abad, Bhopal and Patna, exploring new avenues.

In the past decade, Indian arriv-als to Nepal were more than a hundred thousand in a year. However, the num-bers slumped in 2015 because of vari-ous reasons. “We have immediate plans to promote through participations at all major trade fairs and increase visibility through online and offline campaigns throughout India. With heavy incentives and ‘good for all seasons’ weather, the coming season is a great time for Indian travellers to restart their visit to Nepal. Nepal is certainly ready to welcome our Indian tourists back,” concluded Dali.

Nepal Tourism Board all set to welcome more Indian tourists

Bangladesh Tourism Board partic-ipated this year at TTF Kolkata as the Partner Country. It exhibited at the three-day show with an attrac-tive pavilion along with a number of co-exhibitors.

“TTF brings an opportunity to pro-mote our destinations to all visitors. We always feel encouraged to par-ticipate at TTF. We invite visitors to explore Bangladesh and its vital des-tinations,” expressed Jyotirmay Bar-man, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Besides showcasing diversi-fied attractions of the destination, the country also launched its lat-est innovative product called ‘Cholo

Bangladesh’ on the second day at TTF. An initiative undertaken by TGI Asia, in association with Bangladesh Tour-ism Board, the ‘Cholo Bangladesh’ tour is an integrated tour package that will be centred round the Inter-national Mother-language day on Feb-ruary 21.

Beginning on February 19, 2017, tour-ists participating in the ongoing tour to Dhaka will gather at the Central Shahid Minar on February 21 to pay their respect to martyrs. Apart from this, there will be local site seeing, visit to popular tourist spots in the country along with authen-tic Bengali delicacies.

“We plan to invite groups mainly from Kolkata, Siliguri, Agartala and Shillong who also have road connec-tivity. There is also a month-long book fair by Bangla Academy which the peo-ple can visit. ‘Cholo Bangladesh’ is not just a tour but a movement in itself,” informed Mohiuddin Helal, Managing Director, TGI Asia.

“We are also offering other optional tours for other circuits,” said Taufiq Rahman, Chief Executive,

Journey Plus.Commenting on the product launch

at TTF Kolkata, Helal remarked, “We have received a very good response at TTF Kolkata. We have already received requests from 30 tour operators. The visitors are showing a lot of interest for ‘Cholo Bangladesh’.”

Bangladesh was also awarded for Best Decoration-Medium Pavilion at the show.

“We have been participating at TTF for a long time. This is the only fair where we can connect with Bengalis across the border. It is a fantastic event and I hope it will evolve further. Bangla-desh wants to extend its full support to the show,” added Rahman.

New product ‘Cholo Bangladesh’ launched at TTF Kolkata

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Sri Lanka, the Partner Country of TTF Hyderabad, wooed a lot of visitors with their exotic attractions.

Sri Lanka aims at establishing itself as an exotic wedding destination for Indi-ans. The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau is also looking forward to work with the Indian incentive and MICE providers.

Highlighting the promotional plans for this year, Viranga Bandara, Assis-tant Director- Marketing, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, said, “Sri Lankan Tourism is now concentrating in other markets beyond Mumbai & Delhi. Hyderabad and Bengaluru are highly potential markets for us.”

At the TTF Hyderabad booth, Sri Lanka dedicated a counter to the Ramayana Trail with customised pack-ages to cater to the increasing interest, demand and traffic on this route.

Indian tourists comprised 20% of the foreign tourist arrival in Sri Lanka

last year. Brewing plans for better air connectivity between the countries, Bandara added, “Sri Lankan Airlines, Mihin Lanka, now have direct flights from many Indian cities and we want to take advantage of this flight connec-tivity. We are looking forward to direct flight connectivity between Colombo and Hyderabad.”

“Congratulating Sri Lanka’s par-ticipation with a number of co-exhibi-tors, the country was awarded for the Best Group Participation at TTF. Satis-fied with this year’s response at TTF, Sri Lanka will now consider participation at next year’s edition as well,” said Bandara.

Sri Lanka receives good enquiries at TTF Hyderabad

J&K showcases destinations in a big way at TTF Showcasing itself as a top tourist destina-tion, Jammu and Kashmir attracted a lot of visitors to their booth at TTF Kolkata and Hyderabad.

J&K offers several opportunities for var-ied genre of tourism like heritage, pilgrim-age, business and adventure tourism. Apart from this, tourists are showing a lot of inter-est in border tourism at Suchetgarh, the in-theme for Jammu these days. J&K Tour-ism has also started border tour buses for Shri Amarnath Yatris on pilot basis whereas border tour will be continued after the Yatra too, for the facilities of the tourists, due to

overwhelming response to it.J&K was awarded for its remarkable

Group Participation at TTF Kolkata. It also won the Best Print Promotional Material Award at TTF Hyderabad.

Delighted with the experience at TTF, Sushma Chauhan, IAS, Director-Jammu, added, “The experience at TTF has been absolutely amazing. TTF is a platform for many states and countries to showcase their tourism potential and as a participat-ing state, this was a great opportunity to attract a lot of people from not only different parts of the country but also from different

countries and invite them to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. On one hand we have been able to promote J&K as a top tourist destination and also invited a lot of clients to the state.”

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Royal Thai Consulate General pro-moted exclusive Thai products for female tourists at the TTF shows, heralding the much awaited celebrations of the ‘month for women travellers’.

Celebrating the occasion of Her Maj-esty Queen Sirikit’s birthday in August 2016, Thailand is offering special privi-leges to female travellers like special rates and offers. It has also come up with five different promotional concepts compris-ing Beautiful LOOK, Beautiful SHAPE, Beautiful RETREAT, Beautiful MIND, Beautiful EXPERIENCE-all designed to meet the varied needs of women.

Thailand also promoted new destina-tions at the fair including Trang, Koh Tao, Koh Samet, Koh Phagan & Khao Lak and

the Hills of Thailand like Chiang Mai and

Chiang Rai.Commenting on the opportune

moment of participation, Chanyuth Sawetsuwan, Assistant Director, Tour-ism Authority of Thailand- New Delhi, said, “This is the best time for us to pro-mote Thailand in India. In the last six months, tourists from India to Thailand

have grown by around 15%.” Thailand will also focus on wedding and leisure tourism in the long run, mentioned Sawetsuwan.

Highlighting the importance of the West Bengal market, he said, “West Ben-gal and Kolkata in particular, is one of the biggest markets for tourists to Thailand. 25% of our tourists are from West Bengal. TTF Kolkata was the best channel to pro-mote our destination in West Bengal.”

“TTF is the biggest tourism fair. A lot of sellers, buyers and people from the travel industry join the show. I think TTF is the ideal platform to promote Thai-land,” he added.

Thailand was awarded at TTF Kolkata for the Most Promising New Destination, for Koh Chang, Trang and Chiang Mai.

Thailand offers special privileges to women travellers

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Eager to welcome TTF to Goa, says Nikhil Desai

Goa Tourism bagged the Best Stall Decor Award at TTF Kolkata. Showcasing its diverse tourism initiatives, Goa generated a lot of interest among people at both the TTF shows in Kolkata and Hyderabad.

At TTF, Goa promoted various facets of tourism including heritage tourism, hinterland tourism, culture and cuisine, wedding and events, to name a few. “Goa is a favourite in Bengal,” said Nikhil Desai, Managing Director, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC).

The efforts of GTDC were also applauded with the Most Innovative Product Award at TTF Hyderabad for their e-commerce portal, mobile app, hot air balloon, helicopter rides, white water rafting and avitourism.

“TTF is a good opportunity for us to

showcase Goa. It provides the platform to not only network with the travel agents but also gives information to people who want to know more about the state. We are participating in most of the major TTF editions this time,” elaborated Desai.

Proposing the possibility of hosting TTF in Goa, he added, “We are trying to make TTF happen in Goa as well. It will be a good opportunity for people to showcase because Goans also travel a lot. It is a good market with good spenders. TTF Goa will add a feather to both TTF and Goa’s cap.”

TTF Pune played host to an exciting ses-sion of Travel Startup Knockdown+ by TravHQ. Previously, the event had been hosted successfully as part of TTF Kolkata and Hyderabad.

During the Pune edition of the event, five travel startups took the stage to pitch their ideas in front of a panel of judges compris-ing industry experts and active angel inves-tors. DoView Holidays with their product C Cube took the spotlight, emerging as the common choice of the judges. Indian Angels Network and Mumbai Angels also invited C Cube for an elevated pitch session.

Amadeus selected Global Travel Exchange to be a part of the Amadeus Next community. It simplifies the process of put-ting together trip plans for travel agents and also offers another tool for consumers

to easily find suitable travel packages. The startup community will help them to fur-ther fine tune the product and add more value for their customers.

Pune Angels selected Enrouto for an elevated pitch session. Enrouto is a plat-form for solo travellers to connect to travel together by matching them on the basis of their preferences.

The day started with investors from

Pune Angels and Mumbai Angels engag-ing in discussions about the investment trends seen in India followed by the pitch-ing session. Investronaut, a startup accel-erator based in Pune, also hosted a session for startups to highlight the importance of Business Model Canvas.

The participating startups, apart from the opportunity to showcase their product in front of the travel community, also got the chance of having one on one discussion with the panel members to discuss the finer details of their businesses and receive cru-cial inputs.

This event was supported by TTF, Ama-deus, Indian Angels Network, Investro-naut, Frootrip, FunStay, Pune Angels and Mumbai Angels. More details can be found at www.travhq.com

Travel StartupKnockDown+ concludes yet another successful pitch battle at TTF Pune

Platforms like Travel StartupKnockDown+ help the travel technology startups to work with big giants in the industry. We, as Pune Angels, have selected one of them to see how far we can nurture them. These platforms are important to develop the travel ecosystem.

PANKAJ MITTAL Co-Founder, Pune Angels

Travel StartupKnockDown provide one the opportunity to meet actual investors, share ideas and get feedback. The ideas shared by the startups at the event were very similar to that of the big companies and it is a good opportunity for Amadeus too to be able to associate with such startups.

ROSHAN KHAN Director - Technology, Amadeus

It was enlightening and interesting to see that there were several startups in the domain of travel. We need a lot more of activities of this kind which encourages entrepreneurs and establishes connect between industry and entrepreneurs for them to get insights that they are otherwise missing sometimes.

ANSHOO GAUR President & Head, Amdoc India

Travel StartupKnockDown+ at TTF Pune turned out to be a very good competition. As a winner I believe now I have more responsibilities to look after. Such platforms are very important for the budding startups, motivating them to think more and execute accordingly. We also had a stall at TTF Pune where we got the opportunity to give presentations to a lot of travel agencies.

SRINIVAS VEMURI Director, DoView Holidays India Pvt Ltd

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Punjab showcases its latest amphibious product to touristsTravellers to Punjab will now be able to enjoy rides in amphibious buses besides the usual tourist attractions in the state, informed Sohan Singh Thandal, Tour-ism Minister, Government of Punjab, while speaking on the occasion of the inauguration of TTF Ahmedabad 2016.

Punjab was present at the TTF West Series, participating in a big way with a number of co-exhibitors. Boasting of a wide variety of tourist delights, Punjab promoted religious tourism, heritage tourism, farm tourism and the likes at the three-day show in Gujarat.

Punjab participated as the Feature State at both TTF Ahmedabad and Surat.

Reiterating the idea of tourism as a means of cultural exchange between communities, Punjab currently lays a lot of thrust on developing tourism in

the state, with significant infrastruc-tural improvements consolidated in the last couple of years.

Punjab is a land of rich culture. It also celebrates a large number of festivals like Baisakhi, Hola Mohalla and others which further boosts the tourist numbers to the state.

“Tourism in Punjab is important as it provides employment opportunities and also generates revenue for the state. I welcome all travellers from India and abroad to come and visit Punjab,” con-cluded Thandal.

Gujarat offers its latest range of tourism products at TTFThe Government of Gujarat played host to the TTF shows in Ahmedabad and Surat while participating with big pavil-ions in the TTF West Series. Kamlesh-bhai Patel, Chairman, Tourism Corpo-ration of Gujarat Ltd inaugurated TTF Ahmedabad.

The exhibitors got an opportunity to interact with Ganpatsinh Vasava, Tour-ism Minister, Government of Gujarat when he walked the show at Ahmed-abad on its second day. The Minister also inaugurated TTF Surat in the fol-lowing week.

Gujarat recently launched a

360-degree immersive live action virtual reality video, as a result of a joint venture between Tourism Corporation of Guja-rat Ltd and IL&FS. Besides, the state is vigorously promoting film tourism by offering a range of facilities to film mak-ers including financial assistance and

single window clearance, in turn encour-aging entrepreneurship in film making.

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd was also bestowed with the Best Deco-ration Award-Big Pavilion at both TTF Ahmedabad and Surat. It also won the Group Participation Award at both TTF Mumbai and TTF Pune.

Impressed with the look and feel of the shows, N Srivastava, Commissioner Tourism and MD, TCGL, commented, “TTF is a very impressive show. I had visited the ones in Kolkata and Pune. Among all, Ahmedabad was the largest show. TTF is indeed doing a great job.”

With more than 30 co-exhibitors pro-moting exciting packages and products, Uttarakhand was one of the highlights of the TTF West series. Visitors at TTF were welcomed with a fresh perspective on the tourism potential of Uttarakhand that aimed at projecting itself as a tourism destination that is much beyond the cus-tomary ‘Char Dham Yatra’.

“Uttarakhand is focusing on experi-ential travel in the destination. We want to promote the state as not only religious, but also a spiritual destination. It has a huge potential in Adventure, Wellness or Yoga Tourism that we are aggressively promoting,” informed Shailesh Bagauli, Secretary, Uttarakhand Tourism Devel-opment Board.

Besides the 125 existing trek routes,

Uttarakhand has geared up to develop new trekking sites with single window clearance. Other adventure sports in the state include paragliding and rafting. In the wellness and yoga tourism sector, the state has moved beyond the yoga capi-tal Rishikesh to add new destinations to itineraries.

Uttarakhand is also promoting Rural Tourism for tourists to get a flavour of the local culture, cuisine and hospitality. For this, the state has sealed partnerships with Stayzilla and OYO to promote and standardise homestays. The information was shared by the Tourism Ministry in a roadshow held at Ramada Ahmedabad during the TTF show.

TTF Ahmedabad was also graced with the special presence of Dinesh

Dhanai, Tourism Minister, Government of Uttarakhand.

Commenting on the contribution of TTF to the state’s tourism, Minister said, “TTF is a very good opportunity for all the tourism related stakeholders and for all the states who are trying to promote their tourism to meet and share their ideas. Uttarakhand also got to interact with sev-eral hoteliers and people from the trade and media.”

Uttarakhand invites visitors at TTF to experience homestays in the state

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Delhi Tourism Minister assures industry of full support and facilitation to make Delhi a tourist friendly destinationKapil Mishra, Tourism Minister of Government of NCT Delhi inaugu-rated the Delhi edition of the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) 2017.

Speaking on the need for bet-ter cooperation between the govern-ment and tourism industry, Mishra, said, “There are certain barriers that need to be bridged which can only be done when the government and industry join hands and start working together. I appeal to the tourism indus-try to come with clear policies and sug-gestions to the Ministry and we will start working together to achieve the low hanging fruits available to us. We will make sure that GST will be imple-

mented in the right manner and that no one in the industry suffers due to it.”

Delhi, the Host State is one of the most important hubs of tourism in India, used by inbound and domes-tic tourists to move on to other desti-nations. However, the state itself has a lot to offer to tourists. Properly pack-aged and marketed, it can increase the length of stay of tourists in Delhi.

Platforms like TTF provide an oppor-tunity to project and market the state of Delhi as a comprehensive tourism des-tination, besides being a tourism hub.

“We are working alongside the Cen-tral Government to make Delhi a des-tination city, positioning it as a spir-itual and heritage circuit. I see two barriers for the tourism industry in Delhi– cleanliness and safety. I will

personally lead this campaign,” the Minister added.

Industry leaders including Manmo-han Sadana, Regional Director (North), India Tourism Delhi; Pronab Sarkar, President, Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO); P P Khanna, Pres-ident, Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI); Capt. Swadesh Kumar, President, Adven-ture Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI); Praveen Chugh, Presi-dent, Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI); Subhash Goyal, Chairman, STIC Travel Group suggested strate-gies to promote tourism in Delhi.

The industry representatives also stressed on the need for lower taxa-tion to promote tourism. They recom-mended that the luxury tax in Delhi should be brought down and applied on actual rather than printed tariffs, which the Minister agreed upon. They also suggested that GST on tourism should be at the lowest slab.

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