NE BUSINESS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, MAR 1
Pack your bags and get set to some of the best getaways as India has begun 2021 on a great note – its COVID19 vaccination drive is underway and travel confidence is coming back. India witnessed the highest number of check-ins since December 2020 in the last week of February. Air travel has exceeded 85% of its pre-COVID levels. There is already a strong revival of demand for domestic leisure travel and hotel bookings have revived to three-fourth (75%) of its pre-COVID levels.
While international travel may restart in a major way later in the year, business travel within India has also recovered almost half-way (50%) and is soon likely to reach the levels of the previous year, according to leading travel agents.
At such an important juncture, TTF Ahmedabad, the biggest travel trade show in the TTF series is pioneering the revival of travel and tourism in the vast and lucrative market of Gujarat on 4th, 5th , and 6th March at the Gujarat University Exhibition Hall.
Over 120 exhibitors from 4 countries and 12 states will be represented at the show. Gujarat Tourism is participating in a big way as the Host State and its famous attraction, The Statue of Unity has joined as the Partner Destination. Uttarakhand, Kerala, Himachal, and Rajasthan have come on board as the Partner States. This year’s Feature State is Telangana. As always, India Tourism too will have a significant presence in the show.
The show is supported actively by a large number of travel trade associations, including OTOAI, ATOAI, TAAI, ADTOI, IATO, IAAI, ETAA, SATA, RAAG, SGTCA, TAAS, ATAA, GTAA, TAG, UTEN, VTAA, TAFI, TLC, TOSG, ABTO whose members will be attending the show in large numbers.
“We are extremely happy to report that the confidence in domestic travel is growing by leaps and bounds,” said Sanjiv Agarwal, Chairman & CEO, Fairfest Media, the organisers of TTF – the oldest and largest travel tradeshow network in India.
“This is the reason we launched a special series of shows in Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Mumbai in Feb-Mar this year, to assemble pioneers in reopening travel destinations, to market in the top three markets in India.”
Apart from that, Indonesia, Maldives, Mauritius, and the USA will be represented through private agencies. Key private players from DMCs, hotels, airlines, and other sectors have also joined with enthusiasm.
All three days of TTF Ahmedabad will be reserved for B2B interactions between the exhibitors and the travel trade from Ahmedabad and the whole of Gujarat. The show comes at a strategic time when India’s travel and tourism industry is showing green shoots of recovery and will provide the much-needed boost to kickstart travel in Western India. TTF Ahmedabad will be followed by the grand finale, OTM Mumbai on 19, 20, 21 March at the Bombay Exhibition Centre.
The organisers are ensuring that all Covid-related safety protocols and measures will be followed at TTF Ahmedabad by exhibitors, visitors, venue owners, and service providers, to ensure a safe and beneficial experience for all.
TTF Ahmedabad is gearing up to make 2021 the Year of Reviving Travel. Are you ready to join the journey? Save the dates for TTF Ahmedabad on 4th, 5th, and 6th March at the Gujarat University Exhibition Hall.
