3rd MP Travel Mart sets the bar high
The third Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart (MPTM) saw 45 exhibitors come together to showcase their products. Some of the attendees reflect on the quality and the way forward for a mart of this standing.
This is the 3rd MPTM and the success of this mart can be best evaluated by buyers and sellers, more so for the sellers. All the sellers have been very happy with the planning of this event. Sellers' feedback is that the choice of buyers is very good. They feel that buyers are serious, and they have done their homework and research. Most of the buyers are first-timers, which is a good thing. We have also increased the number of sellers. Of course, we are not satisfied yet because the scale has to be much larger, but it's the right beginning.
This is my first time at the mart and in my experience it looks very well-organised and professionally done. The quality of buyers and sellers is also better. Hopefully, they will continue to improve. The international presence is impressive; we'll see how it goes from here. The sellers could have been more, when compared with the quality of buyers, but that's something for them to work on in the upcoming editions.
I have been here for three years in a row. It's definitely bigger and better organised and I see a lot of new technologies being employed. The number of sellers seems a little less. A mart of this magnitude should be more and more popular. Quality of buyers has improved. We have always supported Madhya Pradesh Tourism and I really want this to become bigger and better; and they need to zero in on quality of buyers. We met a few buyers who are very cued in about what they want. But mostly the vastness of India can be a little overwhelming. Briefing the agents therefore becomes very crucial. We should hold workshops for foreign agents, too.
This is the 3rd edition and we are seeing huge improvements. The improvement is majorly on the international level. The quality of buyers and sellers is very good. They are very sincere and the people who are attending want to do serious business with Madhya Pradesh Tourism. It's the efforts of Madhya Pradesh Tourism, both political and bureaucratic level. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and MPTDC Chairman deserve many congratulations.
This is a perfectly well-organised mart. This time the participation is much higher, both domestic and international and people are now recognising MPTM as an international tourism mart. I can see quality booths and a lot of agents from Delhi are here too, which is a good sign. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister is pro-tourism and I hope other states' CMs also take part in tourism growth. MP is also organising the Investors' Summit to invite private players and the government will play the role of facilitator. This is a very good sign and we wish MPT all the best.
MPTM is on an upswing and it is going to be much better in future. With greater opportunities rising in the field of adventure and wildlife tourism, at least two or three destinations can come up in Madhya Pradesh itself. Rather than putting a resort or a hotel, Government should work on the macro level to develop such a destination on the lines of Genting Islands and Sentosa. Space constraint has kept the number of sellers limited, but Madhya Pradesh Tourism should work out a way to make it better and bigger. Quality of buyers has improved but there is still room for improvement.