Ground Transport Obstacles

For delegates moving within and beyond the city is also a task in terms of public transportation movement from the airport, etc. Sarvin Warden, Partner, Designer Incentives, shares his thoughts on the bleak situation, “The consistency in outsourcing large coaches is difficult. Mostly the large coaches are available in metro cities. Often we have to charter good coaches from metro cities to ply in other cities resulting in increased costs. Mini Coaches are non-existent in virtually all cities of India. Railways are impossible to use for top-end MICE events simply because of the existing scheduled timetable of trains. Whilst there has been a tremendous development in this area, using road transportation for MICE events especially for intercity transportation is just too cumbersome and time consuming. Usage of intercity road transportation is done out of necessity. Many countries in the world offer traffic police escorts - service for a charge. This service is non-existent in India.”

We need more flexibility from railways to charter trains, compartments and to do one’s own housekeeping including decor and catering on board

There is a growing recognition of the complexities that arise inevitably through the intermingling of people in different spaces through MICE. With heightened awareness of the big slice that is MICE amongst all the operators and the Government, there is a guarantee for thrilling possibilities in

this sector for the upcoming years.