Buyers Speak
The event was well organised and there were a lot of good suppliers. Attending the event is always a learning experience and China, per se is focusing a lot on MICE events. Sellers are always looking at India, be it Chinese or others. But the trend as is, the Chinese travellers are travelling more than us. China has got fantastic MICE infrastructure – hotels, roads, venues, and India still needs to build a lot of infrastructure. Things are picking up in India.” C. P. Sharma Managing Director, Neptune Travco
IT&CM was a very good platform to network with our new as well as old suppliers. We got to know about new products of Sanya Bay, Hainan Island and Huangzhou, a new upcoming destination in China. We are looking at marketing our product in China as a standalone destination and it's a good platform to work with. I've been able to convert one of my group businesses at IT&CM China. Buyers and sellers are giving us a very positive response and they look forward to working with the India market and they are ready to work on the rates.” Reena Chopra Director Magical Holidays
IT&CM is doing well and this was my first time here. I met a couple of new companies. Basically I came for new products, information and knowledge. I met Canada-based Arctic Destination here and we will soon be doing India promotions to sell arctic cruises. Lot of new hotels have come up here, I met new hotels, convention centre and China is coming up very well for MICE-related services.” Sanjeev Mehra Director
Aaryan Leisure and Holidays
My expectations were very high from IT&CM China and I feel IT&CM Bangkok was much better organised. I met a few people here and let's see if we are able to convert the meetings into business. The suppliers here are only from the Asian region and a few newcomers such as VisitScotland. I feel they could've had more variety.” Ravi Saxena Managing Director Uniglobe MKOV Travel
This is my first time at IT&CM in Shanghai and it was a great event and platform for interacting with Asian buyers. When we come here we discover what China has beyond Shanghai, Beijing to offer. There are few hotels and tourism boards from various other geographies who are here but more predominant than other fairs like the IMEX. From Indonesia we have 30 odd sellers, from Thailand there are 30 odd sellers. The number is good, the hotels showcasing here were very good.” Vikrant Grover Director-MICE Vdoit4u.com