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RTE brings biz for India

Reed Travel Exhibition­s hosted the Indian travel and trade community in Delhi recently to a presentati­on highlighti­ng how travel shows can help them transform business. The Secretary, MOT, was the chief guest at the event.

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Reed Travel Exhibition­s (RTE) made a presentati­on to the travel trade community in Delhi on February 19. Present at the function were Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, World

At the World Travel Mart 2014, the Indian stall would be modelled on the Taj Mahal

Travel Market (WTM) and

Shane Hannam, Sales Director, Key Accounts, RTE.

With a special focus on WTM, the event served to highlight all travel and tourism exhibition­s organised around the globe by RTE. While talking to the delegates from the Indian travel and trade community, they talked about leverag- ing the RTE platform to gain the maximum out of it.

Happy with the response to their first MICE event - IBTM India - in Mumbai last year, they informed that IBTM would now move to Chennai and would be held from September 3-5.

Talking about increasing participat­ion, Press and Hannam said that, with a unique network of offices and internatio­nal sales promoters, their market reach is extensive. In 2013, over six million participan­ts attended the events organised by RTE.

Press added “WTM 2013 was a great success, which witnessed increases in all participan­t types and a record amount of facilitate­d business. Asian and Indian exhibitors will benefit hugely from the success of WTM 2013, and I expect to see a record amount of business conducted by Asian and Indian exhibitors.” Parvez Dewan, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, who was the chief guest at the event, talked about his experience at WTM 2013. He was happy to share that the Indian booth at WTM was the most welcoming of all stalls. He shared that at WTM 2014, the Indian stall would be modelled on the Taj Mahal.

Asian and Indian exhibitors will benefit hugely from the success of WTM 2013 IBTM would now move to Chennai and will be held from September 3-5

 ?? Parvez Dewan ?? Secretary Ministry of Tourism
Parvez Dewan Secretary Ministry of Tourism
 ?? Simon Press ?? Senior Exhibition Director World Travel Market
Simon Press Senior Exhibition Director World Travel Market
 ?? Shane Hannam ?? Sales Director Key Accounts, RTE
Shane Hannam Sales Director Key Accounts, RTE

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