Glimpse of the exhibitors

Over 1,000 sellers from 50 countries exhibited at OTM 2015 and an estimated 10,000 buyers from the travel industry visited the event over three days. Some of the international exhibitors that had large pavilions at OTM include Philippines, Turkey, Mexico, Dubai, Japan, Thailand, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Oman, Seychelles, Jordan, Bhutan, the Czech Republic, and Taiwan. From India, some of the big participants include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala, Daman & Diu, Karnataka, Punjab, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir and Maharashtra. Among the major participants at the event were The Taj, Best Western, Sri Lankan Airlines, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Adlabs Imagica, Ark Travels and Heena Holidays. For the first time, OTM witnessed strong participation from Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) comprising operators specialising in adventure tourism. OTM has a substantial segment on Business Travel & MICE which was presented as a show- in- show called the BTM. Technology too was not left behind as several technology companies went on to showcase their products and some of the latest vehicles were also on display. The OTM-Kuoni Knowledge Series was held for the first time and focused on mastering the challenges and opportunities within the travel industry. Three experts from Kuoni India shared their expertise on the best practices in corporate travel, MICE and luxury travel over the three days.