Orchha: Next big MICE destination
IATO organised a Fam trip for its active members to Orchha Palace and Convention Centre in Tikamgarh, MP, to promote the property for MICE.
Orchha Palace and Convention Centre welcomed 140 IATO members before its formal opening on October 1, 2016, and showcased its various offerings to the tour operators.
Lally Matthews, Honorary Secretary, IATO, said, “Orchha Palace and Convention Centre is one of the best hotels in the region, with very good conference facilities and quality accommodation. I am hopeful that it will get good MICE business. They have an upmarket product, and having a five-star hotel in a location like this will only add numbers.”
Ashok Jain, Managing Director, Orchha Palace and Convention Centre, also owns Orchha Resort in the same region and is positive that the new property would only make it the next big MICE destination. “The destination is getting popular because of the historical and mythological sites in Orchha. Orchha is pollution free, clean and has good weather. The number of both domestic and international tourists to this destination is increasing every day. Today, there is a difference in demand and supply, and Orchha requires more rooms as well as conference halls. Thus, we are filling that gap.” The property has 100 rooms, which include two suites of 1,800 sq ft area and two rooms each. There are two banquet halls, with seating capacity of 1,000-1,200 people in theatre style and 600 people in round table style. Orchha is connected to all the metro cities and Jain hopes to get good business from corporates, at almost 60 per cent less the price. “I am hopeful that IATO will promote and sell the property, so that we can boost our business as well as market it in a better way,” he says.