ADTOI starts Northeast chapter

The Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) recently opened its Northeast Chapter in Guwahati. Arijit Purkayastha has been designated as the Chairman of this chapter.

With a combined chapter of West Bengal and Northeast earlier, ADTOI now has a separate chapter for the latter, shared PP Khanna, President, ADTOI. The association currently has nine

state chapters in Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal+Northeast, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh) in the country. “As we had a good number of ADTOI members in the Northeast, especially in Guwahati, we decided to have a separate Northeast Chapter,” said Khanna.

A seven-member team from ADTOI attended the launch of the chapter, led by Khanna, that included Chetan Gupta, General Secretary; Dalip Gupta, Treasurer; Anil Rajput, Joint Secretary; and Executive Committee members Ashish Sehgal, Ved Khanna and Vishal Bhatia. Debjit Dutta, West Bengal Chapter Chairman, ADTOI, was also present at the occasion, along with members from the Northeast. Arijit Purkayastha was announced as the Chairman of the Northeast Chapter. Other announced, which included Sazid Subhan, Secretary;

Sudarshan Khound, Treasurer and Shreya Barbara, Lady assured that ADTOI would provide unstinted support by its members on pan-India basis to promote the northeast region among domestic tourists all the year round. “Powered by improved infrastructure facilities and accessibility to destinations, we expect a rise in the tourist arrivals in all states of the Northeast region. We will be promoting Rongali Festival of Guwahati as well as Hornbill festival of Nagaland through our members around the country. I believe that these festivals, usually organised by tribals from the region, can attract tourists who would like to experience the tribal lifestyle,” he said.

We will be promoting Rongali Festival of Guwahati as well as Hornbill festival of Nagaland through our members

Arijit Purkayastha, Managing Director, Koyeli Tours, and Chairman designate of the Chapter, assured to put in best efforts to promote the region extensively with the support of the state government. He claimed that his aim would be to connect the tour operators based in various parts of India to those in the Northeast.