For the industry, by the industry

Taking knowledge sharing to a new level, TRAVTALK Digital Conclave – India’s first virtual tourism conclave – received an overwhelming response with over 6,000 attendees for its three sessions. It helped answer some key questions.

Held on April 7, 2020, the first- ever Digital Conclave had some of the most eminent stakeholders of the tourism industry on-board to discuss present circumstances under the COVID-19 outbreak, while also delving on the future of the tourism and hospitality industries in a post-COVID world. The conclave, divided into three sessions, focused on inbound, domestic and outbound tourism.

The speakers, experts in their respective fields, hailed from the government and the trade, including tour operators, hoteliers, NTOs, OTAs, international tourism bodies and travel tycoons.

Session-I focused on ‘ When will inbound bounce back? What actions can tour operators take in the interim?’ Speakers for this session included Rupinder Brar

(ADG – Ministry of Tourism),

Himmat Anand (Founder – Tree of Life Resorts & Hotels) and Homa Mistry (CEO – Trail Blazer Tours).

The second session was on the subject ‘Outbound tourism: Weathering the storm and gearing up for better days’.

Speakers for this session included experts like Tricia Warwick (APMEA Director – VisitBritain), GB Srithar (Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia – Singapore Tourism Board) and Deepak Rawat (Senior Vice President, International Markets – MakeMyTrip). Session-III focused on ‘Coronavirus – A small roadblock or a major disrupter for the tourism industry?’ This session had industry experts like Suman Billa (Director, Technical Cooperation and Silk Road Development – UNWTO),

Kapil Kaul (CEO, India & ME – CAPA) and Naveen

Kundu (Managing Director - EbixCash Travel & Holidays), sharing their expert advice with the travel trade.