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Travel Trade Fairs
& Events
India
Goa International
Travel Mart (GITM)
www.goatravelmart.in
Date: 2 – 4 April 2014
Venue: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukerjee
Stadium, Taleigao
An annual feature in the state’s business
calendar the Goa International Travel
Mart plays a pivotal role in showcasing
the finest elements of Goa’s tourism
attractions— both old and new. It also
provides an excellent platform for people
from the travel trade, the hospitality
industry and a host of other stake holders
in the tourism and travel sector, for
direct interface with their counterparts
from home and abroad. This year the
Goa Pavilion will showcase festivals and
nightlife, beaches, heritage trails, UNESCO tourism markets.
Heritage sites, Wild life, Medical tourism,
Monsoon tourism, MICE, Wedding
Destination, Spice Farms and Adventure.
HICSA 2014
www.hicsaconference.com
Date: 2-3 Apr 2014
Venue: Grand Hyatt, Mumbai
Celebrating its tenth anniversary the
annual HICSA 2014 (Hotel Investment
Conference-South Asia ) to be held in
Mumbai from 2 to 3 April offers a slew
of opportunities for furthering business
associations and facilitating networking
for the top decisions makers of the
hospitality industry. HICSA traditionally
attracts a diverse presence of hoteliers,
investors, developers, architects and
designers from across the globe.
Confirmations are pouring in from
the global hospitality community for
attendance at the conference. Notable
speakers at the conference include
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David Vely (Senior Vice President
Development-MEAI, Premier Inn/
Whitbread) , Diana L Nelson Chairman,
Carlson, Gerald Lawless (President and
Group CEO Jumeirah Group), Ingo
Schweder (Chief Executive Officer,
GOCO Hospitality) and Kapil Chopra
(President, The Oberoi Group).
TTF Guwahati 2014
Date: 27 - 29th June 2014
Venue: Guwahati, India
To be held in Guwahati (Assam) from
June 27 to 29 TTF Guwahati 2014
provides India’s Northeast states an
excellent platform to showcase many
of their fabulous tourist attractions for Travel Expo
the domestic, outbound and inbound
Asia
GBTA Conference 2014,
Shanghai
Date: 31 March 2014 - 2 April 2014
Venue: Shanghai, China
To be hosted at the Jin Jiang Hotel
in the historic environs of Shanghai
city the GBTA Asia annual China
Conference will be held between
31 March - 2 April 2014. Now
recommended for Chinese state
owned enterprises, this much -awaited
event will be ideal for local and
international participants to discover
the attractions of the Chinese business
travel market, expected to become
the largest in the world by 2016.
New highlights at the GBTA China
Conference 2014 include, Speed
introduction session for all buyers and
suppliers; introductory tour of buyers
to meet the exhibitors and a Raffle.
ITE & MICE 2014 - The
28th International
Travel Expo Hong
Kong & The 9th M.I.C.E
Date: 12 - 15 June, 2014
Venue: Hong Kong SAR, China
To be held at the Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre , in
the Hong Kong , China, the ITE & MICE
2014 - The 28th International Travel
Expo Hong Kong, and The 9th MICE
Travel Expo, from June 12-15,2014, will
focus on the travel themes of Cruise,
Honeymooning & Overseas Weddings,
Sports Tourism, Study Tours, Travel
Photography, Wellness. The second day
of the event has been designated as
MICE / CORPORATE DAY marked by a
series of related seminars.