Kolkata | TTJ- East India TravMart 2024 is delighted to introduce M/s Sampan Media Group, an Innovative Brand Communication media with expertise in trade publications, travel events and connecting partners digitally through TRAVMART, Market Place. Since its establishment in 2010, TTJ travel trade magazine and travel events networking has been at the forefront of the travel industry, offering comprehensive solutions to esteemed travel trade clients. TTJ TRAVMART is well-equipped to cater to travel trade agents and exhibitors' needs with registered head office in New Delhi and branches in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Kolkata.
Continuing this zeal to look for new initiatives in the tourism sector, Sampan Media - TTJ travel trade monthly English international travel magazine and travel trade event organiser are happy to inform you that the 2nd edition of East India TRAVMART (EITM 2024) show and 68th TTJ TRAVMART buyers and sellers meeting concluded here at Hotel The Lalit Great eastern, Kolkata (started on 20th and concluded on 21st of November 2024) with great success.
TTJ- East India Travmart (EITM) showcased the potential of the domestic market of tourism business in the north-east states of India. Around 250 agents of various travel trade associations, from local Kolkata, West Bengal and north-east states, joined this event as buyers and met more than 50 top travel trade exhibitors who came with variety of tourism products across India and abroad. INDIA TOURISM Eastern India and Ministry Of Tourism Govt of India have participated along with India Tourism, Kolkata at TTJ-EITM 2024. Regional Director of India Tourism , Ministry of Tourism Government of India Sri Pranav Prakash addressed the event's preregistered participants of national and international exhibitors and top tour operators during B to B presentation session on the opening day, 21st November .
India Tourism focused highly on domestic tourism business through various concepts while Yuva Tourism Club targeted school and college students to educate them. The Yuva Tourism Club is a collaboration between I.T.D.C. (India Tourism) and H.R. College under the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India directives to form Yuva Tourism Clubs at various educational institutions such as schools and colleges.Vision of Yuva Tourism Club is to nurture and develop young ambassadors of Indian tourism who would become aware of tourism possibilities in India, appreciate our rich cultural heritage and develop an interest and passion for tourism. These young ambassadors would be catalysts for promoting tourism in India.
Our hon'ble PM Sri. Narendra Modi Ji increased the visibility of India Tourism in world tourism map since 2014. Specially Ramayana , Mahabharat epic tourism saktipiths, Yuva Tourism Club etc so that various tourism destinations across India can bring more foreign tourists as well as connect India's huge domestic tourists TG through tour operators, tour associates and potential tourism industry promoters, establishments for overall development of TOURISM business .
Mr Ravi Sharma Managing Editor TTJ Sampan Media, said that TTJ TRAVMART's basic idea is to bring all (preregistered) reputed tour- agents as buyers from all East States and NE States and tourism establishment such as visa operators, Airlines, Hoteliers, DMC destination mangement companies, Cruises, State Tourism Boards etc as sellers under the single roof so that tourism buyers can buy tourism products from sellers . Objective of this Business to Business ( B to B) format event is also to connect each buyer and seller physically to foster strong business bonding also help building better relation and confidence for future tourism business development across India.
Partha Chatterjee - Bureau Head East Travel Trade Journal and one of the organisers of TTJ- East India Travmart said that national Tourism Policy 2022 recognizes tourism as a key driver of economic growth. In India It is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors and has a significant impact on trade, job creation, investment infrastructure. National Tourism Policy 2022 recognizes tourism as a key driver of economic growth. It is one of the fastest-growing economic sectors and has a significant impact on trade, job creation, investment, infrastructure development and social inclusion. Tourism is a major source of employment as it is a labor-intensive sector and has a significant multiplier effect on employment in related travel sectors. Tourism can also generate resources for the conservation of cultural and natural heritage and has huge potential to make a positive contribution towards sustainable development goals.
TTJ EITM 2024 top exibitors- sellers presented and exhibited their products across India during B to B meetings with travel buyers and also participated in presentation session on 20th November 2024 evening .
Mr. Gurjit Sigh Ahuja- Co- Convener of TTJ TRAVMART EITM 2024 said that their main objective is to increase tourism business in Easten Region states especially NORTH EAST states, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand and Odisha. He said that eastern region has huge potential for tourism business. WB state and eastern region other states based tourists travel across world as well as domestic tourist spots of India. He said that Bengali communities from Kolkata and West Bengal spend both in domestic and international tours every year .
He added that West Bengal is one of the most beautiful states in India where Hills, teagardens - Darjeeling, virgin seabeaches- Digha, Mondermoni, and Forest - Sundorbon are all attractive tourist spots available for domestic and international tourists. He added that EITM - TTJ , Sampan Media Organiser conducted their events at Kolkata because of its business potential in world tourism map , where a large number of tour oprators, stakeholders concentrate to increase their BUSINESS turnover every year.
WB tourism Board took many initiatives for development of tourism industry across the state and invented lesser known tourist spots, like Darjeeling Dooars, Purulia, Coochbihar, Sunderban, Digha, Mandeemoni, etc . Hon'ble CM Mamamta Banerjee, Govt of WB tourism department initiated Durga Puja festival and Puja carnival in the last few years, which is one of the best and largest cultural festivals in the world, where many foreigners and domestic tourists visit every year .
