DRMumbai: The first edition of Islamic Travel Mart (ITM) at Mumbai’s World Trade Centre, envisaged as India’s premier B2B marketplace and meeting point for all stakeholders in Islamic travel, was a huge success, clocking 992 trade visitors, over half of whom had pre-registered. Haj and Umrah operators from Mumbai and its hinterland, and hosted buyers from major markets like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune and Lucknow attended the show in large numbers.
The two-day event was the first exclusive B2B platform to network with Haj, Umrah, Ziyarat and Halal tour operators and travel agents from all over India, under one roof.
The two-day ITM was the first exclusive B2B platform to network with leading travel professionals and organisations from the Haj, Umrah, Ziyarat, Halal and mainstream travel sectors as they came together to promote the development of travel and tourism to the Haj and Umrah circuit, as well as to other Islamic pilgrimage destinations across the globe.
The objective of Islamic Travel Mart was to create a platform for greater interaction and networking between the buyers and sellers of Haj, Umrah, Ziyarat and Halal Travel, to create more transparency, better information dissemination and more competitive pricing and value addition for the pilgrims.
Islamic Travel Mart offered opportunities to network with senior government officials and Haj Committee members, as well as international and domestic players in the industry. It was an excellent platform to expand the B2B network and explore new business opportunities by meeting key decision makers from thousands of tour operators and travel agents promoting Haj, Umrah, Ziyarat and Halal Tourism from India and neighbouring countries.
It provided a platform for face-to-face interaction with business associates that helped in rejuvenating existing relationships and increased business from existing clients. Exhibitors got a unique opportunity to reach out to buyers from India and neighbouring countries.
ITM featured over 50 national and international exhibitors. Al Khalid Tours & Travels was the Premium Partner for Islamic Travel Mart, and helped in mobilising some of the top suppliers from Makkah and Madinah. Atlas Umrah, ACF Tourism, Al Massa Companies Group, Cosmic Travels & Tour, Classic Tour & Travels and Maqbool Umrah by Creative Travels were Associate Partners. Hospitality Partner was AccorHotels. Partner Hotels included Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont, Pullman Hotels and Resorts, Swissotel Hotels & Resorts, Mercure Hotels, Novotel Hotels, Suites and Resorts, Majlis Grand Mercure, ibis Styles Hotels, The Oberoi Madina, Ramada Hotels, Almassa Hotels and Anjum Hotel. Puratech Solutions was the Technology Partner. Air India was the Partner Airline of the show.
Golden Tulip, Al Ansar, HajjUmrahOnline.com, Classic Tour & Travels, Adel Zitouni Est. Umrah Services, Rahat Travels, Rahhal International, Royal Inn Hotels, Mawasim Tours & Umrah Services, Dar Al-Eiman Hotels, Kunuz Al Mashaer, Maather Hospitality & Umrah Services, Manazil Al-Mukhtara Haj & Umrah, Al Amaari, Suhana Travels and Shemaroo Ibaadat, Badr Bandr Umrah Services and Centrum were Featured Exhibitors in ITM.
The event was supported by the All India Haj and Umrah Tours Organisers Association, Haj Umrah Private Tour Operators Association and the Federation of Haj PTOs Of India.
ITM is organised by India’s oldest and largest travel trade show organisers Fairfest Media Ltd. The company has been organising globally acknowledged travel shows like OTM, BLTM and TTF for the last 30 years.
