DRNew Delhi: Destination Management Company TravelBullz organised the first ever edition of The Great India Road Show in Mumbai and Delhi recently. The mega B2B event saw 36 exhibitors from Thailand, among them hotels and attractions, participating with specific summer offers for Indian buyers. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai and The LaLiT Delhi, both the editions attracted over 200 agents each culminating in 15,000+ meetings.
Family holidays and honeymoon & anniversary holidays are the two largest summer segments in India. Many of the participating hotels came with packages offering complimentary stay and special incentives to kids travelling with families, and room upgrades, spa vouchers and a bottle of wine for couples.
Kanwer Deep Singh, Founder & President, TravelBullz addressed the attendees and led them through the day’s proceedings. Many delegates spoke to Destination Reporter and highlighted the market leadership of TravelBullz in Thailand and their decade long mutually beneficial association as the principal reasons for their participation in The Great India Road Show 2020.
Industry stalwarts, trade association leaders, travel agents and tour operators attended the full day show. Among the visitors were Himanshu Patil, Director, Kesari Tours; EbixCash Travel & Holidays represented by J P Singh, COO – Retail and Leisure and Peter Fernandez, General Manager – Outbound Products; Tourism Authority of Thailand Delhi represented by Vachirachai Sirisumpan, Director, Thepnarong Polngam, Assistant Director and Pinki Arora, Marketing Manager; and Payal Lugani, General Manager, SOTC.
List of trade delegates:
Sindhorn Midtown Hotel Bangkok
Avani Atrium Bangkok
Avani Pattaya
Amari Phuket
Deevana Patong Resort & Spa
Citrus Grande Hotel Pattaya
Compass Hospitality
Galleria Hotels
Alcazer Co. Ltd.
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Pattaya
Sea Sun Sand Resort and Spa Phuket Patong
My Beach Phuket
Marina Hotels, Phuket, Krabi
Kata Palm + Rawai Palm + Maikhao Palm
Kata Seabreeze Resort & The SIS Kata
Andaman Embrace Patong
Dinso Resort Phuket
Novotel Phuket Resort
Centara Grand Mirage Pattaya
Centara Pavilion Watergate
Muang Samui Group
Lancaster Bangkok
Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Koh Samui
Pavilion Samui Villas & Resort
Grand Bella
Merlin Entertainments – Bangkok Cluster (SEA LIFE Bangkok and Madame Tussauds Bangkok)
Chao Phraya Princess
Furama Hotels and Resorts International Management
Sunbeam Hotel Pattaya
Ama’s House Luxury Boutique Hotel Chiang Mai
Krabi Resort
Apple A Day Resort Krabi
The Zign Hotels Group
Swissotel & Novotel Resort Phuket
Cassia Phuket
Banyan Tree Phuket
