26th September 2022

To All Members,

Sub: 37th IATO Annual Convention to take place in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 16 – 19 December 2022 in December 2022  

Dear Friends,

This is further to our circular sent to you on 16th September 2022 regarding the 37th IATO Annual Convention in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh.

The dates for the convention have been finalised and it would be held from 16 to 19 December 2022. The inaugural function will be held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow and Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath has given his kind consent to grace the occasion with his presence and inaugurate the convention. The Centrum Lucknow will be the venue hotel and all other activities including registration for the convention, business sessions and evening programmes will be held at The Centrum, Lucknow. 

We expect about 900-1000 delegates from all over the country to participate which will include senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and States, industry leaders, tourism and hospitality professionals, travel trade media. Added attraction for this year convention would be Post Convention Tours to Ayodhya and Varanasi.

We expect participation of about 18 to 20 State Governments in the convention as every state is keen to re-instate inbound tourism to their respective states. This year focus in the convention would be to deliberate about the revival of inbound tourism to India therefore, the theme of the convention and subjects for the business sessions would be suitably decided by the committee.

Concurrently with our convention, there will be Travel Mart, which will be an opportunity for the exhibitors to showcase exciting and diverse range of destinations, conference and Incentive venues especially by the state governments.

We request maximum and larger participation from the members and request all our members to block these dates in your diary for the IATO Convention. Registration details will follow soon.

Thanking you and with best wishes,

Rajiv Mehra                 Ravi Gosain                                                   

President                      Vice President