DEL/285/2019/ALLM/02                         14th May 2019

To, All Members (Recognized by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India)

Dear Members,

Sub: Incredible India Road Shows in 1) USA & Canada and 2) Africa

This is to inform that the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is organising Incredible India Roadshows in the US & Canada and Africa in June and July 2019 respectively as per following schedule:

Road Show No. 1   -  USA & Canada 

June 24, 2019 (Monday)          - Roadshow in Washington DC

June 25, 2019 (Tuesday)         - Roadshow in Boston
June 26, 2019 (Wednesday)    - Roadshow in Vancouver
June 27, 2019 (Thursday)       - Roadshow in Seattle

June 28, 2019 (Friday)            - Roadshow in San Francisco

Road Show No. 2  -   Africa

July 01, 2019 (Monday)           - Roadshow in Johannesburg.

July 03, 2019 (Wednesday)      - Roadshow in Durban

July 05, 2019 (Friday)              - Roadshow in Port Louis

2. IATO has been asked by Ministry of Tourism to recommend the names of our members who wish to participate in the road shows.

3. Please note the following:-

       1. All arrangements and expenses i.e. air ticket, hotels and local transport etc. will have to be made by the participating                 members directly at their own cost.

       2. Only one person from each company will be allowed to participate. 

       3. Members are allowed to send any employee or sales representative from India. These trips are meant only for               companies headquartered in India. No overseas representative who is based outside India will be allowed to                 attend. IATO reserves the right to reject any application if it finds there is a conflict in purpose.

       4. Members who are recognized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and wish to participate in the                   above Road Shows, should forward their names along with a cheque of Rs. 20,000/- in favour of Indian                           Association of Tour Operators towards security deposit definitely by 21st May 2019                                                              indicating the road show you would like to join along with the following information:-

  • Name of the company
  • Name of the person (as in the passport) with Designation
  • Address, Telephone, Mobile, Email id, Website
  • Passport No.
  • Date of issue of passport
  • Place of issue of passport
  • Date of Expiry of passport

       5. No Refund will be made in case if participation is withdrawn after the name has been sent to the Ministry. However,                   cancellations due to force majeure in extreme cases may be considered by the EC.

       6. If there is any restriction in numbers for participation from the Ministry, participation will be decided by draw of lot for                   which date will be intimated.  

With best regards,

Rajiv Mehra

Vice President

Note: As these are Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India sponsored Road Shows, members who are not recognized by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India will not be allowed to attend as per directives of the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. Hence they should not apply.