Theme:  Tourism: The Engine for Economic Growth

Officiating President:  Major Murli Dhar Cosmopolitan Tour Operators and Travel Agents

Convention Chairman:  Vijay Thakur, India Vision Tours and Travels

Hall of Fame Award:  Ghulam Naqshband-Sita World Travel (India) Ltd., Dominic Joseph - Casino Group of Hotels

A brief detail:

• The convention had a record participation outside Delhi of over 1000 delegates.
• Chief Guest: Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan.He also inaugurated the convention.
• Valedictory Address was given by Ananth Kumar,Union Minister of Tourism and Culture.
• Bina Kak, Minister of Tourism, Govt. of Rajasthan inaugurated the Indian Tourism Fair.
• Keynote Address was delivered by Maharaja Gaj Singhji II of Jodhpur.

Business Sessions:

• 10th Five Year Plan – Will it be Tourism Friendly?
• Infrastructure – the Edifice of Tourism Industry
• State as the Tourism Facilitator
• How to Market a Concept Called Tourism
• E cotourism: Integrating People and Nature
• Domestic Tourism – A Sleeping Giant