Theme:  Tourism Vision - 2000 & Beyond Business

President:  Subhash Goyal, Stic Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Convention Chairman:  Late MK Goyal, Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Chief Guest:  Sadhavi Uma Bharti, Union Minister of State for Tourism

A brief detail:

• Sadhavi Uma Bharti, Union Minister of State for Tourism, inaugurated the convention.
• The total number of participants was 451.
• World Environment Day celebrated on June 5, 1999.
• Explore India Millenium Year India Gate April 3, 1999.
• E Pedddi Reddy, the Tourism Minister of Andhra Pradesh was the Guest of Honour.
• Keynote Address was delivered by MP Bezbaruah, Secretary, Tourism, Govt. of India.
• Valedictory Address by JM Lyngdoh, Election Commissioner of India.
• About 600 tourism professionals, invitees and members of the media were present.

Business Sessions:

• State Tourism - Backbone of Tourism
• Civil Aviation and Tourism
• Tourism and Taxation
• Synergy in Industry
• Challenges of Marketing in 21st Century
• Sustainable Tourism