Theme:  Tourism the Largest Foreign Exchange Earner

President: O P Ahuja Holiday Makers (I) Pvt Ltd

Convention Chairman: Maharaj I S Wahi

Hall of Fame:  Award was presented to Inder Sharma, Sita World Travel and Elizabeth Kerkar.

A brief detail:

• The deliberations at the Convention covered Economic liberalization and foreign investments in tourism sector.
• Fiscal incentives, tax incentives to attract investments.
• Infrastructural issues- Hotels, Airports of international standard.
• Rationalisation of road taxes for seamless travels at state borders.
• nhanced overseas publicity and participation in tourism trade exhibitions by the Ministry of Tourism.
• Manpower training in tourism sector.
• Diversification of tourism products.
• Tourism to be included in Concurrent List.
• Penetrate into new markets like South East Asia, GCC countries, Africa Region and Far East.
• Open Sky Policy to increase air-seat capacity