INDIA’S tourism minister Subodh Kant Sahai announced yesterday his ministry would organise an annual Global Travel and Tourism Mart starting 2012.
Hyderabad or New Delhi will host the inaugural event.
Delegates interviewed by the Daily on Wednesday had said that one unifying show was needed.
Meanwhile, the reported partnership between Messe Berlin and Goa International Travel Mart (GITM) will see Messe Berlin conduct seminars on topics such as responsible travel and gay tourism.
ITB Asia and GITM are also back to back, allowing longhaul buyers to see Goa.
