The Bombay Exhibition Centre witnessed the grandest ever edition of OTM in the show’s history. Known for its focus on Indian outbound travel market, the show registered nearly 50% growth in its international segment further establishing its lead in the India and APAC travel tradeshow landscape. 

Azerbaijan was the latest addition to OTM’s diverse portfolio of exhibitors alongside returning favourites Turkey and Greece. In fact, the show was inaugurated in the august presence of H.E. Harris Theocharis, Minister of Tourism, Greece who commented, “OTM is very vibrant. It has a lot of pavilions, tourism boards, countries as well as private enterprises. This is indeed the place to be.” He was joined by Shri Satpal Maharaj, Minister of Tourism, Uttarakhand and Dr Trust Lin, Director, Taiwan Tourism Promotion Bureau. 

Southeast and East Asia had a large presence, with gorgeous pavilions from Taiwan, Thailand, Fiji, Korea and Japan. Commenting on the show, Yusuke Yamamoto, Executive Director of Tourism, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said, “OTM is a very good show. Being a B2B only event, the show is a very good platform for us to interact with the Indian travel market which is of critical importance to Japan.”