World Travel Market 2022 in London
The theme of this year’s exhibition is ‘The Future of Travel Starts Now’
New Delhi (PIB News): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India will participate in the World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 from 7th to 9th November in London, one of the largest international The theme of this year’s exhibition is ‘The Future of Travel Starts Now’. With the reopening of the country to foreign tourists, after a gap of almost 2 years, this year’s participation of India is particularly significant. After the world’s largest vaccination drive, the country is ready for international tourists. India is participating in the World Travel Market (WTM) 2022 to showcase itself as a preferred destination for tourism.
In 2019, the contribution of travel & tourism to India’s GDP was 5.19% of the total economy. In 2019, the Indian tourism sector accounted for 79.86 million jobs (direct and indirect employment). The consistent efforts of the Central and State Governments have helped the tourism industry to gradually recover from the COVID-19 pandemic shock to the pre-pandemic levels.
A total of 16 stakeholders, including State Governments, other Central Ministries, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as the industry partner, DMCs, tour operators, hoteliers, travel agents, online travel agents, facilitators of medical value travel are participating as co-exhibitors in the India Pavilion. The objective is to showcase the diverse tourism products and services including Medical Value travel, luxury trains and the gamut of tourism products to the international business community. This year, the Indian delegation is being led by Shri Arvind Singh, Secretary (Tourism), Government of India includes Shri Rakesh Verma, Additional Secretary and other senior officials from the Ministry, besides representatives from the Indian travel and tourism stakeholders.
The Indian Government is cognizant of the country’s potential in the tourism industry and has taken several steps to make India a global tourism hub. During the visit to World Travel Market 2022, the Indian delegation led by Sh. Arvind Singh, Secretary of Tourism, Government of India will showcase the varied tourism offerings of India to the global tourism industry stakeholders such as tour operators, travel agents, media etc. As India is poised for massive future growth in the tourism sector, this visit shall also offer the Indian Government delegation the opportunity to showcase the investment opportunities and potential that India offers to global investors.
India is also gearing up for the G20 Presidency which is scheduled to start from 01st December 2022. Under its Presidency, the country is expected to host over 200 meetings across 55 cities country. The G-20 Presidency will give the Indian tourism sector an unparalleled opportunity to highlight India’s tourism offerings and share India’s tourism success stories on a global stage.
The Ministry of Tourism is aiming to develop the tourism sector, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic to new heights and accelerate the transition to achieve sustainable development targets of 2030.
