Saloni Bhatia – New Delhi
Adventure Tour Operators in India (ADTOI) recently launched its sixth chapter in Chhattisgarh and appointed Ritesh Mundra as the chairman and Jaspreet Singh Bhatia as the general secretary of the Chhattisgarh Chapter. Speaking to Express TravelWorld, Jyoti Kapur, president, ADTOI, informed, “ADTOI has spread its wings further and we are happy to launch the new chapter in Chhattisgarh. Raipur has been a great metropolis and we believe that the state has tremendous potential. We have also requested the team to host a road show in Delhi by next month to showcase the state as a domestic destination.”
Anurag Agarwal, general secretary, ADTOI, further added, “We saw keen interest from the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) and the tour operators in the state. The inauguration was held at the Hyatt in Raipur after the conclusion of a FAM trip which included around 30 ADTOI members.”
Sanjay Agarwal, vice president, ADTOI, explained, “The state has really good infrastructure and well connected roads. Our agents got to know more about the state which changed their perception to see the true potential of the state. It was a great networking opportunity for all our members to see Chhattisgarh as an upcoming inbound destination.”
Mundra informed, “Santosh Bafna, chairman; Kedar Nath Gupta, vice chairman and Dr Sanjay Singh were present from the CTB. The event was a huge success in the presence of large number of local travel agents. ADTOI members from other states like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, etc were also present at the event. We look forward to promote our state to the members in the association and reach out to more people.”