ETW Staff – Mumbai
Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) India, in association with Air Mauritius recently organised seminars for travel agents in Trichy, Madurai, Jaipur, Kolkata and Amritsar. The events saw participation from India offices of Orange Tourism, My Value Travels, Akquasun, Shanti Maurice, InterContinental, Constance and Beachcomber Hotels.
The product presentation was conducted by Vivek Anand, country manager, MTPA India and Vinit Gupte, manager – India and South Asian sub-continent, Air Mauritius. The DMCs and hotels also gave product presentations to share information about their offerings. Around 400 travel agents were present across all cities, at the seminars.
Anand said, “The responses of the travel trade partners in all five cities were awe-inspiring. More and more Indian travellers are planning to travel to the affordable luxury destination, Mauritius. We are getting enquiries for quite a few Indian weddings. Film producers are also showing interest in shooting Bollywood movies in Mauritius.”
He added, “Mauritius offers amazing activities for adventure lovers like sky diving, ziplining, quad biking, seakarting, submarine rides, helicopter tours and also life time experience of walking with the lions and safari. Rum and tea tasting tours are also gaining popularity among the tourists. Besides its natural splendour, the island has all the key facilities required for organising successful meetings, conferences and events. The DMCs and hotels are geared towards providing all facilities required for large Indian weddings.”