Archana Sharma – New Delhi
In an effort to promote India as a global trade destination, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC), Government of India will be organising a Global Exhibition for Services of which tourism will be a major part and the Federation of Associations of Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has been given the responsibility to organise the Global Exhibition on Tourism – India, (GET-India). Elaborating on this, Sarabjit Singh, vice chairman, FAITH, stated, “The three day event will showcase not only the private stakeholders but also various Indian states to international buyers.” GET-India, supported by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India is scheduled to take place from April 23-25, 2015 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. About 250 tour operators and 175 exhibitors will be a part of this event.
Also during the first media conference since their inception in May 2013, FAITH talked about some milestone achievements like the implementation of the e-visa, among others and the many recommendations that they have made to tourism and other related ministries. Elaborating on their expanding role in various tourism and hospitality related policies, Nakul Anand, chairman, FAITH, stated, “For the first time an invitation was extended to FAITH and various tourism industry stakeholders for the pre-Budget discussion with the finance minister with regards to the Union Budget 2015-16, wherein we made various suggestions and recommendations, and will keep on following-up on the same.”
Addressing the civil aviation and tourism development concerns, Aashish Gupta, consulting CEO, FAITH informed that FAITH is looking at organising a joint meeting between various airlines spokespersons and the union ministries of tourism and civil aviation.