Rajiv Mehra, President of IATO, has informed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inaugurate the 37th annual convention of IATO scheduled to be held from December 16 to 19 at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
The Centrum hotel in Lucknow will be the venue and all other activities, including registration for the convention, business sessions and evening programmes, will be held there.
Mehra said: “We expect about 900 delegates, including industry leaders, tourism and hospitality professionals, and travel trade media. Added attraction for this year’s convention would be post-convention tours to Ayodhya and Varanasi.”
“We also anticipate participation of 18 to 20 state governments in the convention this year,” he said. On the convention theme, he added: “We are in discussion within the committee but revival of inbound tourism will be at its core.”