IATO DELEGATION MEETS THE DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER OF ODISHA TO INVITE HER FOR THE 40th IATO ANNUAL CONVENTION IN PURI, ODISHA
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13th May 2025: IATO team led by Ravi Gosain, President met Pravati Parida, the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister of Odisha to invite her for the 40th IATO Annual Convention scheduled to be held from 22nd to 25th August 2025 at Swosti Premium Spa & Resorts, Puri. Odisha. IATO delegation included Sanjay Razdan – Vice President, Rajiv Mehra – Immediate Past President, J.K. Mohanty – Chairman, IATO Eastern Region and Gagan Sarangi – Chairman, IATO Odisha Chapter and met the Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister.
Ravi Gosain informed that Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister gave her consent to join for the convention and assured her full support and also from the Directorate of Tourism, Govt. of Odisha and OTDC. She also mentioned that special arrangements with seamless entry will be made for the IATO delegates to visit Lord Jagannath Temple and beautification of Puri Beach during the convention. She also agreed to our request to host IATO Delegates at Odisha Tourism Development Corporation properties for the post- convention tours.
After the meeting, IATO delegation met Mansi Nimbhal, Director (Tourism), Govt. of Odisha to invite for the convention and to seek her support, who assured her full support for the convention.
With the support from Odisha Tourism, the 40th IATO Annual Convention is going to be held from 22nd to 25th August 2025 in Puri, Odisha. Odisha is the host state of the convention and besides the host state, we expect Ministry of Tourism and Government of India and 15-18 states presence in the convention.
Swosti Premium Beach Resort, Puri will be the venue hotel and all the activities on all the three days i.e. registration for the convention, inaugural function, business sessions and evening programme will be held at Swosti Premium Beach Resort. Puri, We expect about 1000 -1200 delegates from all over the country to participate, which will include senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and the States, industry leaders, tourism and hospitality professionals, travel trade media. There are post-convention tours being organized on various sectors to showcase Odisha amongst the tourism stakeholders and later promote in overseas and domestic markets.
