IATO has announced the election of its new Executive Committee, with Ravi Gosain elected as President for the term 2025–2027
The election concluded recently with a complete victory for the team led by Gosain, marking a new chapter for the association.
The newly elected Executive Committee includes:
- Rajnish Kaistha – Senior Vice President
- Sanjay Razdan – Vice President
- Sunil Mishra – Honorary Secretary
- Deepak Bhatnagar – Honorary Treasurer
- Viney Tyagi – Honorary Joint Secretary
The committee will also include Rajiv Mehra, who will serve as Immediate Past President, contributing continuity and experience to the new leadership team.
Additional elected members of the Executive Committee are: Harish Mathur, Manoj Kumar Matta, Rishi Kapoor, Sejoe Jose, Tony Marwah, Ashok Dhoot, P. Vijayasarathy, and Wasim Shaikh.
The newly formed team brings together a diverse group of seasoned professionals dedicated to advancing the interests of India’s inbound tourism sector. Their collective experience is expected to steer IATO through a dynamic phase of industry recovery and growth.
Speaking on his election as President of IATO, Ravi Gosain said, “We are deeply grateful to our members for the faith they have placed in me and my team. It will be our sincere endeavor to support and empower our members to grow their businesses in a dynamic and competitive environment. A key priority for us is to work in close coordination with the Government to highlight the urgent need for aggressive international marketing and promotion of India as a travel destination.
Foreign Tourist Arrival numbers have been going down and in that backdrop, we strongly advocate for increased participation in overseas travel marts and roadshows, as well as the reinstatement of familiarization (FAM) trips for foreign tour operators, travel bloggers, and international media”.
He adds that we will also renew our efforts to bring back the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) scheme, which has been on hold for over five years. The revival of this scheme is critical to enable small and medium-sized tour operators to market themselves abroad, thereby boosting inbound tourism to India. Our vision is clear, to build a stronger, more inclusive IATO that champions the interests of our members and positions India as a leading global travel destination”.
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