IATO annual Convention to be held in Kochi from September 8-11, 2013 ( Cloud-Roam )

IATO annual Convention to be held in Kochi from September 8-11, 2013 ( Cloud-Roam ) 

Arun Anand appointed as Chairman of the Convention

By Anish V Punnackattu | New Delhi

The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) will organise its 29th annual Convention at Le Meridien Kochi in Kerala from September 8 to 11, 2013. Arun Anand (Managing Director, Midtown Travels Pvt Ltd) has been appointed as Chairman of the Convention. E M Najeeb (Executive Committee Member, IATO and Chairman & Managing Director, Air Travel Enterprises Group of Companies) and Lally Mathews (Honorary Secretary, IATO) have been appointed as Co-Chairmen of the Convention. This information was provided by Mathews at an IATO luncheon in Delhi yesterday.

Mathews said that Kochi is one of the best destinations for organising the Convention. This is the second time that the IATO Convention will be held in Kochi. IATO had organised its annual Convention in 2005 at the Le Meridien Kochi.

Talking about the event, Anand said that the Association is looking forward to have a better Convention this year in Kochi. IATO will also organise post-Convention tours for delegates for two nights and three days.

Additionally, in order to delve into the potential of Internet and social media and educate members on evolving technologies, IATO will organise a training programme for its members on June 7, 2013 at Ethiopian Cultural Centre in New Delhi. The topic of the training programme is ‘Using the internet to do better business - how to use search engines, how to use SEO’. 

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