Indian Federation of Travel Agents at home in Thailand

The Travel Agents Federation of India held their annual convention in Chiang Mai on October 22-25, 2009. In a landmark tie-up between the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) and Tourism Authority of Thailand, Pradip Lulla, president of TAFI, and Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, director of TAT New Delhi office on behalf of TAT, organized the Travel Agents Federation of India Convention 2009.
Indian travel agents and tour operators that attended the TAFI convention in Chiang Mai were wowed with Chiang Mai. From Doi Suthep to the Panda family, the city has met and surpassed the expectations of the delegates attending the convention.
Following the convention, from October 25–28, delegates had the opportunity to participate in a three-night familiarization trip to 10 destinations in Thailand and beyond. Destinations in the planned itinerary were Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Phuket, Chiang Rai, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
The city and its administrators did an excellent job of welcoming the Indian market to Chiang Mai. It is poised to boost visit Chiang Mai, as well as Northern Thailand form the Indian sub-continent.
The convention theme was “Breaking Barriers - Believe to Achieve,” and the business sessions and speakers were aimed at preparing agents for a tough and challenging business cycle as agents prepared to live with zero airline commissions.
26/10/09 eTurboNews

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Categories: Foreign Oct 2009, Indian Aviation- In General Oct 2009