10:00 AM onwards
Registration Begins & OTM 2025 Opens
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Inauguration of Exhibition, VIP walk-around and Meet-and-greet with
Exhibitors
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Inaugural Program & Media Briefing
Chief Guest
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Hon’ble Minister of Tourism and Culture,
Government of India
H.E. Haim Katz
Hon'ble Minister of Tourism,
Israel
Shri Omar Abdullah
Hon'ble Chief Minister,
Jammu and Kashmir
Moderator
Kamiya Jani
Founder,
Curly Tales
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
CEOs Lunch (By invite only)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
What Comes Next for India's Hotel Industry:
Sustaining the Momentum and Navigating the Road Ahead
The past year has been transformative for India's hotel industry, marked by rising average daily rates and strong investor interest. As we look toward 2025, what will it take to sustain this momentum? What’s driving these unprecedented shifts in hotel demand and supply? This panel will explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of India's hotel sector as it enters its next phase of evolution.
The past year has been transformative for India's hotel industry, marked by rising average daily rates and strong investor interest. As we look toward 2025, what will it take to sustain this momentum? What’s driving these unprecedented shifts in hotel demand and supply? This panel will explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of India's hotel sector as it enters its next phase of evolution.
Amit Singh
Director of Sales, South Asia,
Radisson Hotel Group
Delna Jasoomoney
Vice President Travel Industry Sales,
IHCL Hotels
Tanmay Bhardwaj
Director of Sales & Account Management- Indian Subcontinent,
Amadeus
Vikram Cotah
CEO,
GRT Hotels
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
India's Travel Evolution: Bridging Tradition
and Technology in a Unique Market
As India's travel industry undergoes a transformative phase, it presents a distinctive growth story that diverges from other markets. This panel brings together industry leaders to explore how India's robust B2B travel ecosystem, deep-rooted hospitality traditions, and unique consumer behaviors are shaping technological adoption. Leaders on the panel will discuss how the interplay between established travel networks and emerging digital solutions is creating unprecedented opportunities, while addressing challenges around infrastructure, digital literacy, and market fragmentation. Join us to understand why the India story demands localized innovation rather than imported solutions.
As India's travel industry undergoes a transformative phase, it presents a distinctive growth story that diverges from other markets. This panel brings together industry leaders to explore how India's robust B2B travel ecosystem, deep-rooted hospitality traditions, and unique consumer behaviors are shaping technological adoption. Leaders on the panel will discuss how the interplay between established travel networks and emerging digital solutions is creating unprecedented opportunities, while addressing challenges around infrastructure, digital literacy, and market fragmentation. Join us to understand why the India story demands localized innovation rather than imported solutions.
Moderator
Umang Agarwal
Executive Director,
Fairfest Media (Organisers of OTM)
Amanpreet Singh
General Manager India & Southeast Asia,
Airbnb
Ankush Nijhawan
Co-Founder,
tbo.com
Neel Ghose
Country Manager & GM, India,
Skyscanner
Santosh Kumar
Country Manager for India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and
Indonesia,
Booking.com
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Lounge 301, 3rd Floor
Connect & Collaborate: Tourism India Alliance (TIA) - Let's Talk Business! (By invite only)
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Emerging Destinations: Crafting Unique Value Propositions for Indian
Travelers
Moderator
Shreya Gautam,
Travel Journalist
Björn Bender
CEO,
Rail Europe
Brent Hill
CEO,
Tourism Fiji
Jose Docal
Director Travel Industry Sales,
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
Rosa Harris
Director of Tourism,
Cayman Islands
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Winning the Indian Traveler: Strategies from EMEA Powerhouse Destinations
Evgeny Kozlov
First Deputy Head of the Office of the Mayor and the
Government of Moscow,
Chairman of Moscow City Tourism Committee
Jassim Mahmoud
PR & Communications Director,
Qatar Tourism
Javanshir Bayramov
Deputy CEO,
Azerbaijan Tourism Board
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor
Winning the Indian Traveler: Strategies from Asian Powerhouse Destinations
Dheera Keerthi Hettiarachchi
Chairman,
Sri Lanka Convention Bureau
Ibrahim Shiuree
CEO & Managing Director,
Visit Maldives
Nuwal Fadhilah
Director Asia Africa International Promotion Division,
Malaysia Tourism and Promotion Board
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Lotus Ballroom, 3rd Floor

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