Who are the buyers at OTM?
OTM places a strong emphasis on the quality of buyers and meetings. The unique policy of assessing each buyer’s purchasing intent and authority results in the rejection of over 30% of registration requests. OTM is well-regarded for its dedicated focus on maximising exhibitors’ return on investment, offering access to numerous pre-qualified buyers. This approach also helps maintain control of overcrowding, promoting genuine business connections and facilitating effective networking.
Top buyers from the Travel Trade, MICE, Corporate, Destination Weddings, and Film, TV & OTT Production Houses are brought together, providing a holistic outreach to India’s diverse travel industry.
Travel Trade Buyers
Every year, OTM draws more than 40,000 buyers from the travel trade industry, handpicking over 1,000 top decision-makers to participate as Hosted and VIP Buyers, with a specific focus on nationwide representation, including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. In 2024, OTM further expanded its reach to include essential outbound buyers from Southeast Asia and beyond.
800+ travel trade buyers from across the country, including India’s biggest travel agents and tour operators attend OTM. In addition, 300+ travel trade buyers who are based in Mumbai, participate as pre-registered and partially hosted buyers.
OTM’s buyer mix is in sync with the geographical distribution
of India’s outbound travel market
Corporate & MICE Buyers
At OTM, you will find Travel Managers, Meetings and Events Professionals, and Incentive Travel Planners from India’s largest companies in attendance. OTM is attended by more than 500 leading corporate and MICE buyers, collectively managing multimillion-dollar travel budgets. This was made possible through the exclusive Hosted Buyer Programme, which underscores OTM’s commitment to facilitating valuable business connections.
Global Admin Heads, VP & Country Admin Heads, Global Travel Category Managers, and Travel Procurement Heads from the following companies attend OTM.
and 100+ others
Destination Wedding Planners
South Asian destination weddings represent a rapidly expanding and profitable travel niche. An average Indian wedding can attract as many as 500 guests and extend beyond three days. Thanks to essential collaborations within the wedding industry, prominent destination wedding planners from across India and beyond choose to participate in OTM.
Wedding Planners that attended OTM 2024 included WeddingSutra, Designer Events Inc, Morani & Soorma, Plush Weddings, Catering Collective (a unit of K Hospitality) and 40+ others.
Production Houses @ CineLocales
Films provide an exceptional avenue for marketing destinations, and production houses are significant purchasers of travel services. Cine Locales at OTM hosts leading film, TV, and OTT producers, not only from Mumbai, the heart of Bollywood but also from regional Indian cinema. Facilitating connections with global destinations, Cine Locales is a star-studded event with 35+ industry leaders from the film fraternity in attendance.
Top production houses who attend OTM as a part of Cine Locales include Amazon Studios, Cineyug, Endemol Shine India, Eros International, Netflix, Reliance Entertainment, Sanjay Dutt Productions, Yash Raj Films, Zee 5 and many others.
