About the Event A day-long summit focusing on the landscape of Indian Tourism will have discussions ranging from “The X factor of Tourism” to Spiritual Tourism, Medical Tourism to Heritage Tourism & Cultural Tourism. The summit will be followed by Relaunch of Rail Bandhu Magazine.

The Relaunch of Rail Bandhu Magazine in the evening will also feature a panel discussion on “Railways : An opportunity for Brands and Marketers” : From last decade onwards Indian Railways has seen a surge in Business, Student and Professional Travellers. The Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, the Gatimaan Express and a range of Premium & Express Trains have been launched to cater to this high volume niche audience. Rail journeys being usually longish, sometimes spanning 36 hours or even more, needs to keep it’s travellers entsertained. This is where Rail Bandhu Magazine fills that long felt need. The new refreshed Rail Bandhu magazine being informative, stimulating, Bi-lingual, entertaining family content, printed in rich glossy paper, attractively designed and packaged promises to herald a new era in rail travel with over 1 crore readers per month.

The summit will be attended by Leaders from the Travel & Tourism Industry, representatives & senior officials from GOI (MoT), Tourism Boards & CMOs of leading brands.

Agenda

11:00 -11:20	Welcome Address
11:20 – 11:40	Keynote Address & Panel 1 : Tourism : The X Factor / The GDP Growth Driver
11:40 – 12:25	Panel 2 : India : The Wellness Destination, Religious + Spiritual Tourism
12:25 – 13:10	Panel 3 : Medical Tourism : Travel for Healing
13:10 – 14:15	Networking Lunch
14:15 – 15:00	Panel 4 : Changing Trends in Travel & Tourism
15:45 – 16:00	Industry Presentation
16:00 - 16:30	Hi Tea
16:30 – 17:15	Panel 5 – Heritage & Cultural Tourism : Exploring the Unexplored Destinations
17:15 – 17:30	Industry presentation
17:30 – 18:15	Panel 6 – Sustainable and Responsible Tourism
18:15 – 19:00	Panel 7 : Railways : A Massive Opportunity for Businesses, Brands & Marketers
19:00 – 19:30	Valedictory Address/Chief Guest Address
19:30 – 19:40	Rail Bandhu Relaunch
19:40 - 19:50	Thank You Note
20:00 onwards	Entertainment followed by Cocktail & Dinner

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