The event as a whole was good but the international pavilion could have had better participation. There were a lot of visitors who were interested about the products showcased but in my opinion the business transaction should only get better next year around. On the other hand, all the conferences held were very informative.

The Indian Express Group has put in significant efforts to design and organise a travel trade event at this level. What I liked best about the event was the inclusion of medical tourism. I particularly appreciated the medical tourism seminar, which I found very informative. The seminar definitely outperformed itself and exceeded many of my expectations.

It was definitely a good start and an excellent initiative. Events like this should be encouraged and developed in order to boost the travel and tourism industry. With its initial success TravelWorld 2006 should have more international and domestic participation both in terms of buyers and sellers.

The Indian Express Group has done a commendable job in conceiving an event that has provided a positive platform to showcase the tourism wealth India has to offer. The speakers at the seminars provided rich and diverse perspectives on issues and concerns facings the travel industry today. In future, I believe that this show must be organised on a much bigger scale with adequate support from the Government of India. Moreover, there should be more state tourism bodies participating in this event.

It was a world-class exhibition both at the participation level as well as the calibre of people visiting and the type of response it generated. Overall, I would say that the event was streamlined and really did create a welcome platform to promote a growing state like Karnataka.

The Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation definitely views Travel World 2005 as a good platform, where we are assured of a relevant and large audience. In addition, we have received enquiries from people visiting other pavilions at this show like Medical Tourism, International pavilion and Hospitality pavilion.

Gauging by the number of enquiries that we received, we definitely received a good response at the event. In addition we met several tour operators eager about promoting medical tourism in the country through SRMC which was very encouraging. In my experience I have never come across a trade event organised in India on such a grand scale with a diverse number of pavilions under one single roof.

The first two days of the show were very fruitful. The business sessions were exceptional, especially the Aviation Summit that was the highlight of TravelWorld 2005. However, the inaugural session was a tad lengthy. Since the event was restricted to the trade, it ensured the quality of visitors received. One area of improvement that can be looked into is that the medical tourism section could be in a separate pavilion.

TravelWorld 2005 was a very good show and well-organised. The business sessions and their topics were well chosen. The response generated by the event should be even better next year. I wish this show all the success for the future.

It is very important to make our presence felt. To do this, we regularly participate at trade events on a national level. We see the trade as a very important and immediate audience from the point of view of business development and forging partnerships. Their approach is different and the interaction is far more substantial. There are many new aspects about Rajasthan, particularly in the area of eco-tourism which we aim to highlight at this event. TravelWorld 2005 is the perfect launchpad in that respect.

In my opinion TravelWorld 2005 provided a broad yet an in depth platform for interaction with Indian travel agents across the country for us as well as our delegation from Dubai. According to me the event met my expectations and generated considerable mileage for Destination Dubai. In simple words it was a good show. Keep it up. Something that differentiates TravelWorld 2005 is that it provides four whole days for buyer-seller meet and thus leads to quality interaction and more productive business. In my opinion it should also be held in other key cities across the country.

This is our first experience as far marketing our products in the western market are concerned and I must confess that we feel overwhelmed by the response. I have realised my goal as I have successfully promoted farm tourism and people have really shown a lot of interest in our products especially farm and golf tourism.

Conferences like the Medical Tourism Seminar at TravelWorld 2005 delved into pertinent issues and further detailed how the concept has grown in India. Events such as TravelWorld definitely promote India, boost the country's image as a tourist destination and last but not the least, make the industry more professional and organised.

I must congratulate The Indian Express Group for not only was TravelWorld2005 well attended but also proved to be very enlightening. It was very innovative to add a fun element like workshops on bartending and cookery. The display of products by the state tourism boards was fairly impressive and indicated that the participants took the event very seriously.

The event, for us was a good medium to publicise Goa and the minister being there added significantly to our brand value. Besides this, we were very happy with the trade interaction as well as the positive response we received, which was very encouraging.

The advantage of having a B2B event on the scale of TravelWorld 2005 is that it caters to a wide spectrum of people, which includes mid-level staff. The business sessions were very informative and interesting and the whole event was well organised but what could be improved next year is the travel participation.