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Second edition of Indonesia Specialist Programme planned

Andrea Lopez - Mumbai

After concluding the first Indonesian Specialist programme for the Indian travel trade in Medan, Indonesia in August this year, Clavin Marketing India is all set to flag off its second edition from November 25-28, 2007, in association with Malaysian Airlines.

Speaking to Express TravelWorld, Clarence Fernandes, managing director of Clavin Marketing, said, "The response generated from the first specialist programme was positive. The state-wise presentations by the various tourism boards and the buyer-seller mart gave the Indian travel trade a better perspective of what Indonesia had to offer. The programme was an overall win-win situation for everyone - the airlines, the Indian travel trade and the representative state tourism boards." Travel agents were awarded Indonesia Specialist Programme certificates at the end of it.

While the first edition's focus was on the travel trade of Maharashtra and Gujarat, the forthcoming programme promises to draw in participants from the rest of the country. Says Fernanades, "We are looking at a more enhanced programme with an additional 50 agents from north and south India." The three-day programme will commence at Lake Toba and end in Medan and will coincide with the IMT-GT forum scheduled to take place at the same venue.