Bhubaneswar, October 26: In order to champion Tourism in Odisha by forging networks and collaborations across India and globally, the Department of Tourism, and Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will jointly host the 4th Edition of Odisha Travel Bazar (OTB) 2022 from October 28-30 in Bhubaneswar.

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate this flagship exhibition on October 28.

The primary objective of Odisha Travel Bazar 2022 will be to create a platform for aggressive promotion of tourist destinations in Odisha to domestic buyers from India as well as in the international market. Strategic actions are being taken in this regard by the State Government to establish Odisha as a diverse tourism hub of global standards by pitching a refreshingly new vision of the state.

The event will focus on B2B meetings between Tourism Fraternity of Odisha (Sellers) with Domestic Tour Operators (DTOs) & Foreign Tour Operators (FTOs) followed by familiarization trips to various tourism destinations of Odisha. B2G Meetings with Investors and Airline Operators have also been planned during the event. Sellers will get a chance to exhibit their products over the 3-day exhibition which will be held at Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar.

About 25 Foreign Tour Operators from countries like Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam will be participating in the 4th Edition of Odisha Travel Bazar. Similarly, 82 buyers from cities like Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chandrapur, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mangalagiri, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nasik, New Delhi and NCR, Panjim, Pune, Raipur, Rohtak, Siliguri, Surendra Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam will be taking part in the event.