Couldn't have had a better finale to the trade fair in Berlin. Most of the players in the travel and tourism industry from Kerala got together in a restaurant along with the Minister of Kerala tourism. There were also some selected German tour operators and some Malayalis based in Berlin and Frankfurt promoting Kerala as a destination. A brief introduction of everyone was concluded by a small talk by the Minister, which later went on to a detailed discussion that later went on until midnight!
This evening is another proof why Kerala tourism is leading the travel experience in India. The government officials and the industry were brain storming various issues pertaining to the travel industry in Kerala, while rest of the participating states were probably out shopping in Berlin! The spirit of 'togetherness', 'not competing but complementing" each other was so obvious in the discussions.
The group was such an amazing mixture. Leading industry players to small operators, from owners of travel companies to junior marketing executives, they were all there in the hilarious but the most vibrant role plays that I have seen recently.
The craziest part was after everyone left, when Venu, Sanjay and I walked out in the rain looking for our Kaisserdam U Bhan with our torn and wet street map! Finally, we ended up in West End S bhan instead cursing the map makers, soaking wet in the cold!
An interesting evening. Excellent networking, lots of fun and great learning!
Looking forward to Paris now!
Berlin © GP 2007
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