India’s oldest travel trade show was inaugurated at Biswa Bangla Milan Mela Prangan on Friday in the presence of Babul Supriyo, state minister-in-charge, tourism, information technology & electronics, Prakhar Mishra, IAS, tourism director, Uttar Pradesh government, Amrit Singh, IAS, tourism director, Punjab government, Acharapan Yavaprapas, consul-general, Thai consulate general, Pranay Poddar, honorary consul-general, Kenyan honorary consulate Manav Soni, Eastern India Chapter chairman, TAAI, Anil Punjabi, Eastern India Chapter chairman, TAFI, Amin Asghar, president, Skal International Kolkata, Amitava Sarkar, general secretary, TAAB, Sanjiv Agarwal, chairman and CEO, Fairfest Media Ltd
All photographs by Amit DattaThe traditional lamp being lit to signal the start to Travel and Tourism Fair Kolkata (TTF Kolkata) 2023. It is witnessing participation from several countries, including Nepal and UAE, with Thailand being the Feature Country
The Rajasthan Tourism pavilion showcased the best that the desert state has to offer. The Rajasthan government is working on creating a smart card that would not only allow tourists to enter multiple monuments and other tourist sites in the state but also pay for the transport that would take them there
Babul Supriyo sportingly points out to a Royal Bengal Tiger on a giant poster at the fair
The Madhya Pradesh Tourism pavilion was decked up with models and giant colourful posters of the flora, fauna and heritage architecture that the land-locked state has to offer
A young visitor checks out the latest travel brochures on quick getaways from Kolkata at a stall at the fair. The fair will be open to visitors from 2pm on Friday, up to 7pm. Sunday is the final day of the fair, and it will be open to the public from 11am to 7pm