On April 18, 2023, the elections for the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) were held at The Ashok Hotel in New Delhi. The six previously nominated Office Bearers were elected unopposed as there were no other nominations to contest. However, elections were conducted for the new Executive Committee (EC) members, with five posts for Active members and three posts for Allied members.
Out of the 378 eligible members, 278 votes were cast in the election. Homa Mistry, from Trail Blazer Tours India, served as the Returning Officer for the election. The newly elected Office Bearers and EC members will serve for the 2023-25 term.
Office Bearers
President- Rajiv Mehra, Uday Tours and Travels
Senior Vice President- Rajnish Kaistha, Paradise Holidays India
Vice President- Ravi Gosian, Erco Travels
Honorary Secretary- Sanjay Razdan, Razdan Holidays
Honorary Treasurer- Sunil Mishra, Cosmos Tours and Travels
Honorary Joint Secretary- Viney Tyagi, Uni Crystal Holidays
Active EC Members
Deepak Bhatnagar, Aamantaran Travel Company (254 votes)
Tony Marwah, Indian Travel Promotion Company (247 votes)
Harish Mathur, Concord Travels and Tours (238 votes)
Manoj Kumar Matta, Oriental Vacations and Journeys (226 votes)
EM Najeeb, Air Travel Enterprises (I) (213 votes)
Allied EC Members
Zia Siddique, Alliance Hotels and Resorts (258 votes)
Ashok Dhoot, Harsh Travels (255 votes)
P Vijaysarthy, Benchmark Hotels (249 votes)
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