Northeast India International Travel Mart

Northeast India International Travel Mart (NEITM or ITM)[1][2] is a tourism event to showcase the Northeastern region of India, which is popularly known as North East (NE). This event is organised by Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India in association with hosting State Govts. and other States of the region. The regional states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal.[3] One of the 9 states hosts the event annually. ITM had taken the first step at Haru Hojai Stadium, Guwahati in January 2013 thereafter 3 states hosted the event. This year Assam hosts for 2nd time the 3 days event at Taj Vivanta Hotel, Guwahati from 5 to 7 December 2017.

On 19 January 2013, Hon'ble Union Tourism Minister Shri K Chiranjeevi inaugurated 1st NEITM at Guwahati.

Events
TermsHost StateVenuesDates
1stAssamGuwahati18–20 January 2013[4]
2ndArunachal PradeshTawang18–20 October 2013[5]
3rdMeghalyaShillong13–15 October 2014[6]
4thSikkimGangtok14–16 October 2015[7]
5thManipurImphal23–25 November 2016[8]
6thAssamGuwahati5–7 December 2017
7th Tripura Agartala22-24 November 2018[9]

Fam Tour

After the main event, each states organise Fam Tours & Cultural Evenings for guests to get first hand experience in Northeast India.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Tourism mart begins today". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "57 foreign buyers attend 5th ITM in Imphal". Travel Trends Today. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "Participating States". Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. "Press Release 1st ITM". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.
  5. "Press Release 2nd ITM". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.
  6. "Press Release 3rd ITM". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.
  7. "Press release 4th ITM". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.
  8. "Press Release 5th ITM". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.
  9. "Press Release 7th ITM". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India.
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