Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | 7–10 Oct 2026
Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart 2026 brought destination suppliers and tourism buyers to Bhopal in October. Behind the public events sat the quieter work of assembling a relevant trade audience. The official MPTM organising-committee page names Ved Khanna, President of ADTOI, as a member of the Domestic Tour Operator Buyer Selection Committee. That documented responsibility is a stronger professional story than any unsupported claim of a keynote speech.
Why buyer selection matters to a travel mart
A productive tourism marketplace depends on matching local suppliers with people who can realistically send them business. Domestic buyers may specialise in pilgrimage, wildlife, family travel, luxury holidays or multi-state circuits; relevance and preparedness are more useful than raw delegate numbers alone.
The committee listing names Khanna alongside Atul Singh, Pratul Trivedi, Hemendra Singh Jadon, Amol Kataria, Nikita Sharma and Shantanu Trivedi. His personal event diary also records presence in Bhopal on 7 October. The official listing confirms committee membership; it does not call him chairman or document an individual meeting with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
The MPTM committee itself divided responsibility across foreign buyers, domestic buyers and familiarisation-tour coordination. That organisational structure matters. The needs of a domestic holiday seller are not the same as those of an international wholesale buyer, and a FAM programme requires different criteria again. The committee listing provides an unusually precise example of how experienced operators can contribute before a travel mart opens.
By naming Khanna on the domestic-buyer selection committee, the organisers documented his professional role. The distinction from chairman is important for accurate biographical writing, but it does not diminish the value of the formal committee appointment.
Ved Khanna’s formal buyer-selection responsibility
The event connects leadership representation to trade-mart operations. Its professional value lies in involving experienced distribution voices when building the buyer side of a state tourism platform. In that sense the committee role contributes to destination promotion well before a stage photograph is taken.
A buyer-selection committee is not a ceremonial title. Its membership demonstrates participation in the operational design of a tourism marketplace, where relevant trade connections can matter more than headline footfall.
Credible trade-buyer selection behind the scenes
The 2026 event ran during 7–10 October according to reporting. A photograph or organiser schedule could provide further detail about Khanna’s specific on-site engagements.
Industry experience and travel enterprise
Alongside his national association responsibilities, Ved Khanna is identified in ADTOI’s member directory as Managing Director of Tourwala Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., a Delhi-based domestic travel company. His experience in selling real journeys helps explain the commercial questions raised by destination promotion: access, dependable local partners, accurate itineraries and traveller expectations. The work described above was undertaken in his ADTOI capacity; it was not a government appointment or exclusive commercial assignment for Tourwala. Read more about his travel ventures.
Original reporting and event references
The reporting behind this account can be checked against the following original publications and institutional records: