New Delhi / hybrid | 24 May 2026 (provisional: same-day press account)
At a hybrid General House Meeting reported in May 2026, ADTOI President Ved Khanna announced plans for the association’s annual convention to be held in Raipur on 12–13 December. This was a forward-looking tourism-industry announcement: Chhattisgarh would be presented to operators, government representatives and hospitality stakeholders as a destination with growing potential.
Why a convention location matters to the host destination
A national convention can bring influential buyers to a state that is less familiar to many mainstream holiday planners. It can also create opportunities for local hotels, transport providers, guides and destination operators to meet professionals who assemble and sell travel products nationwide.
The published announcement includes participation from Chhattisgarh Tourism representatives Neelu Sharma and Vivek Acharya. The trade agenda focused on the state’s tourism opportunities and the potential for stronger industry collaboration.
Khanna’s convention announcement and the year ahead
Khanna’s role was to make the association announcement and frame its national relevance. The planned December dates remained in the future at the research cutoff of October 2026; this article should not describe the convention as having taken place or claim results that were not yet possible.
The December convention was a plan at the time of announcement, not an event whose results were already known. Preserving that timeline is essential in an archive assembled from past press coverage.
Plans are not the same as completed outcomes
This forward announcement belongs beside the earlier chapter office-bearer event, showing how separate initiatives contributed to a sustained Chhattisgarh focus.
A career connecting tourism associations and travel enterprise
Ved Khanna’s work at ADTOI forms part of a wider professional career in Indian travel. He is also Managing Director of Tourwala Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., with related business initiatives discussed separately in the Tourwala Universe overview. The association’s programmes are collective industry efforts, not promotions organised on behalf of a private travel agency.
Original reporting and event references
The reporting behind this account can be checked against the following original publications and institutional records: