India as a Conference Destination

No destination can beat India in "variety", you name it & you have it. Whether your delegates prefer hills or beaches, rainforests or deserts, adventure or culture, a most modern international convention centre or an open-air conference atop roof of an old palace!! People speak 16 different languages with more than 200 recognised dialects (thousands of them are not yet recognized), and yet you are able to effectively communicate with people across India, as English is commonly understood & spoken. 

It makes perfect business sense too - India offers enormous business opportunities for foreign business houses in certain sectors as telecommunications, banking, insurance, oil and petroleum, pharmaceuticals, agro products and food, water management, among others. Liberalisation and industrial deregulation benefit organisers and participants in Meetings, Conventions and Incentives taking place in India, since participants become aware of the possibilities of business expansion in India.

India is highly accessible - more than 50 airlines connect more than 15 Indian gateway cities internationally. India has a large domestic air network, which is served by domestic airlines, and these serve more than 70 domestic airports connecting every corner of the country. India's rail network is the largest in the world. Its road network further enhances accessibility to all parts of the nation.

Convention facilities of international standards are available in many cities with the complete infrastructure required for major conferences and exhibitions. There is adequate room capacity in different categories of hotels, and separate venues to accommodate other functions. For transfers from airport to hotels and for local use, sufficient transport is available.

International-standard convention facilities are available in 5-Star Deluxe and 5-Star Hotels apart from independent convention centres in some cities. These facilities can cater to the needs of international conferences of up to 5000 delegates.

Following is the list of important conference & incentive destinations:

• Agra 
• Bangaluru (Bangalore)
• Chennai (Madras)
• Goa 
• Hyderabad 
• Jaipur 
• Kochi (Cochin)
• Kolkata (Calcutta)
• Kovalam
• Mumbai (Bombay)
• New Delhi & its satellite cities (eg. Gurgaon & Noida)
• Srinagar
• Udaipur

All the above mentioned cities are well-connected by air and are further networked to other cities and tourist centres through rail, road and air.

The Government of India has recognised the emerging importance of MICE, and has announced several schemes to increase the capacity of existing infrastructure, in addition to setting up four new world-class mega convention centres in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Goa.

The latest electronic equipment required for conducting conferences, including mega screen audio-visual projection systems, digital sound recording and editing, video/text/data/fax transmission facilities, and media and satellite network connections, are available at all the selected venues. Radio paging, cellular telephony, the Internet, e-mail and CD-ROM multi-media have become commonplace in India.

Simultaneous translation in foreign and local languages can be arranged, and also completely computerised, convention handling backup systems, secretarial services and experienced support staff are provided. All travel and ticketing-related services are available on site. 

Being a fascinating country, India has a lot to offer for pre- and post-convention tours to participants and their spouses. These tours are designed to suit specific profiles of conference participants. Depending on the period and location, tours are offered to give an opportunity to delegates to see the diversity of India and to experience the colours, the taste, and the aromas unique to India.