Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will inaugurate the 13th edition of the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM), India's largest tourism and hospitality business event, at Kochi on September 24, Tourism and Culture Minister P.C. Vishnunadh announced on Wednesday.
The inaugural ceremony will be held at the Grand Hyatt Convention Centre, Bolgatty, while the business-to-business (B2B) meetings and other sessions will take place at the Sagara and Samudrika Convention Centres on Willingdon Island.
The business sessions of the mart are scheduled from September 25 to 27.
Addressing a press conference, Vishnunadh said the event assumes special significance as it will be the first major tourism industry gathering after the new gover...