The two day India-IORA Cruise Tourism Conference concluded
in New Delhi on June 14. Officials and experts from the Indian Ocean
Rim Association, IORA Member States including Bangladesh, Kenya,
Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Seychelles and
Tanzania participated in the Conference.
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) is a
dynamic inter-governmental organisation aimed at strengthening
regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region
through its 22-member states and 10 dialogue partners. Mumbai
Port Trust (MbPT) is a port which lies midway on the West coast of India, on
the natural deep-water harbour of Mumbai in Maharashtra. The harbour spread
over 400 square kilometres and opens to the south to the
Arabian Sea. MbPT has initiated a lot of initiatives to establish Mumbai and
India as one of the prominent cruise destination. Informa Markets in
India is India’s leading exhibition organizer that provides the industry
with platforms that bring together buyers and sellers from around the world
through a portfolio of events, content-led conferences and seminars.
IORA-India Cruise Tourism Conference aims to foster cooperation,
knowledge sharing, and strategic partnerships to maximize the
potential of cruise, coastal, and marine tourism within the IORA region. The
objective of the Conference is to bring together government and
business stakeholders from IORA Member States and Dialogue Partners
working in the Indian Ocean Region cruise tourism sector and related sectors
Officials and experts from the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Member States
including Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Sri
Lanka, South Africa, Seychelles and Tanzania participated.