On 04th August 2012, Maharashtra Tour Orgnaisers' Association(MTAO) had organised a special event after its Annual General Meeting.

During this special event members were honored for their contribution towards Travel and Tourism industry and Association in Maharashtra. The honor was conveyed to Shreeram Vaidya of Gurunath Travels, Kesari Patil of Kesari Tours Pvt Ltd., Sharad Kirane of Aradhna Tours, Sudhakar Mahajan of Suyog Tours and Kishore Guruji of Kumar Travels.

Members postumously honored were Raja Patil of Raja Rani Travels, Arvind Jog of Bharat Dharshan and Kantibhai Patani of Patani Tours.

The Guest of Honour was Mr. Manoharan, Director - Tourism Malaysia.