The third edition of the Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB) this year will see the introduction of the concept of a theme state for the first time. Uttarakhand has been selected as the theme state for the event which is expected to be much bigger and better both in terms of size and quality of the event and attendees. Scheduled to take place at B M Birla Convention Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan from April 11-13, 2010; the exhibition is expected to attract about 200 international buyers from 45 countries and over 500 Indian sellers.

The exhibition, which is organised jointly by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India and Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan is focused on inbound tourism with structured pre-fixed B2B buyer-seller meetings. Last year, about 4,000 B2B meetings were organised, while this year the number of meetings is expected to cross the 6000 mark. GITB is organised jointly by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India and Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan.