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Meet the Visionaries Behind the India Tourism Forum

Our Dedicated Team

Industry experts are committed to shaping the future of tourism in India.
Get to know the leaders driving collaboration, innovation, and growth across the sector.

Executive Committee Members

Dr. M. K. Ajit Kumar

Chairman - India Tourism Forum

Mr. Jayant John

Committee Member

Managing Director, Parveen Travels, Chennai

Mr. Aarif Mohammed

Committee Member

President, Kerala Travel Mart Society, Kochi

Mr. Ayyappan V.

Committee Member

Managing Director, Welcome Tours & Travels, Chennai

Mr. Jose Pradeep

Committee Member

President, GCMG & CEO, Asia Pacific Tours, Kochi

Mr. D. Karunanidhi

Committee Member Managing Director, Peekay Holidays, Chennai

Journalist

Ms. Sonika Jain

Committee Member

Vice President (Commercial), Taj Group of Hotels, Mumbai

Mr. Zahoor Ahmad Sofi

Committee Member

Managing Director, Value Adz Pvt Ltd, New Delhi

Mr. Dinesh Rai

Committee Member

General Manager,
Crowne Plaza,
Kochi

Mr. Shafee Ahmed

Committee Member

Cluster General Manager,
Gokulam Grand Hotel & Spa, Bangalore

Mr Pawan Gupta

Committee Member

Managing Director,
Peekay Holidays,

Chennai

India Tourism Forum Members

Dedicated professionals driving our success

Bijoys George

General Manager
Eighth Bastion

Fort Kochi

Dolly Thomas

Associate professor
Stella Maris College

Chennai

Jose Pradeep

Managing partner
Yuvarani Residency

Kochi

Jyothi Joseph

Assistant professor
SJIHMCT

Kochi

Lalith Vishwakumar

General Manager
Taj malabar Resort & Spa

Kochi

Madhu Mathen

Consultant
Air India

Chennai

Manoj Dev

Cluster GM
Summit Hotels and Resorts

Rishikesh

Rajalakshmi S

Assistant Professor
Jain University

Bengaluru

Rajat Gupta

Senior Director National Sales
Sorrel Hospitality

New Delhi

Sanjay Chowdhury

Director
Andaman Island Holiday Resort

Port Blair

Shafee Ahmed

Area General Manager
Gokulam Grand Hotel and Spa

Bengaluru

Sudheesh T

News Reporter
DCHL

Chennai

Susheela Nair

Travel Content Writer, Photographer & Influencer

Bangalore

Zahoor Ahmad Sofi

Founder and CEO
ADZ Value Services Pvt Ltd.

New Delhi

Debopriyo Sen

General Manger Sales
Tamara Leisure Experiences

Bangalore

Abhimanyu Singh Lodha

General Manager
THE LODHI

New Delhi

Anurag Agarwal

Regional General Manager
Sterling Mussorie

Dehradun

Prachi R. Chaturvedi

AVP - Marketing
Sterling Mussorie

Chennai

Suresh Nair 

General Manager
Air Asia

Gurgaon

Dr Asfiya Bhanu

Asst Professor Department of Tourism & Travel Management
Justice Basheer Ahmed
Sayeed College

Chennai

P Krishna Kumar

Deputy Editor
Economic Times

Noida

Payal Satish

Vice President
Sarla Aviation Private Limited

Bangalore

TUNTUNI CHOWDHURY

Director
Ripple Resort

Port Blair

Sanjay Chowdhury

Director
Ripple Resort

Port Blair

Suma Govindaraju

Founder
Globe Expeditions

Bangalore

Shabin Sarvotham

Sr. General Manager
Radisson Blu Resort Temple Bay

Mamallapuram

DIPTI ADHIA

Director
Discover the World India

Mumbai

Dr. Dolly Thomas

Asc Professor &  Head of  Tourism
Stella Maris College

Chennai

Vikram Cotah

CEO
GRT hotels

Chennai

Anjali Mehra

Executive Vice President
The Leela Palace

Mumbai

JOYJIT CHAKRAVORTY

General Manager
Radisson Blu ORR

Bangalore

Praveen Warrier

General Manager
Gokulam Park

Guruvayur

JIBRAN ASIF

Director
Abad Group of hotels

Kochi

Sudhir Sukumaran

Regional Manager South India
Emirates

Chennai

Dr Anu Chandran

Professor, Tourism Studies
Pondicherry University

Pondicherry

B. Gopinath

CEO
The Residency Hotels

Chennai

A.Aarif

Director
Parveen Travels

Chennai

Rahul Nama CHBA

General Manager
Novotel

Lucknow

Shitanshu Bhargava

Regional General Manager
Sterling Puri

Puri

Rajesh T G

Regional General Manager
Sterling Wayand

Wayand

James Kodianthara

Managing Director
CONCORD EXOTIC VOYAGES

Kochi

John L Paul

Special Correspondent
The Hindu

Kochi

Dr. Nirmala Lilly

CEO
INFINITY HOSPITALITY SERVICES

Kochi

Hrishikesh Sankar

Founder & Executive Head (IDT)
Managing Partner (IDT WORLD)
India Destination Tours

Ernakulam

Thomas Mathai

Director
Riya Travels & Tours

Kochi

T Sudheesh

Senior Reporter
Deccan Chronicle

Chennai

Rishwanth Jayaraj

Director of Operations
JC Residency

Madurai

Reju S

Director of Food & Beverage
Taj Lands End

Mumbai

K. Sunil Thomas

Senior Assistant Editor
Malayala Manorama (The Week)

New Delhi

Ravi Kumar

General Manager
Sterling Ooty

Ooty

Saran Haridas

Director of Sales
Taj Cochin International Airport

Kochi

Sukhpreet Singh Bath

Director of Operations
Fairmont

Jaipur

Ramachndra Parameshwaran

General Manager
Le Meridien

Coimbatore

KARUNANIDHI D

Managing Director
Welcome Tours and Travel

Chennai

Dileep Kumar P I

Co-Founder & CEO
Imperience Hotels & Resorts

Kochi

Amita Mishra

General Manager
ibis Gurgaon

Gurgaon

Pawan Gupta

Managing Director
Peekay Holidays

Chennai

Elgish V Andrews

General Manager
Ibis Kochi

Kochi

Reshmi Joseph

Assistant Professor
Dept of French & Tourism
St. Theresa's College

Kochi

Seeni Sankar

General Manager - Sales
Coffee Day Hotels & Resorts

Bangalore

Dr. Sheri Kurian

Principal
SJIHMCT

Kottayam

Joyatri Ray

State Head and Policy Specialist
UN Women Office for India

Bhopal

Meenakshi Dahake

Vice President
Trail Blazer Tours

Chennai

Devika R

Sr. General Manager
CGH Earth

Palakkad

Sujay Gopalakrishnan

Commercial Manager
Fly Dubai

Bangalore

Sejoe Jose

Managing Director
Marvel Tours

Kochi

Sanjeev Mehra

National President SKAL
Aaryan Leisure & Holidays

Kolkata

SUJITH BABU

General Manager
Forest Canopy

Thekkady

Amita Mishra

General Manager
ibis Gurgaon Golf Course Road

Gurgaon

PRAKASH BISHT

Sr. Manager Sales & Marketing
Solang Valley Resorts

New Delhi


Tissan J. Thachankary

Chairman
Royal Group of Companies

Kochi

CRAIG MONTEIRO

Founder
Marketd

Goa

Shibil Malik

General Manager
Marriott Joho

Malaysia

Dinesh Varma

General Manager
Taj Bekal

Bekal

Manuj Bahl

Cluster GM
Nile Hospitality 

Udaipur 

Nishant Nair

Head of Sales 
Alverina Hospitality

Bangalore


June Mukherjee 

Founding Editor - The Asian Footprints
Founder - Whitehat Media Pvt Ltd
Director- PR & Comns, SKAL INDIA

Calcutta