ITB India 2026 conducted its fourth in-person edition at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, bringing together leading international travel brands, industry professionals and key buyers for three days of business, networking and knowledge exchange. The event connected the global travel industry with business opportunities across India and South Asia, reinforcing the region’s growing importance in the international travel landscape. The 2026 edition featured more than 100 exhibiting brands and 600 travel trade buyers representing Leisure, MICE, Corporate Travel and Travel Technology. Over the course of the three-day event, ITB India facilitated more than 4,800 one-to-one meetings, providing exhibitors and buyers with opportunities to establish new connections, explore partnerships and identify potential business opportunities.
International participation remained a defining feature of the event, with exhibitors from Southeast Asia, South Asia, Europe, Africa, Northeast Asia and South America represented on the show floor. Participants included Columbia Pictures Aquaverse, DoubleTree by Hilton Jakarta Kemayoran, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta, IHCL, MakeMyTrip, Northern Lights Villages, oneworld alliance, Philippine Airlines, Sarawak Tourism Board, Seibu Prince Hotels & Resorts, Tokyu Hotels Japan, Visit Maldives Corporation and Visit Northern Finland, among others.
Commenting on the edition, Darren Seah, Executive Director, Messe Berlin Asia Pacific, said, “ITB India 2026 demonstrated the strong interest in India and South Asia as important growth markets for the global travel industry. He highlighted the quality of conversations between exhibitors and qualified buyers, noting that clear business objectives led to focused discussions, new connections and opportunities for future partnerships.”
The event also introduced new formats aimed at strengthening strategic industry dialogue. The inaugural ITB India Leadership Roundtable, held in partnership with global strategy consultancy Simon-Kucher, brought together senior decision-makers from tourism, hospitality, travel technology, investment, destinations and government for a closed-door exchange. Discussions explored India’s evolving role in global tourism, traveller segmentation, destination competitiveness, connectivity and changing traveller behaviour. The Cruise Capsule returned for its second edition, bringing together cruise experts, travel trade leaders and MICE specialists to discuss developments and opportunities in India’s cruise market, including cruise tourism and MICE at sea.
Running alongside the exhibition, the ITB India Conference 2026 featured 40 sessions and 80 speakers across four curated tracks—Knowledge, MICE & Corporate, Travel Technology and Experiential Travel. Across 1,440 minutes of content, industry leaders addressed developments in MICE, Corporate Travel, Hospitality, Travel Technology and evolving traveller expectations. Following the conclusion of its 2026 edition, ITB India is looking ahead to 2027, continuing its role as a focused B2B platform connecting the international travel industry with the Indian and South Asian markets.
