- Ravi Gosain, President, Mr. Rajnish Kaishtha, Senior Vice President,Mr. Sanjay Razdan, Vice President,Mr. Sunil Mishra, Secretary,Mr. Deepak Kumar Bhatnagar, Treasurer,Mr. Viney Tyagi, Joint Secretary of IATO for the next three years
BY DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY
NEW DELHI | 10 MAY 2025
Besides looking at television sets for the latest updates on the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan at the border, all eyes were also glued towards Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi as IATO was getting ready to elect its new committee on Saturday and at the end Mr. Ravi Gosain and his team have won the polls convincingly.
Results of IATO Elections held on Saturday 10th May 2025. IATO’s Elections for the post of Office Bearers and Executive Committee Members were held today, the 10thMay 2025 at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi. Total number of votes casted were 389 out of 448 eligible members to cast their vote.
List of Office Bearers/Executive Members who have been declared elected is as under.
President – Mr. Ravi Gosain, Erco Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Sr. Vice President- Mr. Rajnish Kaistha – Paradise Holidays India Pvt. Ltd.
Vice President – Mr. Sanjay Razdan, Razdan Holidays
Hony. Secretary – Mr. Sunil Mishra, Cosmos Travels & Tours
Hony. Treasurer – Mr. Deepak Kumar Bhatnagar, Minar Travels (India) Pvt. Ltd
Hony. Joint Secretary – Mr. Viney Tyagi, Uni Crystal Holidays Pvt. Ltd.
Immediate Past President – Mr. Rajiv Mehra, Uday Tours & Travel Pvt. Ltd. – as per IATO MOA
EC Members – Active (5 Posts)
Mr. Harish Mathur, Concord Travels & Tours
Mr. Manoj Kumar Matta, Oriental Vacations & Journeys Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Rishi Kapoor, Abercrombie & Kent India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sejoe Jose, Marvel Tours Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Tony Marwah, Indian Travel Promotion Company Pvt. Ltd
EC Members –Allied (3 Posts)
Mr. Ashok Dhoot – Harsh Travels
Mr. P. Vijayasarathy, Benchmark Hotels Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Wasim Shaikh, Active Holidays
“I take this opportunity to congratulate the new team and wish them all the best in their endeavors to promote tourism and work for the industry’s benefit. I also thank all the members for extending their co-operation and support for conducting the elections in a very peaceful and democratic manner. Thanks to the IATO staff for their support and assistance in conducting the elections smoothly,” says Homa Mistry, Returning Officer of IATO Elections.
( Mr. Ravi Gosain)
Talking to The Travel and Tourism Times, Mr. Ravi Gosain said ,”I am honoured to have been elected as the President of IATO. This victory is not mine alone,it belongs to each one of you who believed in the vision of progress, togetherness and innovation.”
“Thank you to all the members for your trust and overwhelming support. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to serve and lead our incredible IATO community at such a pivotal time for the travel and tourism industry. With your continued guidance and collaboration, I pledge to work dedicatedly to strengthen our association, empower every member, and promote India as a world-class tourism destination. The journey ahead is exciting and we will walk it together,”he has further added.
(Mr. Rajnish Kaistha)
Dr. Kaulesh Kumar, Secretary General of Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) has congratulated Mr. Ravi Gosain and his new IATO team after the victory in the elections and has offered all support in the days to come.
( Mr. Sanjay Razdan)
ABOUT Mr. Ravi Gosain :
A Post Graduate in Tourism (Master of Tourism Administration from Jiwaji University, Gwalior). Worked only 3 years in various Travel agencies in Delhi before starting his own inbound Travel & Tourism business at the young age of 26. Extremely self motivated and positive person never looked back and since then successfully running his Tourism business. Awarded twice National Tourism Award by Ministry of Tourism, govt. of India in 2009 & 2014. Hardcore marketing professional, Social media savvy and Travel enthusiast. Personally he has travelled to all continents of the world with more than 85 countries for promotion of India tourism as well as visiting their tourism sights. His passion for travel and sharing his experience with Indians encouraged him to start the outbound operations simultaneously in 2014. He is a Limca book record holder, part of first Indian self driving expedition to Icelandic Glacier Langjokull, the second largest glacier in Iceland. Drove 1032 kms in 7 days, special four wheel drive vehicle (arctic trucks) in 2015
Actively involved in IATO (Indian association of Tour Operators) since 2011 when elected to executive committee. He was an Active EC member, Joint secretary and served many sub committees of Iato. His commitment and dedication for the travel and tourism industry remains on priority. So apart from his Travel business, Industry association affairs he is regularly visiting many colleagues and universities for lectures and taking motivational classes. He is also socially active in Uttarakhand, where he founded NGO – “Nav Jyoti our samridhi Samiti” in Village Kandhara, Pauri Garhwal in 2009, which focuses on women empowerment, health and child education. Under this NGO he operate a middle school in Kandhara, Pauri Garhwal, (1st to 8th standard) with over 100 students.
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