The Kerala Travel Mart Society

The Kerala Travel Mart Society is a permanent institution, constituted and registered as a Society under the Travancore – Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1995.

The Society, has as its objectives, to conduct the Travel Mart in particular, and to become a mechanism for an effective and continuous public/private partnership to facilitate the promotion of tourism in the State of Kerala.

The Society is governed by a President, Vice President, Hony. Secretary,
Hony. Jt. Secretary, Hony. Treasurer and seventeen Committee members.

There is a permanent Secretariat in Cochin headed by a CEO.

Membership

Membership (subject to the approval of the Managing Committee) is open to all establishments in Kerala, like, Airlines, Ayurveda Centres. Farmstays, Homestays,  Hotels, Houseboats, Organizations promoting Eco/ Adventure/Culinary tourism, Resorts, Speciality Hospitals, Tour Operators, Travel Agents, or any other tourism service provider. Application for membership »

Kerala Travel Mart (KTM), a biennial event conducted during the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday of September showcases Kerala, Asia’s new age destination and India’s superbrand.

It is the only tourism event in the subcontinent that brings together the business fraternity and entrepreneurs behind the tourism products and services of Kerala. It is today, the largest gathering designed, planned and scheduled to facilitate meetings involving Buyers, Sellers, Media, Government Agencies and others. Besides, seminars, pre/post mart FAM tours, and cultural evenings, it  gives the  participants a first-hand experience of the destination.

Launched in the year 2000 as KTM 2000, very successful Marts were conducted in 2002, 2004 and 2006 with the participation of Buyers from around 50 countries and other parts of India

Each Mart sees about 500 Buyers who meet around 200 Sellers.