FAITH Conclave 2025: India’s Premier Tourism Policy Conference Welcomes Leading Stakeholders

The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) is proud to announce its most significant policy forum since the onset of the pandemic — the FAITH Conclave 2025, scheduled for August 12–13, 2025, at The Taj Palace, New Delhi. Under the theme “Indian Tourism: Invincible Spirit”, this landmark event will gather leading figures from government and industry to collaboratively work towards establishing India as a global tourism powerhouse by 2047.

The Conclave will be chaired by Padma Shri awardee Ajeet Bajaj (FAITH Vice Chair) and co-chaired by FAITH General Secretary, Rajiv Mehra, with participation from across India’s travel and hospitality ecosystem. Mr Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO of Indian Hotels Company Ltd., currently serves as Chair of the FAITH Board.

“This Conclave represents a national movement. We are laying the foundation for a $3 trillion tourism economy with 100 million foreign arrivals and 20 billion domestic visits. FAITH 2025 will be the tipping point in our collective journey to Viksit Bharat through tourism,” saidAjay Prakash, Vice Chair, FAITH.

“We are bringing the government, states and industry together under one platform to create a powerful, unified tourism vision for India.  added Rajiv Mehra, Co-Chair, FAITH Conclave.

A Vision for 2047: $3 Trillion, 200 Million Tourism Jobs

FAITH Conclave 2025 will serve as a pivotal milestone on the path to Tourism@2047 — a bold, inclusive, and achievable roadmap for India to rank among the world’s top five tourism economies. Key discussion points include:

• Milestones for realising India’s $3 trillion tourism target
• Developing a pan-India growth narrative
• Deepening collaboration between Centre, States, and Industry
• Urgent measures to boost inbound tourism
• Making tourism a constitutional subject
• Securing export industry status for tourism
• Reforming the Goods and Services Tax (GST) across the tourism value chain

Focus on Tourism Reforms

Discussions will also explore:

• Developing a country-specific inbound strategy
• Enhancing rural, wellness, and spiritual tourism circuits
• Creating targeted marketing and infrastructure plans for key destinations

Confirmed Eminent Speakers & Thought Leaders:

• Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble Union Minister for Tourism
• Jyotiraditya Scindia, Hon’ble Minister for DONER
• Rohan Khaunte, Hon’ble Tourism Minister of Goa
• Senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism

Industry leaders include:

• Amitabh Kant (Former G20 Sherpa)
• Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
• Rajesh Magow, Group CEO, MakeMyTrip
• Pieter Elbers, CEO, IndiGo
• Dipak Deva, Managing Director, TCI
• Anil Chadha, Managing Director, ITC Hotels
• K B Kachru, Chairman Emeritus, Radisson Hotels
• Homa Mistry, CEO, Trail Blazer Tours
• And many more…

A Collective Voice for Impact

FAITH’s structure guarantees equal representation for all member associations — ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI, TAFI — alongside cause partner AIRDA, fostering transparent dialogue and collective action.

Embracing the Prime Minister’s message at the G20 — “Terrorism divides, but tourism unites” — this Conclave reaffirms tourism’s vital role as a unifying force for India’s economy, culture, and society.