The first edition of Global Destinations Expo & Conference (GDEC) – Weddings & Films was organized at JW Marriott, Aerocity in New Delhi. It was a 3-day B2B event scheduled from 14 to 16 July 2022, organized by India Advantage Foundation and managed by iCONEX Exhibitions. The event provided a platform with the core objective of bringing together the wedding planners, hotels, filmmakers, photographers, and tourism boards to exchange ideas on promoting India as a destination for weddings and film shoots.
The event saw the presence of the stalwarts from the film, wedding and hospitality industry such as Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav; filmmaker Omung Kumar; Mr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur & Executive Director – HRH Group of Hotels – Udaipur; Mohamad Gulamali Morani, Managing Director, Cineyug Group of Companies; and Rituraj Khanna, Director of Q Events. The inaugural event saw participation from over 50+ exhibitors and 200+ hosted buyers from India and overseas.
Day 1 of the event was inaugurated by Shri. S. Viswanathan, IAS, Managing Director – Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation. Other chief guests at the ceremony were Dr. Bharat Pathak – Vice Chairman MGNCRE Hyderabad MHRD, Govt Of India; and Dr. Nandita Pathak – Founder Director JP Foundation, Udyamita Vidyapeeth. A series of panel discussions and informative workshops with industry experts were also lined up over the three days to discuss several trending topics.
During the closing ceremony, Rajeev Bansal, Director – iCONEX said, “iCONEX specializes in large scale events for different industries including medical, technology and others. This was our first event for the hospitality and tourism sector and we are overwhelmed with the response.’
Abhimanyu Singh, Director – iCONEX, added, “Next year we will be back with a bigger version of GDEC and I am pleased to announce the dates for the 2nd edition which will be scheduled from July 13 – 15, 2023.”
