Welcome to IATO - Indian Association of Tour Operators

 The Indian Association of Tour Operators is the tourism industry’s National body and has 1600+ members including all fields of the tourism industry. IATO works together with the Government on all the crucial issues concerning the Indian Tourism Industry. It is the medium between the industry and the decision-makers and presents the complete point of view to both. IATO aims to promote national integration, goodwill, and welfare. IATO organizes the “35th Annual Convention” from 12th September to 15th September in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the most important and big events for the travel industry and interacts with over 1500 delegates each year. It attracts strong participation of decision-makers from the private sector, central & state governments and brings in dignitaries from across the country and overseas. It is a big gathering of stakeholders of the Indian Tourism industry which control 90% of the total incoming traffic. The main aim of this event is to make

Sela Pass is one of the most breathtaking places in Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is located on the border between Tawang and West Kameng Districts. This is the place where betrayal, patriotism, love, and romance meet at the height of 13,000 feet. This place is always covered with the snow and offering some beautiful and mesmerizing view of the eastern Himalayan range. It is the highest motorable road in the word. Being at Sela Pass, you can watch the Sela Lake which is one of Arunachal‘s most beautiful Lake. The story behind the origin of the name “Sela Pass”: It is an interesting story of the brave and courageous Indian Army sepoy named “Jaswant Singh Rawat” and a tribal woman named “Sela”. According to the legend, Jaswant Singh Rawat fought single-handedly against the Chinese soldiers in 1962 during the Sino-Indian war. Sela helped him every day with food and water. One day, she was shocked to see his lifeless body and immediately committed suicide. After that, the pa

The Great Buddha Statue  The Great Buddha Statue is 80-foot tall and the first-ever Buddha statue built in Bodhgaya, India as a holy symbol and an important Buddhist pilgrimage destination. The Buddha is sitting in meditation pose or Dhyan mudra upon a lotus and it took 7 years and 120,000 masons to complete this site. The 14th Dalai Lama was present at the disclosing ceremony of statue in 1989 near the Mahabodhi Temple of Bodhgaya which is a World Heritage Site. People who follow the lessons of Buddha can visit this holy place. For more information, you can visit IATO and select any of our trusted members who are recognized and approved by the India Government Department of Tourism.