More than 1,000 tour operators from the country and abroad will converge at the second edition of the travel and trade expo, Global Travel Market (GTM 2026), to be held in Thiruvananthapuram from June 3 to 5. The GTM 2026 will provide a platform for exhibitors and buyers to build business partnerships with key global players in the travel and tourism industry, while also helping them scale up their enterprises, said Biju K., Secretary, Kerala Tourism, at a press conference here on Saturday (May 2, 2026).
The Business-to-Business (B2B) travel and trade exhibition is organised by South Kerala Hoteliers Forum (SKHF), Thiruvananthapuram Chamber of Commerce and Industries (TCCI), Thavass Ventures, and Metro Mart, in association with Kerala Tourism and India Tourism, at the Golden Palace International Convention Centre near Karakkonam at Neyyattinkara in the district.
“The GTM 2026 will showcase different tourism circuits by combining the major tourism centres of south Kerala. It will also feature a project to introduce Ayurveda to global tour operators,” said Mr. Biju. The expo, with more than 200 stalls by major hoteliers and resorts, tourism boards and organisations, airlines, hotel suppliers, travel agents, tour operators, travel tech innovators, etc., will showcase innovative tourism products, and prominent experts from the travel and tourism industry will lead sessions on various topics during the event.
