Subhash Goyal recently resigned as the FAITH secretary, following which the IATO EC nominated Rajiv Mehra for the position.

The Executive Council of Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has nominated Rajiv Mehra as its representative in Federation of Association of Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) Board.

This is for the role of Secretary, which became vacant after Subhash Goyal resigned from the position last week.

While submitting a ‘Thank you’ note to FAITH board members, Goyal had written, “I have been helplessly watching the bleeding of my fellow tour operators, tourist guides, tourist bus drivers, street vendors, hotels and restaurants who are depending on international Inbound Tourism. Although we as FAITH have been able to build some public opinion; yet we had a very indifferent and passive response to our plight and suffering from our government. Nevertheless, I feel we must keep revi

ewing our strategy and pushing forward for greater collaboration and support from policy makers and within our industry as well.”

An industry veteran, Mehra is taking over this position at a time when the country’s tourism and hospitality industry is going through its toughest times. He has been associated with IATO for over 25 years and has been a member of the EC for over a decade. He was elected as President of the Association this year. He was also VP of the trade body in the past and has successfully conducted many IATO conventions as Chairman.

With Mehra's nomination, the IATO EC has done away with the practice of sending a non-elected member to the FAITH Board. It had also nominated its Senior VP, EM Najeeb, as the Alternate Board Me.

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