Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI), during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on September 21st has elected the new team of ‘Office Bearers & Executive Committee Members’ for the term 2022-2024.
Rajeev Kohli, Jt. Managing Director of Creative Travel who was the Returning Officer has announced the winning candidates.
Padmashri Awardee Ajeet Bajaj, Managing Director of Snow Leopard Adventures has been elected as the President along with Tejbir Singh Anand – Managing Director of Holiday Moods Adventures as Sr. Vice President, Vaibhav Kala – Managing Director of Aquaterra Adventures India as Vice President, Ronny Gulati – Managing Director of Youreka Campouts Services as Hon. Secretary and Nirat Bhatt – Managing Director of Nidus Enterprises as Hon. Treasurer.
While addressing the members, the newly elected President said that the new ATOAI team will continue to work diligently for the sustainable growth of adventure travel in India by taking forward the association’s aims and shaping government policy for this sector.
“With the formation of the National Board for Adventure Tourism by the Ministry of Tourism and ATOAI as one of the core members of the board, we have spelled out all of our concerns, areas of focus, attention to our international rankings, and bringing global standards with a strong emphasis on safety, risk mitigation, sustainability and improving India’s reputation in the global adventure travel market,” he added.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Vishwas Makhija, Managing Director – India Insight Tours, Immediate Past President Pradeep Murthy, Partner – Muddy Boots Vacations India LLP Tundup Dorjay, Director – Overland Escape Ravi Kumar, Program Manager – National Outdoor Leadership School Rahul Sharma, Managing Director – R Ventures Holidays Amit Perival, Chief Executive Officer – Clubside Tours and Travels Sanjay Basu, Managing Director – Far Horizon Tours
The election was held during the Annual General Meeting 21-22 which was welcomed by the Officiating President of ATOAI, Vaibhav Kala. Honorary Secretary of the Association, Vinayak Koul presented the annual report of the ATOAI flow of activities for the Financial Year 2021-22.
The Annual General Meeting passed the confirmation of Minutes of the Annual General Meeting to be held on 10th December 2022. Apart from that, accounts for Financial Year 2021-22 presented by ATOAI Honorary Treasurer Pradeep Murthy, and appointment of SRBP & Associates, Sagar Regmi as the Auditor for the Financial Year 2022-23 etc. were also passed at the Annual General Meeting.
