SITE India Mumbai workshop highlights emerging ideas for incentive travel in 2026

This was the first-ever workshop in Mumbai by the SITE India Chapter, held at the Jio Convention Centre, Bandra Kurla Complex. The event had top professionals in the incentives, events, and hospitality sectors coming together. The interactive session discussed new ideas, innovative concepts, and strategies that are the way ahead in the realms of incentive travel as this industry gears up for 2026 and beyond.

Opening the event, Rohit Chopra, Secretary, SITE India, enlightened on the challenges in the ongoing geopolitical environment, where global sanctions, wars, unrest, taxation and growing intolerance are factors damaging travel, and incentive travel stakeholders need to diversify to their portfolio to stay relevant in the business.

Fiona DK Smith, Senior Manager India, Dubai Business Events spoke about the prospects of hosting incentive groups in Dubai amidst its various conference facilities, accommodation options, etc. Rakesh Sawant, Director, Global Sales – India, Minor Hotels spoke about the expansion of the hotel group across the globe and enumerated on the various brands from the hotel group.

Sabbas Joseph, Co-Founder/Director, Wizcraft, who is also associated with the Joint Working Group on Tourism, spoke about the Ministry of Tourism's efforts to make India a global venue for meetings and events, citing the hosting of G20 Summit and discussions on World Economic Forum to get business relations.

In fact, the workshop was a platform for effective networking among a select group of attendees. Supported by Dubai Business Events and Minor Hotels, the session marked an important milestone in SITE India's effort to engage regional markets and promote professionalization of incentive travel in the country.