Andhra Pradesh Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh announced on Wednesday that the APTOI National Tourism Mart 2025 will be held in Visakhapatnam on February 13 and 14, 2026 in association with the Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI). The MoU was signed with the representatives of ADTOI in the presence of Minister Kandula Durgesh and senior officials of the Tourism Department at Velagapudi Secretariat. 

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Durgesh said that the MoU was signed with the aim to make Andhra Pradesh the fastest growing state in the domestic tourism sector. Minister Durgesh termed “as a matter of pride” that the city of Visakhapatnam with its excellent coastline and excellent infrastructure is hosting this national level event, which he termed as a great platform to showcase coastal tourism, spiritual sites, historical monuments, eco-adventure tourism and tourism of agency areas in the state at the national level. 

He mentioned that leading tour operators, hoteliers, destination promoters, tourism stakeholders and travel experts from across the country will participate in the two-day Mart, and added that the two-day event is expected to create business linkages at the national level with local tourism stakeholders through B2B networking sessions, destination exhibitions, business meetings, panel discussions, and destination visit events. 

Representatives of the Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India spoke on the occasion and informed that the aim of the association is to strengthen domestic tourism, promote and highlight lesser known tourist destinations, and provide sustainable tourism growth and employment opportunities to the local communities.