(Left to right) Sunil Tuli, President, APTRA; Kenneth R Guldbjerg CCO, BIAL; Anne Kavanagh, Executive Director, APTRA; Devayani Vijayan Assistant VP – Advertising & Performance Marketing, BIAL; Pravat Kumar Paikray – Vice President – Commercial Development, BIAL.

APTRA has announced the return of its India conference series, to be held March 25-27, 2026 with Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) as the host partner at Kempegowda International Airport.

The 2026 conference will be APTRA’s third consecutive detailed convention on the India travel retail market and the influence of India as a crucial source market for global tourism.

Sunil Tuli, President of APTRA and Group Chief Executive, King Power Group (Hong Kong), remarked: “Building on the success of the APTRA India conferences in 2024 and 2025, Bangalore International Airport Limited is the perfect host partner for an in-depth study into the future dynamics of the India market.

Kempegowda International Airport has set new standards of excellence with a distinct industry-leading pivot to a guest-centric experience at the stunning Terminal 2 and with further ambitions to raise the bar higher. We are extremely grateful to Kenneth Guldbjerg, Pravat Paikray and team for this collaboration and their unwavering support to APTRA.”

Kenneth R Guldbjerg, Chief Commercial Officer, Bangalore International Airport Limited, added: ‘Having attended both APTRA India conferences in 2024 and 2025 and witnessed the success, supported by the levels of industry engagement and participation, we are delighted to host APTRA 2026 at BLR Airport.

We look forward to welcoming the global travel retail community to an event that promises to be both innovative and memorable.”

The APTRA India Conference 2026 will be open to the travel retail industry, and further details are to be announced.

APTRA noted in keeping with its not-for profit status, tickets for the event will be priced to cover costs.

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