Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- India's first Wedding and MICE Conclave to be held in Kochi from August 14 to 16 will act as a B2B networking platform for the integrated development of tourism sector in Kerala, Tourism Minister Mohamed Riyas said on Tuesday.

The Minister was addressing a press conference here to outline the progress of the conclave being organized by Kerala Travel Mart Society (KTM Society) in collaboration with the State Tourism Department.

Tourism Secretary K. Biju, Jose Pradeep, President, KTM (Kerala Travel Mart) Society, KTM Society Secretary S. Swaminathan, Immediate Past President Baby Mathew Somatheeram, and former presidents E. M. Najeeb and Abraham George also attended the press meet.

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