Locations Exhibition Conference was held at The Orchids Hotel, Santacruz East in Mumbai. Spread over from 18 (Friday) – 
19(Saturday) September 2015 is an annual B2B Platform Based on the concept “Films are Catalysts to Tourism”
In 2010 BBC declared it as the “World’s First Film Tourism Event”
Conceptualized in 2003 was launched through Variety at Cannes and simultaneously in Mumbai in the presence of an illustrious Advisory Board comprising Ashutosh Gowariker and Kiran Shantaram ( The Sherriff of Mumbai) and Manmohan Shetty.
Day 2 of Locations Exhibition Conference took the attendees to Georgia, Hungary and Romania with their splendid exhibition highlighting their culture, lifestyle, serene locations etc.
Director David Dhawan attended Locations Exhibition Conference. He was seen getting chatty with the exhibitors discussing about his future projects. It was also attended by Prashant Virender Sharma and Gautam Arora.
Locations have completed Twelve Annual Editions and have bought the Indian Film Fraternity under one roof into a face to face with various aspects of International Locations and Production possibilities including Subsidies, Tax Rebates & Other Global vendor Concessions to Shoot a Film on their Shores. Achieved through interaction with global destination vendors: tourism boards, film commissions, line production companies, airlines, railways, resorts and travel and tourism service providers.
Locations have seen the presence of the destination promoters from more than Fifty Countries and some Indian states too. These include Austria, Australia, Czech Republic, France, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Romania, Russia, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, UK and the Indian states of Chhattisgarh, UP, Gujrat, Mizoram & Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Source : Sachin Murdeshwar