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Mumbai, till recently called Bombay, is the capital city of Maharashtra. The only British monarch to visit India, King George V, first set foot on Indian soil at Mumbai in 1911. To commemorate his visit, the Gateway to India, Mumbai's best known landmark, was completed in 1927. Mumbai is an exhilarating city fuelled by entrepreneurial energy, determination and dreams, filled with the bustle of commuters, night clubs, restaurants, discotheques and long stretches of golden beaches. Its skyscraper-filled skyline and busy work culture could belong to any metropolis in the world. An alluring mixture of races and cultures, the pulsating city is perpetually on the move. Its famed Bollywood churns out more movies than any other city in the world. With most premier multinational and national corporate houses headquartered here, it remains a bastion of free enterprise. It is a major manufacturing and trading centre for everything from garments, pharmaceuticals and toiletries to cars and cosmetics. Its international airport and seaport are the busiest in the country and handle virtually 50% of all India's foreign trade.

The coastline of Maharashtra, stretching 720 km, provides for exciting water sports, sun bathing on golden sands, exploring grand fortresses, temples and churches, and discovering tiny, remote villages. The vast Arabian sea expanding beyond the coastlines has a hypnotic effect and there are several fine palm-fringed beaches in the city offering beach parties and moonlit swims. Sightseeing trips across the Arabian Sea on a dhow to the ancient Elephanta caves or a trip into the Western Ghats to the hill stations of Lonavala, Khandala, Matheran and Mahabaleshwar are yet more attractions the city offers. Mumbai also has stores offering textiles, jewellery, antiques, curios, handicrafts - the best of what India has to offer.
Mumbai has a variety of most modern conference venues each with its own exclusive ambience and luxurious setting, comparable to the best in the world, capable of accommodating up to 1500 delegates, making it very popular with conference organisers.