MoS for Tourism & Culture Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurates SATTE 2020 at India Expo Mart
Greater Noida, 8th Jan 2020: Today, Informa Markets inaugurated the 27th edition of SATTE, a leading B2B travel trade engagement show at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida.
The show which is scheduled from January 8th – January 10th, 2020 has brought over 1,050 exhibitors, 200 foreign buyers from over 50+ countries and 500+ domestic hosted buyers from 104 Indian cities.
The marquee expo was inaugurated by Chief Guest, Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister for State for Tourism & Culture (I/C), Government of India along with Mansukh L Mandaviya, Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping, Govt. of India and YB Tuan Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia, amidst an august gathering.
With a focus on building new business partnerships and announcements, the three-day expo will enlighten the industry by addressing the challenges faced and opportunities that Indian tourism offers.
SATTE 2020 will also be a host to a series of sessions and workshops, presented and lead by high profile speakers
and industry stalwarts, covering topics from all aspects of the industry.
The first panel discussion on ‘Global Economic Scenario, Tourism Trends and India’ on Day 1 discussed about the emerging scenario in global travel and tourism industry and in India. The second panel discussion : ‘Adventure Tourism: Unlocking New Avenues’ focused on major challenges in adventure tourism.
At inauguration, the Chief Guest Prahlad Singh Patel, Union Minister for State for Tourism & Culture (I/C), Government of India said, “SATTE 2020 is the 27th edition of the event which is proof that we are thinking and moving continuously ahead for the betterment of the tourism sector. I would like to congratulate SATTE for achieving this feat and thank them for giving representation to states such as Leh-Ladakh in their esteemed event. India is the only country that has a different cultural identity across dimensions and geography. Events like these showcase our rich culture in a great way. I hope foreign guests and visitors attending the event get a glimpse of our country.”
Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya Ji, Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping Govt. of India, said, “I would like to congratulate the organizers of this tremendous travel event. From the shipping ministry perspective, cruise tourism amongst Indians has become very popular; India’s coastal line boasts of 7,500 kms which increases immense potential for cruise tourism. Keeping this in mind, we have built International cruise terminals such as the one in Mumbai. A few in Goa, Mangalore, Kochi, Paradip and Kolkata are in the pipeline as the ministry and its stakeholders are continuously working to build the tourism sector”.
After the inauguration, the Lt. Governor of Ladakh R. K. Mathur arrived at India Expo Mart to inaugurate the Leh Ladakh Pavilion at SATTE. He was accompanied by India Expo Mart Chairman Rakesh Kumar.
