NEW DELHI, January 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- Over 650 Participants From Around 50 Countries
- Supported by UNWTO and Incredible India
SATTE 2015, South Asia's largest travel show and now in its 22nd edition, commenced today at Pragati Maidan. Chief Guest Mr. Girish Shankar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India graced the occasion amongst eminent ministers from across the globe, ambassadors and high commissioners of participating countries and key people from leading travel associations from both India and abroad. Supported by Ministry of Tourism and in association with World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), SATTE 2015 is represented by the Ministry of Tourism, top travel associations from the domestic and global fronts.
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Speakers at the forum (Day 1): - Mr John Bell, International broadcasting expert and tourism consultant, Expert, UNWTO Silk Road Task Force - Mr Jonathan Karkut, UNWTO Silk Road Programme - Mr Suman Billa, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism - Mr Subhash Goyal, President, IATO - Mr Aashish Gupta, Consulting CEO, FAITH and Founder, StrategyPluto - Mr Rajeev Kohli, Joint Managing Director, Creative Travel - Mr A. R. Bardhan, Principal Secretary, West Bengal Tourism - Mr S K Mishra, MD, Chhattisgarh Tourism Board - Mr S K Sangar, MD, Tourism Finance Corporation of India - Mr Talat Parvez, Director, Kashmir Tourism
The 3-day event will have eminent business leaders share their views on the tourism and hospitality industry and the impact that India can make in this sector. International participants like the Philippines, Swedavia-Sweden Airports, Mexico Tourism and Central Asia have harnessed this platform and ventured into India for the first time. In addition, Bihar Tourism has participated in the event for the first time with Rajasthan Tourism and Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces making a comeback.
Speakers at the forum (Day 2): - Mr Sheldon Santwan, Advisor, IIPTI - Dr. Lalit Panwar, Secretary (Tourism), Govt of India - Ms Valsa R Nair-Singh, Secretary (Tourism), Govt. of Maharashtra - Mr Dipak Haksar, COO, ITC Hotels - Ms Rika Jean-François, CSR Commissioner, ITB, Berlin - Mr Ajay Prakash, Founder President, IIPTI - Rajan Sehgal, President, India Golf Tourism Association - Mr Girish Shankar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India - Mr Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI - Mr Sanjay Singh, Principal Resident Representative, Tata Sons - Mr Aakash Ohri, Executive Director, DLF Golf Resort - Mr Uday Marwah, Director, Uday Tours & Travels
Mr. Joji George, MD, UBM India said, "SATTE showcases the true potential of tourism for India and other countries, all under one roof. With Government's provisions in place to promote tourism in India, we are happy to see SATTE 2015's stance being further reinforced. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India as well as UNWTO's support further validates SATTE as an industry platform for the industry."
Over the next two days, key sessions at SATTE will cover subjects that encompass:
Day One
Day Two
Taking cognizance of the growing travel business online, SATTE 2015 will provide a platform to GDSs, online travel agencies and online travel marketing companies to showcase their products and services. Companies such as Abacus and Travelport Galileo, Fore Representations, Holiday Merchants, Influence Technolabs, Internet Moguls, M Globe International, One World Teleservices, QuadLabs, RezLive, roomsXML, Travel Boutique Online, Travel I and Zap Booking amongst others, will showcase their new products and applications to the Indian travel trade.
Notable launches at SATTE 2015:
This year, SATTE witnessed new launches from participants such as:
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