The SATTE Mumbai West trade show features national and international tourism boards, DMCs, travel agents and tour operators, airlines, OTAs, hotels, resorts and IT companies.
MUMBAI – UBM India, organiser of South Asia’s leading travel trade show, SATTE, hosted the 5th edition of SATTE Mumbai West. The two-day show (19th – 20th August 2016), was inaugurated by Chief Guest Mr. Sudhir Patil, President, Maharashtra Tour Organisers’ Association; Mr. Mukesh Bhatia, Regional Director (WR), Air India; Mr. Erdel S Ergen, Consul General, Turkey; Ms. Bineshwaree Napaul, Consul General, Mauritius; Ms. Swati Kale, GM, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC); Mr Michael Duck, Executive Vice President, UBM Asia and Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India amidst an industry gathering at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
Catering primarily to the travel-trade fraternity of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa, the trade show features national and international tourism boards, DMCs, travel agents and tour operators, airlines, OTAs, hotels, resorts and IT companies. These include the Turkish Culture & Tourism Office, MTDC, Nepal Tourism Board, Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Ltd., Svatma, Ezeego One Travel and Tours Limited, North Tours LLC, The Ultimate Travelling Camp, Satguru Travels And Tourism Pvt. Ltd., Italian Government Tourism Board and VFS Global, amongst other distinguished exhibitors. The participants will seek to engage with potential business aides and strengthen partnerships within the region through this platform.
As the demand for personalised and aspirational travel resources are on the rise, a number of niche products and service providers from the industry also made their presence felt at the show. SATTE Mumbai West is ably supported by the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), Association of Domestic Tour Operators (ADTOI), Maharashtra Tour Organisers’ Association (MTOA) and SKAL International.
The two-day event started with two power-packed seminars on Day 1 where industry-thought leaders gathered to share their views on the potential, opportunities, challenges and trends of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry with a focus on Western India. The subjects of the conference included ‘Promoting Destinations through Cinema Tourism’ where the discussion pertained to how national tourist offices and Indian states can further utilise cinema as a marketing tool to promote destinations and drive footfalls and ‘Bridging the gap between Tour Operators & Hoteliers‘. The latter explored the vital importance of enhanced co-operation between tour operators and hoteliers, which will further benefit the entire tourism ecosystem.
Speaking on the announcement of the 5th edition of SATTE Mumbai West, Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India said, “Over the years, SATTE Mumbai West has notched year-on-year growth in terms of exhibitor support and number of visitors. It is witnessing an overwhelming response from the travel trade fraternity this year as well. Travel and leisure is a dynamic business that has the potential to stimulate other sectors of the economy. It is consistently being transformed by the advent of technology. The expo thus comes at the right time to offer the travel-tourism community the scope to enhance their understanding of the business, push boundaries and tap the city’s and region’s tourism potential.”
Photo caption: Key dignitaries at the lamp lighting ceremony of SATTE Mumbai West 2016
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