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Informa Markets in India concludes The 27th Edition of SATTE- Asia’s largest Travel and Tourism Expo on a high note

~Mapping trends and Building Partnerships, a key focus at the South East Travel and Tourism Expo~

New Delhi, January 20th, 2020: Informa Markets in India kick started the New Year with a promising start at the 27th edition of SATTE, a leading B2B travel trade engagement show, held at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi – NCR. The three-day expo witnessed a tremendous response from the travel, tourism and hospitality industry with participation from over 1,100 exhibitors and co-exhibitors, along with representation from over 50 countries and 104 Indian cities. The show was attended by over 35,000 travel and tourism professionals, while hosting 200 International Buyers and 500+ Indian buyers.

The marquee expo was inaugurated by Chief Guest, Shri Prahalad Singh Patel, Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture (I/C), Government of India along with key dignitaries- Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping, Govt. of India; YB Tuan Muhammad Bakhtiar bin Wan Chik, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia; Ms. Nia Niscaya, Deputy Minister of Tourism Marketing, Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia; Mr. Michael Goh, President, Dream Cruises & Head of International Sales, Genting Cruise Lines; Mr. Subhash Goyal, Honorary secretary, FAITH; Mr Michael Duck, Executive Vice President -Asia, Informa Markets and Mr. Yogesh Mudras, Managing Director, Informa Markets in India and amidst an august gathering.

Standing true to its focus of building new business partnerships and announcements, the expo discussed current trends in the ever-evolving industry. Like every successful year, SATTE 2020 hosted an exciting line-up of conferences to enlighten the industry by addressing the challenges and opportunities that Indian tourism offers. The exhibition received active support from various Indian and International travel and trade associations, wedding planners, corporate travel decision makers and investors amongst others. Indonesia was the Premium Partner country for SATTE 2020 while Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka were the other Partner Countries. While Mauritius was the feature country at the coveted expo, Dubai was a Partner Destination. Goa, Odisha, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan were partner states for the 27th edition of SATTE, while Uttar Pradesh was the host state for the show.

SATTE Awards 2019

Informa Markets started off 2019 on a powerful note with its biggest travel and trade engagement show ‘SATTE’ at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida on Wednesday (16th Jan 2019). In its 26th edition, the three-day event bagged an excellent response with market leaders increasing their stand size followed by participation from the cross section of global and Indian travel and tourism markets. The show was marked by 1,000 exhibitors and representation from over 50 countries and 90 cities from across India.

The industry also witnessed the 3rd Edition of SATTE Awards powered by T3 on Day 2 of the expo which not only recognized and celebrated the excellence, triumphs and innovations of key stakeholders in the Travel and Tourism industry but also helped the fraternity with networking opportunities, presentations and other features. Recognizing the scale of growth that this industry is going through, Informa Markets, along with EY as process advisors made the award categories for 2019 more comprehensive which covered various segments of travel and tourism including tour operators, hotels, destinations, OTAs, Bloggers, Crusie Liners to name a few.

Glimpses of SATTE 2020

Testimonial

Dignitary speak:

Bo Keun Choi, Senior Officer, Regional Programme for Asia and the Pacific, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO):

“Globally, we crossed the mark of 1.3 billion travellers this year. The growth rate to be expected in the upcoming years for the travel and tourism industry is around 7%. India is one of the leading countries with almost 16% contribution to the industry. I appreciate SATTE’s contribution over the years in getting the industry together, and also its campaign I-Pledge, that promotes the cause of sustainable tourism, thereby giving us the opportunity to pledge for and promote sustainable tourism and create a better world to live in.”

The first panel discussion of the day ‘UNWTO: The relevance of thematic tourism routes in fostering regional collaboration and prosperity’ brought together stakeholders from across the table in a discussion focused on assessing the enormous opportunity and potential to develop transnational thematic tourism routes and challenges of linking the destinations of South Asia.