Official engagements of Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar of Udaipur

SATTE 2008
For the 15th consecutive year “South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE)”was held at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from the 18th -20th April 2008. The event is considered a model of public private partnership in the Indian Travel industry and the three day exhibition showcased a wide range of tourism products under one roof.
The event was organised under the patronage of the Union Tourism Ministry and witnessed the participation of over a dozen leading hotels in the capital.
Inaugurated in 1994 SATTE remains the single biggest gathering in the country that brings together buyers and sellers from the travel and tourism sector. Thirteen countries exhibited their products with 225 tour operators visiting the exhibition from around the globe.
The exhibition was spread over an area of over 5,300 square metres and comprised of more than 600 Stands. Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar of Udaipur, Joint Managing Director, HRH Group of Hotels participated in the event with Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, President-Commercial ; Mr. Sanjay Nischal, Manager - Sales & Marketing, New Delhi ; Mr. Manohar Singh, Manager-Central Reservations and Mr. Vikram Singh Bhati, Assistant Manager-Central Reservations.

The Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2008
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, The Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organised The Great Indian Travel Bazaar 2008 - an international tourism mart from 21st to 23rd April at the B.M. Birla Convention Centre, Jaipur. Leading national and regional associations that supported the event included the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), the Hotel & Restaurant Association of Rajasthan (HRAR) and Indian Heritage Hotels Association (IHHA). Smt. Vasundhara Raje, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan inaugurated the travel mart on 21st April. Smt. Ambika Soni, Hon'ble Minister of Tourism, Govt. of India was the Chief Guest, and Smt. Usha Punia, Hon'ble Minister of State for Tourism, Govt. of Rajasthan presided over the function.

The purpose of Travel Bazaar was to highlight India as a world-class tourism destination with its myriad attractions. The event was structured to include a travel bazaar with over 200 booths to showcase and market different tourism products in India. The event provided participants with a structured interactive session of meetings over a three day period together with a number of social and cultural programmes. It is estimated that over 100 key foreign tour operators from over 40 countries attended the Travel Bazaar.
HRH Group of Hotels was the platinum sponsor for the event; Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar of Udaipur hosted lunch at the venue for over 1500 participating delegates on 22nd April 2008. Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar of Udaipur and Maharaj Kumar Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur attended the event with Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, President-Commercial; Mr. Adityaveer Singh, General Manager – Group Operations; Ms. Jyoti Jasol, General Manager - Events; Ms. Gazala Singh, Manager – Culture and Heritage Promotion; Mr. Kunal Singh, Manager – Sales & Marketing, Udaipur; Mr. Sanjay Nischal, Manager - Sales & Marketing, Delhi; Ms. Hema Rana, Manager – Sales & Marketing, Mumbai; Ms. Pallavi Bhise, Administrative Executive, Jaipur; and Mr. Vikram Singh Bhati, Assistant Manager-Central Reservations.

Row one from left: Ms. Hema Rana,
Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar of Udaipur
and Ms. Gazala Singh
Row two from left: Mr. Kunal Singh,
Maharaj Kumar Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur,
Mr. Vikram Singh Bhati, Mr. Sanjay Nischal and
Mr. Adityaveer Singh