Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart (MPTM) 2026 has helped boost the state’s tourism. At its 7th edition last week, it generated ₹ 3.73 bn in investment through MOUs signed at the Khushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre in Bhopal.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav signed an MOU with A R M Foods Chairman & Director, Atul Agarwal, for a ₹ 84.8mn project. ARM Foods will develop a luxury hotel, a golf course, and a wellness resort in Ramgarh, Sehore district.
MPTM 2026 Entry
Other MOUs included film production, tourism and content creation, a heritage conservation and management project for the historic Orchha complex and a landscaping and conservation plan for the same. The MOUs also included a skill development and training program for 100 tourist vehicle drivers, along with the development of tourism facilities and digital infrastructure at the BSF Museum in Tekanpur, Gwalior.
Welcome cultural show at MPTM
Dr Yadav expressed confidence that the MOUs, investment proposals and Letters of Award would take Madhya Pradesh Tourism to new Heights and create extensive employment opportunities for local youth. He assured investors that the state government would facilitate land allotment, expedite approvals and support necessary infrastructure development.
MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav
The event also saw investment proposals from the hospitality sector. Atmosphere Group Managing Director Saubhagya Mahapatra shared plans to invest ₹50 mn to expand luxury hospitality facilities in Ujjain, Indore and major wildlife circuits. Renny group Director Pankaj Fulwani discussed investments exceeding ₹29 mn in development of a ‘Welcome Hotel by ITC’ at 350year-old Lunera Serai in Mandu, a waterfront resort opposite Kutni Dam in Khajuraho at ₹12.5 mn a ‘Storii by ITC’ property in Sidhi and a resort near Bansagar Dam in Maihar. Sarv group plans to invest ₹40 mn across the state, including a ₹10 mn in a 40-acre luxury wildlife resort near Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhai through partnership with Taj Safaris. MRVH Resorts is completing an investment of ₹ 20 mn for a ‘Ramada Resort by Wyndham’ in Omkareshwar by the end of 2026.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) co-organised MPTM’26 with the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB), which hosted 100 international delegates from 34 countries and 180 Indian delegates from 15 states. The event hosted 10,263 business sessions with 177 sellers from Madhya Pradesh, the central region of India.
By: Madhura Katti – © 2026.
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Madhura Katti didn’t just choose travel; it chose her. Trained in hotel management in Bangalore, she quickly understood that journeys are about people, not places. By the nineties, she was writing on travel and food with a natural authority, later earning a Best Travel Writer award that surprised no one who had read her work.
Storytelling soon moved to film. Her documentary work with Indigenous India captured the spirit of a country in motion and won a National Award for Best Tourism Film.
After years with TTG Asia and Aviation International News, she brought her seasoned judgement to EGT Media, where she now guides coverage across India and South Asia, steady, perceptive, and unmistakably human.
