Mysore Travel Mart-2026, University of Mysore Registrar M.K. Savitha inaugurates panel discussions, 10.30 am; Session-1 on ‘Tourism and Journalism: The power of storytelling’ featuring Star of Mysore and Mysuru Mithra Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna, senior journalist Vishweshwar Bhat and GSS Group Chairman Srihari Dwarkanath, 11 am to 12 noon; Session-2 on ‘Mysore Airport: Connecting Mysuru to the World’ featuring former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, Mysore Airport Director P.V. Ushakumari, Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President K.B. Lingaraju and CII Mysuru Chairman Utsav Agarwal, 12 noon to 1 pm; Session-3 on ‘Sustainable Tourism: The Power of Storytelling’ with Global Sustainable Tourism Council Vice-Chair C.B. Ramkumar and The Green Path Founder and Promoter H.R. Jayaram, 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm; Session-4 on ‘Mysore Film City: Connecting Mysuru to the World’ featuring noted Film Director Rajendra Singh Babu, Actress Roshni Prakash and Producer Sandesh Nagaraj, 3.30 pm to 4.30 pm; Conferring of Mysuru Tourism Excellence Awards, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar, MLA T.S. Srivatsa, SKAL International India President S.K. Sanjeev Mehra, Actress Roshni Prakash and SKAL International Mysuru President and MTM-2026 Chairman C.A. Jayakumar,                                                                                                           chief guests, Jagannatha Centre for Art and Culture (JCAC), Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 5 pm.