Hotel owner M. P. Patel won a new 32GB IPAD 2 at the ValueXpress booth at the Leuva Patidar Samaj of USA National Convention and Trade Show in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Over 3,000 members attended the National Convention and Trade Show. The majority of the members are hospitality property owners. M.P. was thrilled to have won; he was thinking of acquiring an IPAD for his family anyway!
Mr. Patel is the owner of the Esquire Inn hotel located on Highway 49 in Belzoni, MS. The 40-unit property was the first hospitality property Mr. Patel purchased and he continues to reside at the property in true “owner-operator” style. Mr. Patel owns three other independent hotels in Belzoni and Ruleville. In addition, M.P. and his son Keshan have developed and sold numerous Subway restaurants in the Mississippi region.
“We were thrilled to present M.P. with the IPAD as the winner of our drawing,” said Jay Bhakta, who runs the Mississippi office for ValueXpress. “I have known M.P. and his family for a long time and could not have expected a more deserving winner. M.P. is a leader in the Asian-American community and great businessman.”
