Pacific Asia Travel Association

Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) - February 14, 2020 (travelidnex.com) - The PATA Adventure Travel Conference and Mart 2020 began on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, attracting 368 delegates from 33 destinations in…

Leshan, Sichuan (China) – January 2, 2020 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is set to organise PATA Travel Mart 2020 in Leshan, Sichuan, China from September 3-6. The event will be hosted by the Leshan Culture,…

Baku (Azerbaijan) – December 31, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to welcome the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan as its newest government member. The agency is the executive…

Bangkok (Thailand) – December 26, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to welcome Hilton as the newest sustainability partner for Travel Lab Asia, a platform for triple-bottom-line innovation in…

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) – October 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) – In line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced its theme for 2020: ‘Partnerships for…

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 3, 2019 (travelindex.com) –The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy was awarded “Travel Personality of The Year” at the 30th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2019.…

Nur-Sultan ( Kazakhstan) – September 25, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in partnership with ADB Ventures and Plug and Play, today announced the launch of Travel Lab Asia (TLA), Asia’s only corporate…

Macau (Macao SAR) – September 25, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Global Tourism Economy Forum (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) will convene in Macao under the theme “Tourism and Leisure: Roadmap to a Beautiful Life” on 13 - 15 October. Centered on the…

Bangkok (Thailand) – June 6, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce a new organisational partnership with Awecademy, a future-focused educational content provider that creates personalised…

Cebu (Philippines) – June 3, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has presented a series of awards to several individuals in recognition for their contributions to the responsible development of travel and…

Bangkok (Thailand) - May 23, 2019 (travelindex.com) - According to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Tourism Monitor 2019 Early Edition, Asia Pacific destinations collectively received almost 700 million international…

Cebu (Philippines) – May 14, 2019  (travelindex.com) - The sold-out PATA Annual Summit 2019 in Cebu, Philippines officially ended over the weekend. The conference featured opinion leaders from both public and private sectors, including the…

Hagatna, Guam (Micronesia) – April 24, 2019 (travelindex.com) – Flori-Anne dela Cruz, youth representative to the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) Board of Directors, is today named as the 2019 PATA Face of the Future. This is the most…

Rishikesh (India) - February 15, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2019 began on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India with 300 delegates from 28 countries…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 7, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The overall annual growth rate for international visitors into 40 Asia Pacific destinations is estimated to have been around 7.8 percent in 2018, generating an inbound volume of…

Bangkok (Thailand) - January 15, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is now accepting submissions for PATA Face of the Future 2019. Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2019. PATA is a not-for-profit…

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (India) - January 8, 2019 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has gathered a diverse line-up of thought leaders, innovators and pioneers to share their insights and knowledge on one of the…

Khon Kaen (Thailand) - December 10, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is set to organise the PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2019 in Pattaya, Thailand from November 27 – 29. The announcement was made by…

Khon Kaen (Thailand) - November 29, 2018 - The PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2018, with the theme 'Growth with Goals', officially began on Wednesday, November 28 attracting over 300 delegates from 25 destinations. The event, hosted by…

Guilin (China) - October 29, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin, China held the 12th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and…

Apia (Samoa) - October 10, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The second Pacific Tourism Insights Conference (PTIC), successfully brought together 157 delegates from 95 organisations and 16 destinations to influence change and share their thoughts…

Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates) - October 12, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is set to organise the PATA Annual Summit 2020 from May 15-18 in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the fastest growing tourism…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 25, 2018 (travelindex.com) - With the frequency and severity of natural disasters occurring around the world, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is ready to assist affected destinations around the…

London (Great Britain) - September 20, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce a new media partnership agreement with National Geographic Traveller (UK), the UK edition of National…

Langkawi (Malaysia) - September 19, 2018 (travelindex) - On the 14th of September 2018 at the biggest travel fair of the South-East-Asian Region, the PATA Travel Mart on the island of Langkawi (Malaysia), a new association of international…

Langkawi (Malaysia) - September 16, 2018 (travelindex) - Travelindex in collaboration with Snap Productions launched their website www.VisitLangkawi.net at the PATA Travel Mart 2018 here in Langkawi today. A website devoted to providing…

Langkawi (Malaysia) - September 146, 2018 (travelindex.com) - For the 3rd time, World Tourism Forum Lucerne organized the WTFL Start-Up Innovation Camp, this year integrated in PATA Travel Mart 2018, with the aim of finding revolutionary…

Langkawi (Malaysia) - September 16, 2018 (travelindex) - PATA Travel Mart 2018 (PTM 2018), hosted by Malaysia, has attracted over 1,400 delegates from 70 global destinations. The delegate numbers embraced 389 sellers from 208 organisations…

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (India) - August 17, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced that the PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2019 (ATRTCM 2019) will be held in…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 18, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Winners of the 2018 PATA Grand and Gold Awards are announced today by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). These awards, generously supported and sponsored since 1995 by the…

Macao (Macao SAR) - June 28, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Skål International have announced a new organisational partnership, recognising the importance of promoting the responsible development of…

Bangkok (Thailand) - June 20, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that the founding of the Twin Cities World Tourism Association (TCWTA) will take place during PATA Travel Mart 2018…

Gangneung (Republic of Korea) - June 3, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the election of Dr. Chris Bottrill, Director, International and Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts…

Gangnueng, Gangwon Province (Republic of Korea) - May 28, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The PATA Annual Summit 2018 (PAS 2018), under the theme "Building Bridges, Connecting People: How Collaboration Creates Opportunities", opened in Gangnueng,…

Bangkok (Thailand) - April 1, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Mr. Trevor Weltman as Chief of Staff effective April 2, 2018. Reporting to PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy, he will be responsible for…

Male (Maldives) - March 28, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Abdulla Ghiyas, President of the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) – one of the most active NGOs in the Maldives dedicated to fostering and promoting the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 18, 2018 (travelindex.com) - University students along with representatives from the travel and tourism industry came together at the Asia-Pacific Youth and Sustainable Tourism Workshop to examine how the industry…

Gangneung (South Korea) - March 9, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is proud to announce that former Secretary General of the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, is set to be the opening keynote speaker…

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 13, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to welcome the Tourism Association of Sarajevo Canton (Visit Sarajevo) as its newest government member. The announcement was…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 15, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The inaugural Pacific Tourism Insights Conference (PTIC), which takes place in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Wednesday, October 25, is set to address key opportunities and challenges facing…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 11, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Executive Board of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has extended the contract of Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mario Hardy for a period of three years commencing January…

San Francisco, California (United States) - October 10, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, is the latest hospitality sector organisation to join the Pacific Asia Travel Association…

Macao (Macao SAR) - September 17, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The 40th edition of PATA Travel Mart 2017 (PTM 2017), hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), has attracted 1,131 delegates from 66 global destinations. The delegate…

Macao (Macao SAR) - September 12, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Multiple preparations are underway for Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Travel Mart 2017 to be held in Macao from 13th to 15th September. Hosted by Macao Government Tourism…

Auckland (New Zealand) - July 26, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Tourism industry leaders in New Zealand are set to address the challenges and opportunities facing public and private organisations as the nation seeks to maximise the sector's…

Male (Maldives) - July 14, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Travel industry professionals in the Maldives are now better placed to promote effectively this idyllic destination, thanks to the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The inaugural…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) - PATA’s Bangkok headquarters has retained its EarthCheck Silver-level Sustainability Certification for a second consecutive year. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) head office…

Paris (France) - June 6, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is reasserting its commitment to sustainable development across the entire spectrum of travel and tourism with a renewed pledge to support the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - May 16, 2017 (travelindex.com) - PATA's Annual Travel Monitor for 2017 – Early Edition, released today, shows an annual increase of three percent in foreign arrivals into 47 Asia Pacific destinations for 2016 to record…

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) - April 11, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2018 will take place in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Al Ain is one of the world’s…