pata

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 16, 2018 (travelendex.com) - The PATA Youth Symposium, hosted by the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) and the Alumni Association of UiTM Students' Representative Council (PIMPIN) in collaboration with…

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…

Langkawi (Malaysia) - August 15, 2018 (travelindex.com) - Fifteen of the most innovative start-ups have been invited to the World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) Start-Up Innovation Camp 2018 taking place at PATA Travel Mart 2018 (PTM 2018) on…

Apia (Samoa) - August 8, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in partnership with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) will organise the second Pacific Tourism Insights Conference (PTIC) in Apia,…

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…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 3, 2018 (travelindex.com) - On June 20, 2018, we met at the splendid Landmark Bangkok Hotel to discuss the hottest topics concerning everything digital in the travel industry and get in some quality networking.…

Bangkok (Thailand) - July 4, 2018 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce a new Strategic Partnership agreement with Adara, the enterprise-wide data solution for travel brands, to empower its…

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,…

Langkawi (Malaysia ) - May 23, 2018 (travelindex.com) – Dato’ Haji Azizan Noordin, the CEO of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) and a key member of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has just been appointed as the new Vice Chairman…

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…

Guilin (China) - October 17, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin of China held the 11th UNWTO/PATA Forum on Tourism Trends and…

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…

Macao (Macao SAR) - August 28, 2017 (travelindex.com) - AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes is set to speak at the forthcoming PATA Youth Symposium in Macao SAR, hosted by the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT). Organised by the Association’s…

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…

Hong Kong - July 13, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is ranked No. 1 in the world, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects…

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…

Bangkok (Thailand) – June 17, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The 2nd Digi.travel Conference & Expo, on 28 June at The Landmark Bangkok Hotel organized by Travel Media Applications in co-operation with PATA Thailand Chapter, presents an…

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…

Helsinki (Finland) - May 29, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Finnair, the flag carrier for Finland and a member of the oneworld alliance, has joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The carrier, headquartered in Helsinki, is majority…

Langkawi (Malaysia) - May 27, 2017 (travelindex.com) - Langkawi is the venue for PATA Travel Mart 2018 (PTM 2018) with this signature Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) event being hosted by Tourism Malaysia and Langkawi Development…

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - May 27, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the election of Ms. Sarah Mathews, Head of Destination Marketing Asia Pacific – TripAdvisor based in Hong Kong SAR as…

Negombo (Sri Lanka) - May 24, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The PATA Annual Summit 2017 (PAS 2017), under the theme ‘Disruption. Innovation. Transformation: The Future of Tourism’, opened in Negombo, Sri Lanka on May 18 with 406 delegates from…

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…

Bangkok (Thailand) - April 3 , 2017 (travelindex.com) - Faeez Fadhlillah, CEO and co-founder of the travel booking engine Tripfez, is today named as the 2017 PATA Face of the Future. This is the most prestigious honour open to young tourism…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 1, 2017 (travelindex.com) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) reiterates its commitment to the right to travel as stated in Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Association…

Guilin (China) - October 24, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the People’s Government of Guilin of China celebrate between 20-22 October the 10th UNWTO/PATA…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 17, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - A province in Lao PDR and the city of Meishan in China are the winners of the US$1 million PATA CEO Challenge 2016. Southern Laos receives the Top Destination Award in the category…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 14, 2016 - (travelindex.com) – Asia Pacific destinations welcomed almost 577 million international visitors during calendar year 2015 – an increase of 24 million arrivals compared to the previous year. The…

Bangkok (Thailand) - October 14, 2016 - (travelindex.com) - ‘It was with considerable sorrow and great sadness that we learned of the passing of Thailand’s monarch, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. His Majesty was loved and revered…

Bangkok (Thailand) - September 28, 2016 (travelindex.com) – On the occasion of World Tourism Day 2016, under the theme of Tourism for All – Promoting Universal Accessibility, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce…

Jakarta, Tangerang ICE (Indonesia) - September 16, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The PATA Youth Symposium held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in BSD-Serpong, Indonesia welcomed 193 students, alumni, lecturers and industry professionals from…

Jakarta (Indonesia) - September 14, 2016 (travelindex.com) – Thailand sees the stepped up process of ASEAN integration as a major opportunity to attract more visitors to ASEAN, according to Mrs. Titiporn Manenate, Director of International…

Macau (Macau SAR) - September 12, 2016 (travelindex.com) – The Global Tourism Economy Forum (“GTEF” or “the Forum”) officially introduced its well-reputed international platform to the tourism and business communities of Korea for the first…