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Join PATA now | October 29, 2015
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PATAcademy-HCD December 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand

 

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PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart 2016 in Chiang Rai, Thailand
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Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this week’s earthquake that has cost so many lives in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. We have sent expressions of sympathy and support to our government members and to the PATA Chapters in the region. We stand ready to provide support to the region’s tourism authorities as they begin the process of recovery.
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PATA New Tourism Frontiers 2015: From the Pacific
Introducing Zane Smith, Development Manager – Ecotourism New Zealand for Lead Innovation Consultant – Tai Poutini Polytechnic. He will be the Special Keynote for Global Adventure Travel Trends.

This session examines the latest adventure travel innovations while touching upon responsible management approaches to maintain the sustainability of the natural resources which are the bread and butter of this tourism sector.
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Win an Apple Watch for your Next Trip
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Do you work with students or younger customers? PATA is doing a major study to help destinations around the globe plan for the future growth of outbound travel from Asia. We’re doing an online survey of young people aged 16-35 from 24 countries and we’d love you to spread the news! The report will be available free to PATA members later this year! Take the survey NOW!
Win an Apple Watch
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PATA BUILDS YOUR INSIGHTS
Key Insights from PATAmPOWER

Mixed Fortunes for Micronesian Islands in August 2015

 
Analysis of international arrivals to Micronesia in August 2015 shows a mixed bag of results. Guam, traditionally the largest destination in terms of arrivals volume, saw only minimal year-on-year arrivals growth (+2.0%) from Northeast Asia. Palau, however, recorded much healthies numbers with a year-on-year surge of 12.7 percent in arrivals from Northeast Asia, driven mainly by Chinese tourists. Northern Marianas reported a relatively significant year-on-year decrease of arrivals from Northeast Asia (-30.4%) as Saipan island was severely affected by Typhoon Soudelor in August.

Find out more on latest international visitor arrivals at
http://mPOWER.PATA.org.
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Annual Tourism Monitor 2015 Final Edition is Now Available to Purchase


Annual Tourism Monitor 2015 (Final Edition) follows on from the earlier report and provides a much more detailed view of travel movements during the calendar year 2014 as it includes a number of other measures of travel activity and profiles including length of stay, expenditure and a several of other useful metrics. Early indicators of travel flows for calendar year 2015 (year-to-date) are also provided as an early warning mechanism for identifying major shifts and movements in key source and destination markets.

Please visit
PATA Store for more details.
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PATA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

HOA BINH International Tourism and Trading Investment Co. Ltd.

HOA BINH International Tourism and Trading Investment Co. Ltd. (HOA BINH EVENTS GROUP) is the company which specializes in organizing conferences, events and operating high-quality international and domestic tours in Vietnam.

ECA2

ECA2 is a France-based turnkey show production company specialized in creation, design and production of the most renowed large-scale events and cutting-edge multimedia shows. Our highly skilled terms are used to working specifically on worldwide ceremonies, indoor and outdoor, day and night, permanent or sent permanent events and shows. All our shows are unique and played in specific environments like stadiums, theme parks, expo sites, world-class tourism destinations, luxury resorts, and mixed-use areas.

Pinoy Travels

Pinoy Travels is dedicated to helping you visit the beautiful places with economy budget plan. We arrange VISA, tickets, hotel bookings, package tours and investor VISA programs with friendliness and hospitality.
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CHAPTER & STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS

PATA Thailand Chapter: "Digi.travel Thailand International Conference & Expo"
 

Leading tourism marketing and communications agency Travel Media Applications has partnered with PATA Thailand Chapter to organise the "Digi.travel Thailand International Conference & Expo" at Amari Watergate Bangkok on Monday, November 16th".

Speakers include senior executives from PATA, Google, ADARA and more, who will be presenting valuable insights to Thailand's tourism professionals and entrepreneurs.

The organisers are pleased to offer PATA members an exclusive USD20 discount off individual and group rates to the event. PATA members can
register and access the discounted fee with the code: patahq-digithai15

We look forward to seeing you there!

HIGHLIGHT FROM PATA MEMBERS
Lonely Planet Names George Town One of 2016’s Top 10 Cities


Leading global travel authority Lonely Planet has chosen George Town, Malaysia as one of the world’s Top 10 Cities for next year in LONELY PLANET’S BEST IN TRAVEL 2016, published today.

BEST IN TRAVEL 2016 is Lonely Planet’s 11th eagerly-awaited annual collection of the best trends, destinations, journeys and experiences for the upcoming year.

George Town is ranked fourth on the book’s list of Top 10 Cities 2016. 
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Dorsett Hospitality International Staked Claim for the “Best Hotel Chain (Regional) Award"


The award was accorded in recognition of the best in class industry players who have truly made a difference in brand building and recognition; and service delivery. Recipients of the various awards covering different sectors from hotels, hospitality groups, destinations, travel agencies and travel technologies were selected based on a survey carried out amongst readers of Travel Weekly Asia and Travel Weekly China over a period of two months. Read More.

Solomon Islands VA Increases Again
 

International visitation to Solomon Islands in May 2015 has once again exceeded all expectations with numbers for the month increasing by close on 15 per cent.

Figures released this week by the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau show arrivals for May 2015 reached 1681, an increase of 14.9 per cent over the 1462 total achieved for the same period in 2014.
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New Online Tool Makes It Easy for Hotels to Benchmark and Calculate Their Carbon and Energy Footprints
 

Any business can create a report on the footprint of their hotel stays.

ITP (the International Tourism Partnership) and Greenview have launched the Hotel Footprinting Tool which allows anyone easy access to the carbon and energy footprint of hotels worldwide. 
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