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We can no longer ignore the fact that digital marketing has transformed the travel industry.
Our speakers from Etihad Airways, Beautiful Destinations, HubSpot and TripAdvisor will explore how online and technology trends are changing how travel consumers navigate the path to purchase and the implications for destination marketing boards and their industry partners.
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Influential tourism experts, innovators and international thought leaders are set to explore future travel and tourism trends at the PATA Annual Summit 2017 in Negombo, Sri Lanka.
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Sponsored by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) for the 22nd consecutive year, the PATA Gold Awards sets industry standards for excellence and innovation.
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Large sections of Australia’s Great Reef are now dead, scientists find
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PATA SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia has long been one of the world’s most magnificent natural wonders, so enormous it can be seen from space, so beautiful it can move visitors to tears. But the reef, and the profusion of sea creatures living near it, are in profound trouble.
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Change what you eat and reduce your carbon emissions
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PATA BUILDS YOUR INSIGHTS
Key insights from PATAmPOWER

New Zealand and China continued to dominate Australia’s inbound market

New Zealand has remained top of the charts for visitor arrivals to Australia since 2014. Figures for 2016 show an increase of 2.7 percent compared to 2015. Arrivals from China also reported significant growth of 16.9 percent, growing by an average of 19.6 percent each year from 2014 to 2016. Other source markets such as UK, USA, Singapore and Japan also continued to contribute to the growth of the Australian tourism industry.

Acquire more insights on international visitor arrivals at http://mPOWER.pata.org.
PATA Publication

Pre-order now: Quarterly Tourism Monitor 2017


The Quarterly Tourism Monitor (QTM) provides a timely quantitative view of inbound travel, by origin markets for all major destinations in Asia Pacific region by quarter, during the calendar year 2017.

For more information, please visit PATA Store or contact the Publications Team at publications@PATA.org.
GET TO KNOW
Say 'nihao' to Grace, our intern associate from China. She worked for China News Service, Zhejiang Branch as a tourism journalist. Grace hopes to learn more about social media and tourism events marketing during her internship.
Meet PATA Staff

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Yuchen Wang (Grace)
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Intern Associate Communications & Marketing
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WELCOME NEW PATA MEMBER
ANJ Travel & Tour

ANJ Travel & Tour, founded in June, 2015 with a group of experienced Directors and staff from medical tourism and the tourism industry with the aim of providing comprehensive travel arrangements for Myanmar people & Business organisations and for those travellers from different parts of the world.
Visit www.anjmyanmar.com for more details.
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM PATA MEMBERS
TAT: Thailand Green Excellence Awards at ITB Berlin 2017


Three German tourism ventures committed to environmental, social and cultural preservation received Thailand Green Excellence Awards at a ceremony presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana at last week's ITB in Berlin. Read more.


IATA releases 2016 airline safety performance


The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2016 safety performance of the commercial airline industry. Read more.


IFT named in QS World University Rankings


The Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) has been ranked by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 as the second best higher education institution in Asia in the field of hospitality and leisure management and the 18th best higher education institution in this field in the world. Read more.


InterContinental Bali launches room refurbishment programme


The interiors of the Singaraja rooms at the InterContinental Bali Resort are currently undergoing a comprehensive redesign programme with features such as hand-painted wall murals inspired by motifs found on Balinese textiles and traditional batiks. Read more.


Release of the Green Fins How-to-videos


By sharing their knowledge and their passion, the diving industry has recently guided the development of nine brand new “Green Fins How-to-videos”, designed to guide business managers how to easily implement the Code of Conduct and to show divers exactly what they should expect from an environmentally friendly dive centre. Read more.
 
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