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 Airbnb - The antidote to modern, MASS produced tourism
"We know that every traveller is different and every host is unique. Through the Airbnb platform, people don’t just visit a destination when they travel, instead they can truly live there. We’re making this happen by connecting millions of hosts and guests around the world who, when they meet, create unique travel experiences every day." said Julian Persaud, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Airbnb during his interview with Inside Tourism.
He will be speaking about the story of Airbnb and how destinations and organisations work with them to adapt with the growth of tourism in the upcoming PATA Global Insights Conference. |
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Meet Paul Rogers, Ecotourism Consultant, Istituto Oikos
Paul has 20 years' experience as a senior tourism advisor to national and local tourism organisations and has worked in more than a dozen countries in South and Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia. His focus has been in the policy and planning arena – using tourism as a vehicle for development. Join Paul this November at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh for the New Tourism Frontiers Forum (NTFF) 2016. |
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| Congrats to the winners of iPhone 7 from PTM2016! |
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| We’re excited to feature the two winners of the iPhone 7 from the delegate survey lucky draw at the PATA Travel Mart 2016! Congratulations to Mr. Dick Gerang Engkasan from Aiman Planet Borneo Tours, Malaysia and Mrs Yulia Chernyaeva, Agency Intertour, Russia. Thanks to everyone who participated in the PTM2016 survey! |
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YULIA CHERNYAEVA
Agency Intertour
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DICK GERANG ENGKASAN
Aiman Planet Borneo Tours & Travel Services |
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PATA CEO CHALLENGE 2016: CALL FOR ENTRIES
Win a $500,000 digital ad campaign with TripAdvisor! Click on the image to view the digital campaign for Albay, Philippines - named one of PATA CEO Challenge 2015’s Top Destinations, live on TripAdvisor.
We're looking for new and emerging destinations, with unique stories and a passionate community that is driving its tourism efforts, which could be developed further by leveraging the scale and support of TripAdvisor's unrivalled global expertise and reach.
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| Delegates experience Wonderful Indonesia at PATA Travel Mart 2016 |
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| PTM 2016 officially opened in BSD-Serpong, Indonesia on the evening of September 7, 2016, with the official PTM2016 Welcome Reception hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia and graciously presided over by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Jusuf Kalla. The Mart, generously hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia, attracted 1,358 delegates from 63 destinations around the world. |
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| Dalian tourism chiefs visit PATA HQ to strengthen links with PATA |
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| A delegation from the Dalian Travel & Tourism Bureau visited the HQ to explore a number of opportunities for mutual cooperation. The delegation was led by the Bureau’s Deputy Director-General Mrs Liu Changhong. They are keen to broaden the appeal of Dalian’s many tourist attractions and the visit to Bangkok followed their successful participation at PTM 2016. The delegation was welcomed by the Association’s Chief of Staff Dale Lawrence, accompanied by J C Wong from the PATA Marketing & Communications team. |
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| PATA Youth Symposium explores the role of youth in the future of tourism |
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| The PATA Youth Symposium held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in BSD-Serpong, Indonesia welcomed 193 students, alumni, lecturers and industry professionals from President University and other academic institutions in Indonesia to discuss the role of youth in the future of tourism. |
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PATA SPEAKING CALENDAR
Our PATA management team are busy attending events all over the world throughout the year. Find out where they will be this month and join them there!
 
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PATA Foundation Offers Sponsorship Programme |
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| PATA FOUNDATION |
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| The PATA Foundation is offering six sponsored Executive Development Programmes to member-endorsed candidates to attend the 2016 Hong Kong Poly U Winter School. Jointly developed by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Hotel & Tourism Management and the Hong Kong Hotels Association, the Executive Development Programme in Hospitality will take place in Hong Kong, December 5-17, 2016. PATA members receive 10% discount off the programme registration fee. |
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Recommended Reading:
MGM Macau - Community Care Campaign
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| PATA SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
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| This year’s campaign has involved more than 250 MGM volunteers, including our senior management executives and our staff family members, to deliver more than 1,000 hours of their time to give back to over 580 members of our community. |
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| PATA BUILDS YOUR INSIGHTS |
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Key insights from PATAmPOWER
Slowdown in flight frequencies from Europe to Southeast Asia
Scheduled flights from Eastern and Southern Europe to Southeast Asia are expected to decrease 7.6 percent and 4.6 percent respectively in 2016 compared to 2015. Flights from Western Europe to Southeast Asia are also expected to reduce by almost 10 percent this year. Northern Europe is the only region in Europe expected to see an increase in numbers of flights to Southeast Asia (+4.5%) in 2016, a factor driven mainly by strong growth in routes from the UK.
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PATA Publication
Now Available: PATA Issues & Trends 1H2016
The first edition of Issues & Trends for 2016 deals with the often sensitive issue of visas and national security, citing several examples of where both are used in a mutually constructive way to allow entry to foreign arrivals without any compromise to national security.
For more information, please visit PATA Store or contact the publications team at publications@PATA.org. |
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WELCOME NEW PATA MEMBER
Blue Dragon Tours
Starting out as a professional of many individual travel services, Blue Dragon Tours has quickly emerged as a leading tour operator in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Blue Dragon Tours offers a customised travel experience based on travelers’ interests, boasting hospitality and professionalism at its business core.
Today, the company operates over 100 tours and cruises to 60 attractive places in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The young, committed and travel-savvy staff will promise any traveller a holiday to remember. |
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM PATA CHAPTERS
PATA Philippine Chapter: Terminal report on the 3rd edition PATA Pinoy Chikka
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Philippine Chapter conducted the 3rd edition of Pinoy Chikka last August 23, 2016 at the PICC with the theme, 'Global Trends and Challenges'. The travel forum featured a line-up of international experts widely known for success in their respective careers such as business growth and operational management, marketing, communications and digital advertisement. Read More.
PATA New York Chapter : Invitation Sept 23 Hard Rock Cafe reminder
This event will bring together tour operators, travel agencies, government officials and travel executives from China and the United States to promote tourism, trade and cooperation between Guizhou Province and New York, as well as the city of Guiyang and New York. Read More.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM PATA MEMBERS |
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IGLTA: Calling all tourism boards & hotels - Input needed
IGLTA is a proud affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the first LGBT organization to have this distinction. We are currently working in collaboration with the UNWTO on the Second Global Report on LGBT Travel. Please assist the association in collecting valuable data for this report by completing one of the online surveys, which focus on the LGBT outreach of destinations or accommodations. Click here if you are with a tourism board/DMO. Click here for the accommodations survey. Your answers will help to give readers a better understanding of the characteristics of the LGBT travel market, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with engaging with LGBT consumers. Read More.
TAT campaigns win PATA Grand and Gold Awards 2016
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is proud to announce that, once again, its work and campaigns have received international accolades and won the Grand and Gold prizes at the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) annual Gold Awards 2016. Read More.
TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and booking site, has announced the winners of its Travellers’ Choice™ awards for Museums. Award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings for museums worldwide, gathered over a 12-month period. Read More.
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PATA Preferred Partners
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