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“For many destinations, there is now an immediate and necessary shift from generating arrivals to properly managing those visitors. It is time to put into action such management practices that ensure that visitors into and across the Asia Pacific region receive a superlative and memorable experience."
Dr Mario Hardy
CEO, PATA
''One billion international visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific on the horizon''
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EVENTS
ATCM 2020 unveils a star-studded list of speakers
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Raj Gyawali, Founder, Socialtours and Natasha Martin, Adventure Tourism Expert will discuss the current state of adventure tourism. Eric Ricaurte, Founder & CEO, Greenview and Dan Moore, CEO, Pandion Consulting & Facilitation will lead the concurrent workshop on sustainability and authenticity. Other speakers includes Irshad Mubarak, Owner, Junglewalla Tours, Jessica Yew, Co-Founder & Director, Sticky Rice Travel, and Theerapat Trungprakan, President, Thai Elephant Alliance Association. Find out more >
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EVENTS
Generation Z - What do they value? How do they book and share experiences?
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At PAS 2020 in Ras Al Khaimah, Lyublena Dimova, Research Manager, European Travel Commission, will provide an introduction to the size to the Generation Z market and their preferences, before moderating a panel of experts, in which Caroline Bremner, Head of Travel Research, Euromonitor International and Jon Whitby, Head of APAC, World Nomads, will share their experience on how to capture travelers of this segment. View speakers > |
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Meet our Intern Associate: Ju Hyun Kim (Jessie)
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Working at PATA is such an eye-opening experience. - Jessie
Jessie is a Membership Relations Associate, supporting member registrations and retention, and Young Tourism Professional registrations. She is in charge of member and chapter news update on our website. She loves dogs, arts and sports and is a big fan of Liverpool. The Phantom of the Opera is her favourite play. Jessie will also be joining ATCM 2020 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on Feb 12-14, so if you're joining the event, don't forget to say hi!
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INDUSTRY UPDATES FROM OUR CHAPTERS & MEMBERS
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PARTNERSHIPS
Sabre forges 10-year partnership with Google to build the future of travel
Sabre has announced it has joined forces with Google Cloud to digitally transform the traveler’s experience and co-create the future of travel. As part of the agreement, engineers and business leaders at both companies will work side-by-side on three main initiatives: improving Sabre’s technology capability, using Google Cloud tools to enhance and optimize travel, and driving a broader innovation framework. Read more >
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EVENTS
CUBE to hold workshops for general managers of independent hotels
In collaboration with Eve Weatherburn of Brand Journey, CUBE has developed a workshop specifically designed for General Managers of independent hotels or stand alone groups. The focus of the 2-day workshop is on strengthening the marketing leadership skills using simulated but real life scenarios with hands on exercises. Read more >
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
TAT selects Phuket as venue for TTM+ 2020 for the first time
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is to organise the 19th Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+) 2020 between 1-3 June, 2020, at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa. Under the theme, “New Shades of Responsible Travel,” the event aims to minimise its ecological impact while maximise its economic and commercial impact for both buyers and sellers. Read more >
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EVENTS
Invitation to the Worldwide Workshop 2020
PATA Denmark Chapter has the pleasure of inviting you to participate the PATA Worldwide Workshop 2020, the biggest B2B travel show in Scandinavia. Set to be held on Oct 30 at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Aarhus, Jutland and Oct 31 at Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel in Copenhagen, you'll meet more than 350 travel managers, travel consultants, procurement managers and production managers from the Danish & South Swedish travel trade. Read more >
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