Pata News
THAI Airways president calls for visa reform at PATA conference
THAI Airways president Piyasvasti Amranand has called on the Pacific Asia Travel Association to help make it easier for Thai nationals to get tourism visas. Addressing 120 public and private sector travel industry executives at PATA Hub City Forum in Bangkok yesterday, he said, while e-visas were discussed at Davos, there were many small things destinations can do to help Thais travel to Europe.
PATA: Asia-Pacific tourism poised to record 6 percent growth for 2011
Preliminary results released today by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) show a collective increase of 6 percent year-on-year for international arrivals into Asia/Pacific destinations during each of the months of October and November 2011.
Asia-Pacific tourism poised for 6% growth in 2011
International arrivals into Asia/Pacific destinations during October and November 2011 have increased by 6%, according to preliminary results released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). For the first 11 months of the year, South Asia was the star growth performer, followed by Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the Pacific. The overall international visitor arrivals count to the wider Asia Pacific region – including North America - is expected to hit 430 million for 2011.
PATA appoints Regional Director-Asia
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has appointed Ivy Chee as PATA Regional Director-Asia, effective January 16. Chee will use her experience working in new media and the online travel space to help promote PATA’s progressive Next Gen range of membership benefits to travel and tourism industry.
Chee appointed as regional director at PATA
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has appointed Ivy Chee as regional director-Asia. A Malaysian national, she will be responsible for promoting PATA’s progressive Next Gen range of membership benefits to travel and tourism industry companies and organisations, and engineering opportunities for the Association and its members in Asia.
PATA Micronesia meets for its Tri-Annual meeting
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Micronesia Chapter gathered for its 3rd Tri-Annual meeting in Palau from December 14-17, 2011. The meetings were held at the Palau International Coral Reef Center, and more than 30 members of the chapter attended the meetings.
PATA Micronesia meets for its Tri-Annual meeting
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Micronesia Chapter gathered for its 3rd Tri-Annual meeting in Palau from December 14-17, 2011.
PATA China Advisory Board established
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has announced the PATA China Advisory Board at the first China Responsible Tourism Forum, organised by PATA, in co-operation with the Organising Committee of the China International Heritage Towns Exposition. The PATA China Board will be made up of the chairs and vice-chairs of PATA chapters in mainland China, and will act as an advisory council to the PATA China Office, which was established in 2008.
PATA’s creative concept of ‘Good Tourism’ adopted by UNESCO in China
UNESCO’s Funds-in-Trust Project named “Good Tourism” was launched in Yanoda, a Rainforest Cultural Tourism Zone in Hainan province, China on December 3, 2011.
PATA’s first hub city forum takes place in Hong Kong
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will hold its first PATA Hub City Forum on December 12, 2011 at Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong SAR. Under the theme “QUALITY: A Valuable Destination,” the two-hour forum will be part of the Aerospace Forum Asia (AFA) Industry Leader Luncheon.
Asia/Pacific visitor arrivals up 6% in September
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) released its preliminary results of international visitor arrivals into Asia/Pacific destinations1 for September 2011. Figures at hand show a collective year-on-year increase of 5.7%, a decline of half a percentage point from the previous month’s growth rate. For the first nine months of 2011, all Asia Pacific sub-regions maintained a positive performance, although at different levels of growth as follows:
Strong visitor arrivals figures boost Asian travel
Figures from the Pacific Asia Travel Association have revealed a 5.7 per cent year-on-year increase in international visitor arrivals for September. The figure is a one per cent decrease from the rate recorded in August, although all Asia Pacific sub-regions maintained a positive performance.