Pata News
Travelindex becomes PATA Preferred Partner
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is delighted to welcome Travelindex as the Preferred Partner. Travelindex is an online platform and data repository for the travel industry. It had over 18 million visitors in 2012.
Red Tape an issue in Australian Tourism development
The Realities of Remaining Competitive: speakers at the PATA Hub City Forum Sydney on 12 February addressed the issue of congestion at Sydney airport and the need for a new secondary airport to ease constraints. It was pointed out by aviation expert Peter Harbison that this issue was first raised by the government in January 1969 and was considered ‘urgent’ back then. As he quite rightly pointed out, “If it was ‘urgent’ then, the situation 44 years on is now ‘critical’.”
Pacific Asia Travel Association signs with Travelindex
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has welcomed Travelindex as the Preferred Partner. Travelindex is an online platform and data repository for the travel industry.
PATA Annual Summit to define and advance the “Complete Visitor Economy”
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will hold the 2013 PATA Annual Summit (2013PAS) in Bangkok April 25-28, 2013. The PATA Youth Forum will commence on Thursday, April 25, followed by the one-day summit on Friday April 26, and the PATA Board meetings and AGM on April 27-28 respectively.
Amadeus takes up new role with PATA
Officials at the Pacific Asia Travel Association have welcomed Amadeus as a PATA Premier Partner. Amadeus, one of the world’s leading providers of technology solutions to the travel industry, now assumes the highest level of PATA membership, along with fellow PATA Premier Partner, Visa.
PATA launches crisis rapid recovery taskforce
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) officially launched its Rapid Recovery Task Force (PRRT) at the association’s Engagement Hub at its head office in Bangkok on January 31.
PATA Hub City Forum Sydney: the 3 Cs bite back
“Cost, Congestion and Competition – The Realities of Remaining Competitive,” will be the theme of the upcoming PATA Hub City Forum Sydney, to be held in Sydney, Friday, February 12 at the Sir Stamford Hotel, Macquarie St.
Laos welcomes Pacific Asia Travel Association
Over 150 travel industry professionals participated in the Pacific Asia Travel Association Reception & Networking Event in Vientiane, Laos. The PATA event was a curtain raiser to the Asean Tourism Forum.
Inter-regional travel boosts tourism in Pacific Asia
International visitor arrivals into Asia between January and September 2012 showed a collective increase of 5.5 per cent year-on-year, according to preliminary results released today by the Pacific Asia Travel Association. During the first nine months of the year, the 4.7 per cent collective growth rate for north-east Asia was somewhat lower than the Asia average, however this percentage increase translated to around 7.8 million additional international visitor arrivals to the sub-region.
PATA signs TripAdvisor as new partner
The Pacific Asia Travel Association has announced TripAdvisor will become a new PATA Strategic Partner. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools.
PATA Travel Mart 2013 to take place in China
During the World Travel Market 2012 in London, representatives from the Chengdu Host Committee and PATA have discussed on the preparation of PATA Travel Mart 2013, which will take place on September 25-27 at Century City New International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Bigger attendance at expanded PATA China Responsible Tourism forum
The second PATA China Responsible Tourism & China-ASEAN Tourism Development Forum concluded in Shanghai in November with 152 participants, up from 130 who attended the first forum on December 16, 2011.