The Pacific Asia Travel Association is has revealed BBC Global News, the owner and operator of BBC World News and bbc.com/news, as the new PATA Premier Media Partner. As a membership association advocating for the responsible development of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry, the partnership will provide PATA the opportunity to reach more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, and over 389 million households and 1.81 million hotel rooms.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), The Netherlands Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), and Travelife have kicked off their co-operation with a series of training courses for tour operators and advisors.

PATA chief executive Martin Craigs here talks to Breaking Travel News reporter Phil Blizzard about the origins of International Air Transport Association during the organisation’s 70th Annual General Meeting in Doha. Also on the agenda are the growth of Gulf-based ‘super-connector’ carriers, the problems with UK aviation taxation and the challenges facing international travellers.

PATA chief executive Martin Craigs here talks to Breaking Travel News about the consequences of government inaction on tourism, what the sector can do to further advance its agenda and the potential for growth in the Chinese tourism sector.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association will hold the 37th PATA Travel Mart at Diamond Island Convention & Exhibition Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The event is being hosted by the ministry of tourism of Cambodia and will take place from September 17th-19th.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced a new campaign with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) entitled, “PATA Loves ASEAN.”  The main pillar of the initiative is a US$300,000 advertising campaign on the Travel Channel to promote responsible ASEAN tourism experiences.