Peter Semone News Today

PATA announced new leadership: Peter Semone as Chair, Suman Pandey as Vice Chair, and Luzi Matzig as Secretary/Treasurer.

Macao tourism officials and PATA discuss strategies for sustainable growth, including international promotion, diversified offerings, and addressing overtourism challenges.

PATA and EATOF form a partnership to enhance tourism in East Asia, signing an MOU at PAS 2024. The collaboration focuses on sustainable tourism, innovation, and mutual event participation.

PATA partners with Sarawak Tourism Board to promote sustainable tourism and resilience. The MoU includes initiatives like the Tourism Destination Resilience programme and workshops on ecotourism and sustainability.

The PATA Annual Summit opened in Macau today, May 15, with the usual fanfare that has accompanied such events. Delegate numbers have crossed the projected targets. Macau seems to be the most potential supporter for the Bangkok based Pacific Asia Travel Organization.

PATA and ICCA join forces to drive sustainable growth in business travel and events across the Asia Pacific. Read about their strategic MoU here.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), enabling both the organisations to leverage the synergy between the tourism and events industries.

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is delighted to announce the successful completion of the finance and digital skills workshops for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in tourism, which took place in Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines. These workshops were part of PATA's collaboration with Visa to build the capacity of tourism businesses in Southeast Asia towards efficient financial management and increased digital literacy.

The newly released PATA ‘Annual Tourism Monitor 2023’ report shows that international visitor arrival (IVA) numbers in 2022 were the strongest since 2019, and strengthened during the early periods of 2023. IVAs by the end of 2023 may exceed 516 million.

Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) ‘Annual Tourism Monitor 2023’ report, released on October 23, shows that international visitor arrivals numbers in 2022 were the strongest since 2019, heralding a resurgence of travel and tourism for the region.