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Members since the 2010s ✨
Hospitality
Minor Hotel Group Limited
Since 2010s
Led by the authentic flagship brand, Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, Minor Hotels owns and operates a diverse portfolio of over 530 hotels, resorts and branded residences across six continents.
Travel Intelligence
ForwardKeys
Since 2010s
Founded in 2010, ForwardKeys' comprehensive database of air travellers and visitors offers detailed information on passenger travel itineraries, advanced profiles and behaviour patterns and preferences.
Aviation
LNRS Data Services Pte Ltd
Since 2010s
Cirium® delivers powerful data and cutting-edge analytics to empower airlines, airports, travel enterprises, aircraft manufacturers, and financial entities in operations optimisation and revenue growth acceleration.
Hospitality
Beijing Sunny International Communications
Since 2010s
An enterprise under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China, covering Chinese tourism destinations' brand marketing, public relations activities, cultural product publishing and more.
DMC
Pacific Leisure (Thailand) Limited
Since 2010s
Thai-based DMC and representative of multiple NTOs around the globe providing customised services in flights and hotel booking, group and individual trip planning, domestic and international MICE , and luxury travels.
Sustainability Initiative
Travelife (ECEAT)
Since 2010s
A training, management and certification initiative providing practical web-based solutions for tourism companies to manage and improve social/ environmental impacts through complying with sustainability criteria.
DMC
Royal Mountain Travel
Since 2010s
A Nepal-based full-service travel & adventure tour operator protecting local communities and driving changes in Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan through providing luxury & budget community-based tourism and homestay network.
Airport Hospitality
Plaza Premium Lounge Management Ltd
Since 2010s
Established in 1998, the HKSAR-based airport service provider is present in 80+ international airports across 30+ countries and regions in lounge, concierge, hotel, and dining.
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Latest PATA Blog Posts
International Chef’s Day: Cooking up Culinary Change with LightBlue
This October, chefs from around the world are stirring up more than just culinary delights. As October celebrates two vital occasions; International Chef Day and World Food Day, with chefs embracing sustainable food practices and championing a food waste revolution with the FIT Tech.
Embracing Sustainability in Travel: How the Travel Industry can Support the UNSDGs- by Sabre
One of the guiding principles of Sabre’s ESG strategy is to use the framework of the UNSDGs to highlight the areas that will help deliver the most positive impact and achieve the sustainability goals. This blog maps how travel can play an influential role in catalysing positive global change.
Welcome New Members
We are excited to introduce nine new members that joined the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
Meet Our New Interns in Q3 2023!
We have had the pleasure of welcoming new team members who joined us as Intern Associates and have been helping us support our objectives throughout the third quarter of 2023. We invite you to get to know them and their experience at PATA!
Dusit International Launches New Group-wide Sustainability Program, ‘Tree of Life’
Fully embracing ‘Sustainability’ as one of the four key pillars of Dusit Graciousness, Dusit International has rolled out a new group-wide sustainability initiative, Tree of Life, designed to ensure the company delivers on its promise to always have a positive impact wherever it sets foot.
Welcome New Members
We are excited to introduce ten new members that joined the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
Sustainability in Action: Key Takeaways from PATA Destination Experience Forum & Mart 2023
The 3-day event, from June 21-23, brought together delegates from the public and private sectors for inspiring and insightful discussions on some of the major issues in marketing and managing tourism growth as the travel and tourism industry looks for new opportunities to promote sustainability within the industry
Informal Workers Programme: Interview with Ayu Masita from Wise Steps Indonesia
PATA and Visa's Informal Workers Programme has successfully concluded in Indonesia thanks to our project implementation partner Wise Steps. Ayu Masita, Wise Steps Group Co-founder and COO, shares with us the main challenges faced by the informal workers in Indonesia and how the programme was developed to assist them.
Sustainability Through Tourism: It’s a Wrap for PATA Annual Summit & Adventure Mart 2023!
Spanning from May 30 to June 2, the event gathered leaders from the public and private sectors to convene on forging a sustainable path forward in the transformed area through digital innovations and valuable past learnings.
New Online Learning Modules Available: Finance and Digital Skills for Tourism SMEs
In October 2022, PATA began collaborating with Visa to develop two new online learning modules, Financial Skills for Tourism SMEs and Digital Skills for Tourism SMEs, which are currently available open-sourced at the SRC (Sustainability Resource Centre) platform. Learn more in this blog.
Meet Our New Interns In Q2 2023!
We have had the pleasure of welcoming new team members who joined us as Intern Associates and have been helping us support our objectives throughout the second quarter of 2023. We invite you to get to know them and their experience at PATA!
Welcome New Members
We are excited to introduce six new members that joined the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
Eight things you need to know about Sarawak, Malaysia
Sarawak has so much more to offer than what meets your eyes. A unique plethora of culture, adventure, nature, food, and festivals, Sarawak is the place where the journey of endless exploration starts. We are inviting you to join us at PDFM2023 for an in-depth exploration of this sustainable destination, here are eight facts you must know!
Kiribati recognises the value in Sustainable & Regenerative Tourism
As an emerging destination, Kiribati recognises that the future of tourism for the small island state must be sustainable and has undertaken initiatives to promote and support sustainable tourism development across the country.
The Future of Events in 2023
The global MICE industry is estimated to reach US $1,337.4 billion by 2028, and Asia Pacific is expected to see a US $441.1 billion market by 2025. Destinations and hospitality firms need to be prepared to capture this golden opportunity.
In this March webinar, four industry experts discuss the future trends of events and talk about the next big disruption for events that stakeholders will need to prepare for.