Looking for travel recommendations and tips for your visit to Macao? Check out this comprehensive list of must-visit places, extraordinary entertainments and events, and must-try foods for an unforgettable Macao travel experience!
How is climate change reshaping the reputation of travel and tourism? What can destinations do to combat negative reputations? Dive deep into the impact of climate change on destination reputations across the Asia Pacific region and learn about prime examples of sustainable initiatives driving positive changes.
We are excited to introduce eight new members that joined the PATA community! Find out what they bring to the network here.
Discover the latest Asia Pacific tourism forecasts in our blog inspired by a recent PATA Webinar. Learn about top tourism source markets, emerging travel trends, and how industry professionals can stay ahead of the game!
“PATA Face of the Future award is not just an individual achievement; it symbolises a collective commitment to positive change in the travel and tourism industry.” Through Sangeetha’s blog, dive into the early stages of her career as a tourism professional, discover the impactful initiatives she spearheaded, and her plans to drive growth and innovation in the future.
The inaugural PATA International Conference on Women in Travel, hosted by the Department of Tourism, Philippines gathered nearly 200 delegates worldwide to delve into women's challenges, celebrate their achievements, and confront lingering gender disparities in the tourism sector.
We are excited to introduce ten new members that joined the PATA community! Find out what they bring to the network here.
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 first quarter of 2024. We invite you to get to know them and their experience at PATA!
In 2021, the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore launched its podcast on sustainable tourism, to help bring awareness to many contemporary issues in tourism, including community-based tourism and ethics, responsible wildlife tourism, climate adaptation, regenerative travel and many others.
This year, PATA has again implemented various programmes and training created to support the Asia Pacific tourism industry towards a more resilient and sustainable future. The Informal Workers Programme in Indonesia, the Finance and Digital Skills capacity building workshops for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the Waste-Free Champion Awards were successfully completed in 2023. Read this blog to know more about these initiatives.
We are excited to introduce seven new members that joined the PATA community! Find out what they bring to the network here.
Spanning over three months, PATA and Visa’s Finance and Digital Skills Workshops, aiming to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of tourism small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has been successfully brought to an end in September 2023, empowering a total of 120 tourism businesses in Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines with greater knowledge and skills on financial management and business digitalisation.
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 fourth quarter of 2023. We invite you to get to know them and their experience at PATA!
Now, Seoul is actively pursuing the path of sustainable tourism with a focus on both the local residents and the environment. It all begins with “Seoul Sustainable Tourism Conference 2023” on November 16-17, 2023.
The half-day PTM Forum that took place on Oct 4 invited 24 speakers from 22 organisations to share insights on three specific areas: The Indian Tourism Industry, Sustainability in Tourism, and Artificial Intelligence. Read the blog for key learnings from the forum!
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.
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.
We are excited to introduce nine new members that joined the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
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!
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.
We are excited to introduce ten new members that joined the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
We are excited to introduce six new members that joined the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
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!
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 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.