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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
Check Your Reputation: Climate Change Changing More Than You Know
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.
Sustainable Tourism Podcast by the Centre for Responsible Tourism Singapore
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.
PATA’s Sustainability Initiatives in 2023
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.
PATA and Visa’s Finance and Digital Skills for Tourism SMEs Workshops Successfully Completed
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.
Seoul Tourism Organization’s Sustainable Tourism Conference 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
Promoting Gender Mainstreaming: Recommendations for Vocational Training Centers
The publication ‘Promoting Gender Mainstreaming: Recommendations for vocational training centers in ASSET-H&C network’ outlines how we can promote and sustain gender equality in the tourism industry, with practical examples that offer applicable and actionable suggestions on gender-mainstreaming.
Horus Development & Consulting’s Podcast Series
CHORUS Podcast aims to promote new ideas, values, and best practices in the fields of sustainability in travel and tourism through conversations with opinion leaders who share the same passion. You can find episodes featuring PATA Members here in this blog!
How IKEA Co-workers Teamed Up with Winnow to Halve Their Global Food Waste
On September 20, 2022, IKEA announced that it has halved its food waste, achieving its ambitious timeline to adhere to and go beyond the UN 2030 Goal. Started in 2017, Winnow and IKEA teamed up to implement the Waste Watcher programme across its stores to tackle food waste through Artificial Intelligence. Over 2021, Winnow and IKEA scaled Winnow's Vision AI to 30 countries, from Japan to Canada. A global movement was built, and we saw food waste reduced on a massive scale.
Climate Adaptation and Tourism – a Closer Link than We might Think?
How can climate adaptation strategies be supported by tourism? Is there actually a close connection between tourism and climate adaptation? Is there a possibility that the pandemic might have, or might be, making climate adaptation in tourism a more plausible idea?
A Success Story: Community-based Tourism in Mai Chau, Vietnam
In 2007, the Discova groups began working with communities in the Mai Chau district of northern Vietnam to help locals improve infrastructure, education, water supply for agriculture, and build up community-based tourism in the area. Thanks to the financial support, the hands-on project work and donations help, there is continuous and successful development.
What We Should Understand About the Idea of Equal Distribution of the Benefits of Tourism
We in tourism should develop a better understanding of the idea of equal sharing of tourism’s benefits, one that looks beyond economic aspects. When that happens, our ability to develop engagement with local communities and other stakeholders will be stronger.