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Members since 2020s✨
Advertising
Quantcast Australia
Since 2020s
Quantcast is a global advertising technology company founded in 2006 that specialises in AI-driven real-time advertising, audience insights and measurement.
Travel Insurance
nib Group
Since 2020s
World Nomads, founded in 2002, provides travel insurance, safety advice, and travel scholarships. It also offers free downloadable guides, responsible travel insights, and recommendations to assist with trip planning.
Venture Capital
Velocity Ventures Pte Ltd
Since 2020s
A venture capital firm investing in travel and hospitality across SEA, focusing on tech-driven companies in accommodation, food and beverage, retail, travel services, and transportation sectors.
DMC
Wicked Adventures Indonesia
Since 2020s
Starting on Flores, Indonesia, the company now offers tours across the 17,000 islands of the archipelago, with activities like kayaking, wellness retreats, and customised itineraries.
Hospitality
Meridian Adventure
Since 2020s
An eco-conscious dive resort in Raja Ampat, Meridian Adventure is committed to providing visitors with world-class diving experiences while prioritising environmental sustainability and community support.
Association
Japan MICE Association
Since 2020s
The Association conducts research, analysis, and seminars to help Japan's travel and hospitality industry meet the growing demand for inbound MICE travel, ensuring they are prepared to host events of all sizes.
Marketing
MarkPlus Tourism
Since 2020s
Offering marketing solutions and strategic guidance via MarkPlus Consulting; market research and actionable insights via MarkPlus Insight; next-gen business media via its subsidiary, Marketeers.
Travel Agency
Six Sigma Travels (Pvt) Ltd
Since 2020s
A full-service travel agency catering to business and leisure clients, offering outbound and inbound travel services, including air tickets, travel insurance, guided tours, visa assistance, and more.
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Speaking Calendar - March 2021
PATA’s board members, CEO and senior staff are available to speak at industry conferences, webinars and events on a variety of subjects related to travel and tourism, trends and sustainability. To inquire regarding availability, please send us a message > Here’s where we’ll be next month. Hop online to hear from us, ask questions or say hi!
Welcome New Members - March 2021
Join us in welcoming three new organisations that have joined the PATA community last month!
Discova: Announcing a New Project to Support Local Farmers in Bali
Discova is launching a new farm-to-table project in Bali to provide additional income for local farmers. This directly helps communities impacted by the lack of international tourists resulting from the COVID travel restrictions introduced globally.
Speaking Calendar - February 2021
PATA’s board members, CEO and senior staff are available to speak at industry conferences, webinars and events on a variety of subjects related to travel and tourism, trends and sustainability. To inquire regarding availability, please send us a message > Here’s where we’ll be next month. Hop online to hear from us, ask questions or say hi!
What It Was Like to Attend the First-Ever PATA Youth Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders
The PATA Youth workshop, ‘How to Successfully Market Your PATA Student Chapter,’ was held online on January 27, and over 30 participants from PATA Student Chapters all over the world gathered despite the time difference. The speaker was Carma Chan, PATA’s Social Media Manager, who had once been a Student Chapter Leader. Participants were required to submit their homework of creating a social media post or writing an event description prior to the workshop.
‘Beyond Zeros and Ones’ – EP 1: Étienne Mérineau
Technology has become an inseparable part in our lives, and even more so after the use of artificial intelligence rapidly increased. In this first episode of the Beyond 0s and 1s podcast, Etienne Merineau, co-founder of HeyDay.ai shares his view on the use and the future of AI. He also talks about the difference of using big data and AI for completing certain tasks and how AI could be a part of the human-centric tourism industry.
Meet Our New Interns!
We’ve had the pleasure to welcome five new staff joining us as Intern Associates and help the association progress during the first quarter of 2021. Let’s get to know them!
Welcome New Members - February 2021
Join us in welcoming six new organisations that have joined the PATA community last month!
Welcome New Members - January 2021
Join us in welcoming four new organisations that have joined the PATA community last month!
Being PATA Face of the Future in a Year of Bumpy Rides: A Conversation with Suresh Singh Budal
Nearly a year after being elected as a PATA Face of Future in the time when the industry is facing one of the biggest challenges ever witnessed, Suresh shares with all, and especially the youth, his journey full of mixed feelings and learnings for the past year and give genuine advices to everyone who is ready to embrace the “new normal”.
Dive in this interview with Suresh Singh Budal!
“Valued. Paid. Recognized.” - a desk review of initiatives promoting women's empowerment in the Mekong Hospitality & Tourism
ASSET-H&C, set in the Mekong region where females are especially the main employed group in Hospitality & Tourism industry, released a report with Plan International on acknowledging the current situation and pointing out importance of investment in women.
Quarterly Tourism Monitor 3Q2020: Highlights & Infographic
The PATA Quarterly Tourism Monitor (QTM) provides a quantitative view of the arrivals into all major destinations within the Asia Pacific region, comparing visitor arrivals by source market and percentage change against the previous year on a quarterly basis. The numbers have been released for the third quarter of 2020.