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Featured Members of the Week
Members since 2010s & 2020s✨
Hospitality
SJM Resorts, S.A
Since 2020s
Rooted in Macao for more than 50 years, the integrated resorts operator offers a wide spectrum of leisure and hospitality services, accompanied by sophisticated and immersive experiences.
Marketing
Sojern Asia Pte Ltd
Since 2020s
Travel marketing platform providing unrivalled traveller insight, multichannel scale, and automated optimisation to help marketers conquer the unique challenges of the travel buying cycle.
Travel Management
Himalayan Holidays Treks & Tours PVT. LTD.
Since 2010s
Himalayan Holidays operates hiking & trekking tours, adventures, cultural explorations, and wildlife tours in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, India, and more for solo, couple, and family travellers.
DMC
Asia Destination Management Company
Since 2020s
With 25+ years of expertise, Asia DMC represents travel agents / tour operators in a number of Asia destinations managing B2B travels, tailored tours, MICE, golf tourism, and more.
Technology
Booking.com B.V.
Since 2020s
Founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has grown into one of the world’s largest travel market-places connecting travellers with memorable experiences, transport options and incredible places to stay.
Technology
Airgsm Pte. Ltd.
Since 2020s
Founded in 2019, Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store that solves the pain of high roaming bills by giving you access to eSIMs (digital SIM cards)- offering digital data packs from 200+ countries/regions.
Association
Adventure Travel Trade Association
Since 2020s
Established in 1990, ATTA is the largest global network of adventure travel leaders creating and delivering solutions that propel a more responsible and profitable future.
Media
Jacobs Media Group Limited
Since 2020s
The parent company of leading travel and hospitality media brands with a range of events, exhibitions and products reaching more than 10,000 people every year and 650K monthly online users.
Latest PATA Blog Posts
GLP #TourismStrong Report: Lessons and Solutions for a Sustainable Tourism Future
GLP Films (GLP), the content marketing agency dedicated to global sustainable tourism, is pleased to announce the publication of its free industry report: #TourismStrong: Lessons and Solutions for a Sustainable Tourism Future, available to download on their website.
Build Back Better: Can Sustainable Tourism Regenerate Nature?
We now know that COVID-19 is an animal-borne disease, its passage to humans eased when nature’s natural barrier has been eroded or removed. WHO estimates these kinds of diseases account for 75% of all newly detected human pathogens over the last 30 years. Disease, and potential pandemics, which could be averted if biodiversity loss is halted and nature’s health restored.
Celebrate Women’s Achievements!
March 8 is International Women's Day, celebrated globally and annually to acknowledge the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year's campaign theme of #ChooseToChallenge encourages people of all genders to show their commitment to building an inclusive world.
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!