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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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Latest PATA Blog Posts
Azerbaijan as a Tourist Destination in the Post-COVID Era
The value of the tourism sector has dramatically changed with the start of global recovery, one of those being “reimagining” and “rethinking” tourism with the focus on the locals. This has been in the core of Azerbaijan’s tourism since the country embarked on its community-focused strategy back in 2018.
Learn more about Azerbaijan’s reimagined tourism in this blog.
The Importance of Connecting/Reconnecting – IRL (In Real Life)
PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera shared a message with the PATA community on November 2, 2022, with recent updates on revived travel in the Asia Pacific.
Meet Our Talented Interns!
We’ve had the pleasure to welcome new staff who joined us as Intern Associates and helped us through the forth quarter of 2022. Get to know them and their experience at PATA!
Welcome New Members
We are excited to introduce six new members join the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
PATA on the Ground: Tourlink Project Trains 250+ Thai Tourism Businesses on Sustainability
In September 2022, PATA and other eight partners for the Tourlink project got together in Phuket and Chiang Mai to deliver training on sustainability standards and best practices to over 250 tourism businesses and suppliers. PATA's workshops focused on training businesses how to reduce food and plastic waste in their operations. Read more about it in this blog.
Reinspiring, Reimagining, and Rebuilding: It’s a Wrap for PATA Annual Summit 2022!
The PATA Annual Summit (PAS) is finally back in-person in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE after a 3-year hiatus! The three-day event featured four breakout workshops, 16 main stage sessions, various destination tours, two mobile photography workshops, and a sustainability leadership forum that united 21 senior government and travel industry leaders from the public and private sector in Asia and beyond.
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.
Welcome New Members
We are excited to introduce seven new members join the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
Some Exciting News Around the Asia Pacific…
PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera shared a message with the PATA community on October 10, 2022, with a brief roundup of a few of the markets making great headlines.
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.
Welcome New Members
We are excited to introduce eight new members join the PATA community! Find out more about the services they are providing.
Critical Recovery Strategies: Staff Appreciation and Engagement
PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera shared a message with the PATA community on September 9, 2022, with perspectives on boosting the travel staff’s engagement and retention and updates on PATA’s recent work.
PATA, UNESCO, and Expedia Group Partner for Sustainable Tourism Course
PATA started a collaboration with UNESCO to help build the capacity of tourism and hospitality businesses towards plastic waste reduction and community empowerment. Find more about the course "Targeting Zero Plastics in Hospitality and Tourism Businesses- with UNESCO, PATA & Expedia Group" in this blog.
PATA Resilience Forum 2022: Developing Partnerships for Tourism Destination Resilience
PATA's Resilience Forum that took place on August 24th provided a great opportunity for destinations to better understand the available financing and investment opportunities for increasing resilience and sustainability. It also presented the key lessons learned from the Tourism Destination Resilience Programme. Read more about it in this blog.