While the road to recovery will be long and arduous, I am confident we will eventually travel again. To get there, beyond just close cooperation between the public and private sectors, we will need to be innovative, creative, and resourceful. If we do that, I am sure that we will rebuild a more robust and more responsible travel and tourism industry.

PATA’s first-ever virtual event - the Dream to Travel Festival - came to close on July 17th after four weeks of live sessions that connected all stakeholders and reminded us all of the the resilience of tourism industry. Read the full post-event report on this blog.

In this episode of Travel to Tomorrow, John talks about the evolution and the current state of LGBTQ+ community in the industry. Based on the report, he shares why LGBTQ+ is a more resilient tourism segment, its growing travel trends, and tips to attract the segment.

Tourism has changed. Forever. So, the entire travel industry must adapt. Consumers will still travel. But the entire experience and expectations will be different. New norms and standards are being developed. Therefore, destinations, brands and product experiences will transform…

Find out which visitors’ segments residents would like to welcome first in the post-COVID-19 era and what will drive post-COVID-19 tourism growth from residents’ viewpoints in the latest issue of Issue & Trend.

We’ve had the pleasure to welcome seven new staff who join us as Intern Associates and help the association progress during these trying times. Let’s get to know them!

Are you overlooking one of the most loyal and resilient travel segments? In this issue of the PATA VE Bulletin, IGLTA shares the results from its Post COVID-19 LGBTQ+ Travel Survey as well as key trends and tips to help the tourism industry reap the benefits of charting an inclusive path to recovery.

In line with MyBhutan’s foundational interest to support sustainable and socially responsible tourism initiatives, we joined PATA in order to broaden our ever-expanding knowledge base on better sustainability practices.

Join us in welcoming a new organisation that has joined the PATA community last month.

In this EP, Daniel Cook and John Bailey share their insight into crisis management and best practice in crisis communications.

Mandip Singh Soin shares how a trip to a no man’s land can raise sustainability awareness and pushes us to the edge of the seats through the story of his journey.

We have now reached a phase where everyone is realising that a vaccine may be months if not years away and we must learn to adapt to what it has come to be referred to as the “new normal”.

Gain insights on how the aviation industry will change after the pandemic, learn possible ways to reverse the damage caused by COVID-19…

How has life changed for you in the last month? A PATA Intern reflects on the changes at work, and in her own life, during the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

PATA is pleased to announce the second issue of a suite of 39 destination-specific reports for the period 2020-2024.