Animal activities and experiences in tourism can pose a significant risk to both the health and safety of people and animals. Businesses operating or selling such activity should therefore make every effort to assess risk and manage it effectively. However, as with most matters concerning animals, there are multiple factors to consider, not least the fact that there are thousands of species, each presenting different issues. Understanding the potential risks and how to mitigate them is crucial.

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. Here’s where we’ll be next month. Hop online to hear from us, ask questions or say hi!

Join us in welcoming five new organisations that have joined the PATA community last month!

Doing Masters in Responsible, Sustainable or Transformative Tourism felt a bit waffly, non-academic. Catherine Mack, who is a Masters graduate on Responsible Tourism, has shared thoughts about sustainability in the tourism sector. Why sustainable tourism is important, uses of sustainable tourism and many more ideas have been shared in this article.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the tourism industry and play a significant role in its development. As part of PATA’s mission to support the industry’s growth, we invited members of our SME community to discuss their business, share their upcoming initiatives, tell us their favourite part of being a PATA International Member, and celebrate their achievements with us.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the tourism industry and play a significant role in its development. As part of PATA’s mission to support the industry’s growth, we invited members of our SME community to discuss their business, share their upcoming initiatives, tell us their favourite part of being a PATA International Member, and celebrate their achievements with us.

As the world is slowly starting to reopen, the youths are also on the move to prepare for themselves for the changes and continue to impact the industry. For May and June 2021, we hand-picked some updates to share from the PATA Youth community.

Winnow, a tech company that builds AI tools to help chefs run more profitable and sustainable kitchens, found that relative levels of food waste would, on average, rise by 50% during the first month of reopening. Following analysis of kitchens from all over the world, their two-part guides offer insights and practical tips for the hospitality sector to minimize waste as the world reopens.

Tourism is meant for everyone to freely explore the world, but this has only begun to shift from idealism to reality about 50 years ago. In celebration of pride month, PATA is highlighting IGLTA’s effort in helping the LGBTQ+ community eliminate barriers in travelling, as well as their longstanding collaboration with PATA to bring changes into the Asia Pacific region.

Throughout the history of PATA, many active members have contributed their time and expertise to the Association and its Chapters. Take a look at the types of individuals that PATA acknowledges annually with the following awards.

UNWTO is inviting public and private stakeholders from around the world to take part in a Global Survey of Climate Action in Tourism and help identify frontrunning initiatives and opportunities to accelerate climate action in tourism. Launched on World Environment Day, the survey aims to support the ongoing efforts of the sector to reduce its environmental impacts and carbon emissions, as well as to strengthen its capacity to adapt to a changing climate.