The Pacific Asia Travel Association Gold Awards recognises exceptional achievement in a variety of endeavours, acknowledging and rewarding the very best that the Asia Pacific’s travel industry has to offer. Since its inception in 1984, the PATA Grand and Gold Awards winning projects set industry standards for excellence and innovation, serving as examples for others to follow. 

In 2023, PATA is delighted to be enhancing the PATA Gold Awards programme in order to reinforce its position as an innovative and prestigious award for the Pacific Asia travel and tourism industry.

As of now, two Grand Title Winners will be awarded in each of the following 2 categories:

1) Marketing and,
2) Sustainability and Social Responsibility 

Within these two general categories, 25 individual awards for specific themes will be awarded. All award recipients will be honoured at the PATA Gold Awards Presentation on August 28, as part of the 2024 PATA Travel Mart, Bangkok, Thailand. They will also be on display at the Mart for all delegates to enjoy.

Winning a PATA Gold Award provides a major boost to an organisation’s marketing and public relations profile. The winning entries will be featured in the PATA News and will enjoy the benefit of gaining international media exposure through press releases and other promotional channels.All winners will receive complimentary copies of the PATA Gold Awards 2024 winners’ showcase e-booklet summarising the highlights of each winning entry.

The deadline for submissions is May 20, 2024. Entries will be judged by an independent panel of travel industry experts.

Please carefully read the General Rules and category-specific requirements before you apply.

If you have any questions about the PATA Gold Awards, please email us at goldawards@PATA.org.

Sponsors

PATA Gold Awards 2024 is proudly supported by:

The PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024, graciously hosted by Dusit Thani College, spotlights the critical importance of nurturing the next generation of tourism leaders. The event gathers international thought leaders, tourism educators, and the future leaders of the tourism industry: Youths.

Organised alongside the PATA Travel Mart 2024, this platform enables young people to engage with industry leaders, share insights, and learn the latest tourism trends through expert presentations, panel discussions, roundtable talks, and mentorship opportunities. It also offers industry leaders a chance to hear directly from the youth, the future of the industry. Additionally, this event pioneers the integration of a Career Fair segment, giving students a head start in their tourism careers.

Registration is open and complimentary for all until July 31, 2024.

Registration is on a first come first served basis due to limited capacity. Please note that the registration only includes the access to the PATA Youth Symposium 2024. To attend the PATA Travel Mart 2024, please visit the event page here.

If you have any questions about the PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024, please contact us here.

Sponsors

PATA Youth Symposium & Career Fair 2024 is proudly supported by:

PATA and the EU SWITCH ASIA Tourlink Project are committed to increasing the sustainability of the Thai tourism value chain. Having published the Food and Plastic Waste Reduction Standards and successfully completed the in-person workshops for businesses in Phuket and Chiang Mai in 2022, PATA is now actively seeking best practices on food and plastic waste reduction in the Thai tourism industry.

Who can join?

You can join if you:

• are a tourism business based in Thailand

• have an inspiring, effective initiative or strategy to reduce food or plastic waste with positive results

Why participate?

The Thai Tourism businesses with the most relevant, impactful and interesting best practice on food and plastic waste reduction will be invited to the PATA Travel Mart 2023 in October, with costs covered, to present their best practice at the PTM Forum where they will also receive the award.

Award Categories
The judging committee will select one winner for a food waste reduction best practice and one winner for a plastic waste reduction best practice. Each business can apply for one or both categories.

1) Food Waste Reduction
2) Plastic Waste Reduction

How to register and submit my best practice?

Interested Thai tourism businesses can register and submit their food or plastic waste reduction best practice by completing the Application form below.

Apply now! Don’t waste this opportunity!

The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2023.

Partners

PATA Waste Free Champion 2023 is proudly supported by:

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to focus the many vulnerabilities of the travel and tourism industry, particularly highlighting the strong correlation between rural tourism and sustainable development. The shift in travel behaviour towards rural tourism has created new opportunities for tourism stakeholders to rethink development in a way that is more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient.

By emphasising rural tourism and sustainable development, the industry can help ensure a fairer distribution of the benefits from tourism, including job creation, the protection of natural resources, infrastructure development and the empowerment of local communities. This in turn will allow rural areas to become more accessible and provide a higher quality of life for local communities and the overall destination.

Thanks to the generous support of our event partners and sponsors, registration is complimentary for all delegates.

For more information about the event, email events@pata.org.

Sponsors

World Rural Tourism Sustainable Development Conference 2022 is proudly supported by:

Host: 

Wuxing District People's Government of Huzhou City

Zhejiang Rural Tourism Research Institute

Organizer:

Balidian Town Government, Wuxing District, Huzhou City

Wuxing District Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau

Support Unit: 

Pacific Asia Travel Association

Asia-Pacific Rural Tourism Alliance