PATA Capilano University Student Chapter Released New Podcast Episode About Ethical Animal Voluntourism in South Africa
Vancouver, Canada, 25th January, 2021 – One of the tourism sectors most effected by the COVID-19 pandemic is Voluntourism. Despite Capilano University’s current asynchronous learning setting due to COVID-19, The ‘What in the World in Travel’ podcast continues to release monthly episodes.
Gallon Corner as An Effective Campaign in Reducing Plastic Waste
Central Lombok, Indonesia, 25th January, 2021 - Indonesia Gallon Corner is one of the long-term projects from PATA Lombok Tourism Polytechnic Student Chapter, which has been conducted as the campaign to diminish plastic waste by using tumbler since 2019.
Christmas for All United to spread good this holiday season
Bangalore, India, 16th January, 2021 - PATA India CHRIST University Student Chapter initiated the “Christmas for All” campaign in November. This event aimed at uplifting lesser fortunate communities with the help of donations.
PATA Nepal Student Chapter Elects New Executive Committee 2021-22
PATA Nepal Student Chapter formed a new executive committee with the chairpersonship of Ms. Rejina Upreti (a student representing Global College International) in a virtual election on Sunday 10th January 2020.
PATA Malaysia Taylor's Student Chapter hosted Strategic Partnership between Taylor’s University and Malaysia Tourism Council
Subang Jaya, Malaysia, 1st December 2020 - Recently, Taylor’s University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia Tourism Council via a video conference. This MoU was anchored by PATA Malaysia Taylor’s Student Chapter (PATA MTSC) last 1st December 2020. The MoU, namely strategic Partnership is aimed to provides a platform between Taylor’s University and Malaysia Tourism Council to exchange knowledge and skills in the teaching and learning process, build collaboration with research projects and support the internship placement to the students.
Eco-enzyme: A prospectious solution to achieve sustainability
Eco-enzyme is one of the long-term projects of PATA Lombok Tourism Polytechnic Student Chapter. This program is also commonly called “garbage enzyme”, a multipurposed liquid from fermentation of organic waste.
PATA Wakayama University Student Chapter Activity Highlights
Our activities in the past had three aspects: learning, interaction and publicizing. In 2019, our activities had been focused on study meetings, which is passive learning. However, we started active learning from 2020.
Singapore Temasek Polytechnic X Bali Tourism Polytechnic Cross-Cultural Exchange
In an effort to build a stronger rapport between Singapore Temasek Polytechnic and Bali Tourism Polytechnic student chapters, a collaboration was conducted at the end of September 2020.
Regional Collaboration: Rebuilt & Reboot Tourism
COVID 19 had a great impact on the tourism industry. The event titled “Regional Collaboration : Rebuilt & Reboot Tourism” - an event to promote tourism in South Asia was just concluded virtually on 6th & 7th November’2020 by Student Chapters of India CHRIST University in collaboration with Bangladesh Dhaka University, and Nepal.
Speakers Conclave
For the very 1st time, PATA Bangladesh Dhaka University (DU) Student Chapter collaborated an event with India and Nepal chapter and we arranged a webinar together and we named the webinar “PATA Speakers Conclave”.
Curated Coffee Tasting with PATA Australia UQ Student Chapter
Coffee culture is not just about quantity but quality so on October 3rd PATA Australia UQ Student Chapter held an intimate event for members to tour a local, specialty coffee roastery and learn the art of coffee tasting.
PATA Malaysia Taylor's Student Chapter's Webinar on Sustainable Tourism and Rural Development
Subang Jaya, Malaysia, 31st October 2020 - PATA Malaysia Taylor's Student Chapter (PATA MTSC) organized the first virtual webinar on 'Sustainable Tourism and Rural Development' last 31st October 2020. The webinar aimed to introduce Rural Tourism and its contribution to Sustainable Tourism initiatives among tourism students. Dr Puvaneswaran Kunasekaran, a Senior Lecturer of the School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events of Taylor's University, was invited as a guest speaker of this virtual event.
RMIT Hanoi’s Tourism and Hospitality Club celebrate World Tourism Day by hosting contest for high school students
RMIT University Vietnam’s Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) Club hosted a competition titled “World Tourism Day - Future of Tourism in Vietnam.” Aimed at high school students, the contest celebrated World Tourism Day 2020 by encouraging them to think about Vietnam’s tourism industry future, post COVID-19.
TP PATA & BTP PATA Island Exchange
On September 2020 we had a great opportunity to do an Online Island Exchange Program with Temasek Polytechnic Student Chapter. There are several rows of activities that that we did during the Island Exchange Program. The first activity is we do a short Island Exchange between TP PATA and BTP PATA.
PATA Nepal Student Chapter Supports Nepal Tourism Board on “National Rice Plantation Day” During the “PATA Dream to Travel Festival 2020”
PATA Nepal Student Chapter, in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), supported to showcase the 'live experience' of "Ropain"- Rice Planting Festival during the "PATA Dream to Travel Festival" organized by PATA HQ on June 22 to July 17.