Pacific Asia Travel Association International President & CEO
By Robbie Dingeman, honoluluadvertiser.com
Despite the doom and gloom associated with the tourism downturn, a top official of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) reminded Hawaii officials yesterday that the industry is a resilient one t
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Pacific Asia Travel Association
By eTN Staff Writer
The British government must review as a matter of urgency its decision to increase air passenger duty. That's the view of the Pacific Asia Travel Association.
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Pacific Asia Travel Association
By eTN Staff Writer
Newly-elected PATA chairman Phornsiri Manoharn believes the association has an increasingly important role to play in the current global economic crisis.
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Cause For Cautious Optimism
By eTN Staff Writer
There's some cause for cautious optimism in the tourism and travel industry across the Asia Pacific region, according to PATA's strategic intelligence director John Koldowski.
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PATA Quarterly Tourism Monitor
By eTN Staff Writer
There are some small crumbs of comfort for the travel industry in the latest PATA Quarterly Tourism Monitor.
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Decision Short-Sighted And Self-Defeating
By eTN Staff Writer
The UK government's decision to raise departure taxes from British airports is short-sighted and self-defeating.
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Exiting CEOs
By Nelson Alcantara, editor-in-chief
LONDON (eTN) – This season is really turning up to be the season for exiting chief executives of tourism organizations.
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Exclusive Interview With Departing PATA CEO
By Stéphane Hanot, Bangkok
As PATA CEO Peter de Jong is leaving Asia Pacific’s prestigious travel trade association in less than ten days, eTurboNews got an exclusive interview on the reasons for the move and on De Jong’s r
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Highlights Importance Of Market Research To Help Stimulate Growth
By eTN
BANGKOK – Latest figures released by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) indicate year-to-date growth, although positive, is down over the same period in 2007.
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Executive Abandon
By Nelson Alcantara
With salaries as high as US$600,000 plus perks, such as first-class travel accommodations and all-expenses paid, it is no wonder high-ranking executives latch on to their jobs.
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Malaysian Cab Drivers
By Yusof Sulaiman
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Tunku Iskandar, past chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and former president of the Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents, is not a man to min
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Pacific Asia Travel Association
By eTN
BANGKOK (September 26, 2008) – One of the world’s leading tourism industry futurists, Dr.
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Macau
By macaudailytimesnews.com
The Board of Directors of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced that Macau has been chosen as the host city for PATA Travel Mart 2010 which is expected to be taken part by 1,500 participant
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Thailand
By eTN
The Klong Rua Village Environmental Education Program is a winner of the PATA Gold Awards 2008 in the Environment Award Category.
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Pacific Asia Travel Association
By eTN
HYDERABAD, India (September 21, 2008) - Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) chair Janice Antonson today informed the PATA board of directors in Hyderabad, India that the organization had received a
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2008 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards
By eTN
HYDERABAD, INDIA (September 19, 2008) - An international airline, a tourism and transport development organization, a rainforest hideaway and a tropical island resort took away top honors at the prese
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At 2008 PATA Gold Awards Luncheon
By eTN
HYDERABAD, India (September 19, 2008) - Veteran New Zealand travel writer Nigel Coventry today graciously accepted this year's "PATA Travel Journalist of the Year" Award.
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PATA Travel Mart 2008
By eTN
HYDERABAD, India (September 19, 2008) - By the final day of the three-day PATA Travel Mart 2008 (PTM 2008) held September 16-19, the vast majority of international buyer and seller delegates interview
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Commitment To The Environment
By eTN
HYDERABAD, India (September 17, 2008) - PATA is reiterating its commitment to the environment by taking actions towards the greening of PATA Travel Mart 2008 (PTM08), which opened today in Hyderabad,
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Nigel Coventry Named Journalist Of The Year
By eTN
BANGKOK, THAILAND (July 30, 2008) - Veteran New Zealand travel writer Nigel Coventry has been named this year's 'PATA Travel Journalist of the Year'.
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