We invite our members to join PATA in being a voice for all manners of sustainability. Send us content related to the SDGs and we’ll feature it on the PATA blog, weekly PATA newsletter and on our social media channels.

Greenview, a leading sustainability consulting and research firm with over a decade of experience working with dozens of hotel companies, has prepared this guidance document to support hotels in their development and implementation of an SMS to support alignment with the GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels.

Even under the pandemic, PATA Youths from around the world have not stopped their pace in sharing learnings and improving themselves through events and exchanges. For March and April 2021, we hand-picked some updates to share from the PATA Youth community.

Prerna Kiran Hatyal, Chairperson of PATA India Christ University Student Chapter, has shared her experience of the PATA Youth Symposium at PAS 2021.

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

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. To inquire regarding availability, please send us a message > Here’s where we’ll be next month. Hop online to hear from us, ask questions or say hi!

We’ve had the pleasure to welcome five new staff who joined us as Intern Associates in the second quarter of 2021. Let’s get to know them!

The PATA Quarterly Tourism Monitor (QTM) provides a quantitative view of the arrivals into all major destinations within the Asia Pacific region, comparing visitor arrivals by source market and percentage change against the previous year on a quarterly basis. The numbers have been released for the fourth quarter of 2020.

For many businesses and communities, the recent temporary halting of travel has been a stark reminder of how tourism can serve as a powerful economic empowerment engine. But it’s also important those moments of silence and emptiness are not forgotten too quickly and discarded in vain. As travel prepares to rebound and passports around the world are dusted off, there’s never been a better time for our industry to pause and take stock of whether there is a better way to do things.

With over 7,000 years of fascinating history, culture and magnificent landscapes, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE is sun and sand, adventure, heritage, history and culture. As the featured destination of PATA Annual Summit (PAS) 2021, we’d like to take you on a walk through some of Ras Al Khaimah’s top attractions!

Due to intensified health protocols and measures and a clear communication system, China was one of the first countries to come out of lockdowns to reopen businesses. Surging number of domestic travels have been observed during the Easter and Qingming Festival; many experts believe that May 1 the Golden Week will be more exemplary of the destination’s domestic tourism market rebound.