Lost in Time,
hopefully,
Found by You
Your Memories Complete the Picture
A memory crowdsourcing project to rediscover our shared history: Help us organise our time capsule and piece the PATA puzzle!
Over 75 years, with home bases in two distant regions and events held across the globe, PATA has had the privilege of connecting with incredible people and places. Along the way, we've collected many photos as mementoes near and dear to our hearts. But here’s the thing: some of those moments have gone a bit fuzzy. Names, places, dates… lost to time.
That’s where you come in! — We're on a mission to piece together our history, and we need your help.
| Let’s get started! | What to look for | Tell us what you know |
|---|---|---|
| Take a look at each photo. Some include info or guesses that might help point you in the right direction. | Do you recognise any people, places, events, (able to read) handwritten notes, or other details in the image? | Fill out the form below with what you found out. |
| Don't be shy to let us know if our guesses are incorrect. | Even the smallest detail is valuable. | Don't forget to leave you name and email so we can properly credit you! |
Some photos come with partial information (listed above the images), some include our best educated guesses (noted in italics), and others are just total head-scratchers (no information at all!) 🤷♂️
While we can’t offer prizes as a not-for-profit, we would be glad to give credit where it’s due. Leave your name in the form so we can properly recognise your contribution to preserving PATA’s legacy!
Help us piece the puzzle 🧩
Do you have photos you’d like to share with us? Or need the crowd to help you identify? Send the pics here >
Please only submit photos relevant to PATA, PATA Events, or PATA Chapters because that’s where our knowledge touches the sky!
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Photo #1:
Info: Value-based Tourism Workshop by Ms Glenys Coughlan / September 19xx in New Delhi / Second to right: Late Inder Sharma
Photo #2:
Info: Between 1997-2001 / Far right: PATA then CEO Joseph A. McInerney
Photo #3:
Info: Second to right: 1997-2001 PATA CEO Joseph A. McInerney
Photo #4:
We think this is a workshop or training?
Photo #5:
No info
Photo #6 & #7:
Info: The bag says “Kütahya Porselen” from Türkiye, which matches the red & white shade of the flag in the first photo
Photo #8:
Info: 1999, Dec 13 / Taoyuang International Airport
Photo #9:
We believe this photo was also taken in Chinese Taipei, based on Photo #8, but where, who, why?
Photo #10:
Info: PATA Travel Mart between 1989-2005, based on the establishment of Inter Globe India and PATA logo
Photo #11:
Info: Farewell Dinner of the 6th PATA xx / Hosted by Indonesia
Photo #12:
We know who they are, but why and where was this photo taken? Info: Should be between 1997-2002 / Pacific region
Photo #13:
Info: Hong Kong SAR
Photo #14:
Info: Singapore
Photo #15:
Info: Between 1992-2006 based on Radission Seven Seas Cruises’ timeline
Photo #16:
Info: After 1973 based on Associated Tours’ timeline
Photo #17:
Info: Between 1988-2005, based on Priory Publications (est. 1988) and PATA logo (changed in 2005) / Could be after 1997 based on SMI Hotels and Resorts’ establishment
Photo #18:
No info
Photo #19:
No info
Photo #20:
Info: Logo on shirt: Mares Diving / John Bert (L) is from Guam based on Photo #27
Photo #21:
Info: After 1996 June based on Hotel Sedona Bintan Lagoon’s opening
Photo #22:
No info
Photo #23:
Info: Between 1986-2005 based on PATA logo
Photo #24:
No info
Photo #25:
No info
Photo #26:
Info: Guam / Before 2005 based on name tag’s PATA logo / Far left, third & fourth to left: Alex Rayner, current PATA EB Member; Mayur Patel, current PATA EB Member; Carl Gutierrez, 1995-2003 Governor of Guam
Photo #27:
Info: (Hanging Banner) “Miraculous …an” / (Pillar on the left) “PATA Stand Participating Companies”, “International Tourism Institute”, “…ee Premier Resort”, “… & Meetings Jerudong Park …”, “… Association - Les Roches”
Photo #28:
Info: 1999 September (written on the back of the photo) / We think this is Macao?
Photos below are those that we have made our best guesses on (dates & occasions), but we need your help to verify the details or fill in any missing pieces!
Our guess: 1996 Oct 1-2, Outbound Tourism Seminar & Exhibition in India
The event took place in early October, but could Photo #28 have been from a side event on September 30? The interior in Photo #29 and #30 looks like it could be the same venue, which led us to group them together. We also linked Photo #31 to this event as it seems to be from the same batch as #30 and looks like it was taken at an Exhibition.
But is it possible that they are from entirely different events? What do you think, detective? 🕵️
Photo #29:
Clue: The lights and the black strips on the ceiling and the overall colour scheme and style of the door frames match with photo #28.
SOLVED
1998 ATCEM in Jaipur, India !
Photo #30:
Info: Late Lakshman Ratnapala was PATA President & CEO between 1992-1997 / The Travel Agent Association in India (TAAI) / xth Annual ? in September / Galileo International was first launched in India in 1994, narrowing it down to between 1994-1997
Photo #31:
Info: Air Lanka rebranded to Srilankan Airlines in 1998 / The model looks like the Air Lanka Lockhead L-1011 TriStar 500 that served from 1982-2000.
Our guess: 1998 Adventure Travel & Ecotourism Conference & Mart in Jaipur, India
Are these photos taken at a PATA Task Force meeting? Did this take place in conjunction with the 1998 ATECM in Jaipur? Can you tell us who these experts are?
Photo #32:
Photo #33:
Photo #34:
Info: Left to tiger poster: Professor Geoffrey Lipman
Photo #35:
Photo #36:
Photo #37:
Our guess: 1999 PATA Annual Conference in Nagoya, Japan
Did this take place in conjunction with the Annual Conference, or was it a separate visit to Japan? Could photos #38 and #39 be from the same trip?
Photo #38:
Info: PATA Japan-Kansai Sateliite Chapter
Photo #39:
Info: Nagoya Castle
Photo #40:
Info: Nagoya Castle
Our guess: 1999 Jun, Young Tourism Professionals Forum in Tumon, Guam
Photo #41:
Photo #43:
Photo #42:
Photo #44:
Photo #43:
Info: A Travel Mart in January was typically an ATECM
Our guess: 1994 ATECM
Our guess: 1999 PATA Travel Mart
Photo #44:
Info: Borneo Region (sorry, we know these orange pals aren’t the best clue 😬)
Our guess: 1999, July Asia Business Forum in Macao
Photo #45:
Our guess: November, Thailand
Our guess is based on 14A-18A which looks like it is Loy Krathong that is celebrated in Thailand during November; and the PATA logo indicates it happened before 2005 January.
Photo #46: