The Pacific Asia Travel Association will hold its annual summit next year in Macao, a special administrative region of China.
The event will take place from May 15-17, 2024, and will be supported by SJM Resorts, which has seven luxury hotels in Macao – including the summit venue, the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort (pictured).
Delegates and speakers will include international thought leaders, industry shapers and senior decision-makers involved in tourism to and from the Asia Pacific region.
The programme will feature plenary and breakout sessions, the Pata executive board and board meetings, and the AGM.
It will also provide a platform for Pata’s public and private sector members and partners, plus Pata chapters and Pata Youth from around the world to discuss the challenges, issues and opportunities facing the industry.
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Peter Semone, Pata chair, said: “All of us at Pata are excited to be returning to Macao for the Pata Annual Summit 2024 and receive first-hand updates about the significant developments in the destination since having previously organising successful Pata Travel Marts in 2010 and 2017, as well as the Pata Annual Conference in 2005.
“The Macao Government Tourism Office has been a strong partner of Pata since 1958 and they are our major sponsor for the Pata Gold Awards for the past 28 consecutive years.
“Next year’s event provides Macao with the perfect opportunity to showcase their destination and the Greater Bay Area to all delegates.”
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, added: “Pata holds a special place in the heart of our tourism industry, and we are happy to once again be granted the opportunity to welcome delegates from near and far to meet in our city – especially as this will be the first Pata event we host after the pandemic, allowing us to showcase to participants the current dynamic change in our destination towards more diversification for a memorable meeting in Macao.”
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