OUT NOW: STEPPING OUT OF THE CROWD

How to ease the pressure on crowded visitor attractions while giving first time visitors the authentic, local experience they’re looking for? How can secondary destinations benefit from increased numbers of visitors from Asia’s emerging markets?

A new report published by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), supported by Visa Worldwide in collaboration with TOPOSOPHY gives practical advice on how to tackle these urgent questions.

ENCOURAGING TOURISM DISPERSAL IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS

Tourism dispersal touches on so many vital areas for the tourism sector.

As destinations around the world swell with ever-growing visitor numbers, it’s time to look again at how destination authorities and businesses can take pressure off the tourist hotspots while...

Double-digit growth for Asia and the Pacific in 2010

February 21, 2011, Bangkok: The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) today released preliminary tourism arrival statistics for Asia and the Pacific[1] for calendar year 2010, showing a gain of...

PATA partners with World Centre of Excellence for Destinations

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has partnered with the World Centre of Excellence for Destinations ( CED ) to help our member destinations achieve sustainable tourism practices and reach...