This two-day joint event, the first of its kind in Asia, will address sustainability and best practices in tourism, MICE and business travel.
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in partnership with the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) will host its first PATA & GBTA APAC travel summit at the new, state-of-the-art Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand from December 8 to 9, 2022.
The joint event in Asia will address sustainability and best practices in tourism, MICE and business travel. The two-day educational event and trade show, under the theme “Defining a responsible and sustainable future for business, tourism and MICE”, will highlight challenges and solutions for CO2 emissions, destination sustainability options and procurement-led approaches in the context of pandemic recovery in the global and Asia-Pacific region. Target attendees and sponsors are regional and global travel providers, including major airlines, hotel and rental car brands, as well as MICE and corporate travel decision makers from the largest travel agencies. travel and travel management companies in the world.
“We are delighted to be working with GBTA to bring together our two industry networks to share ideas and discuss opportunities and best practices for the responsible and sustainable growth of the travel and tourism industry,” said the CEO of PATA Liz Ortiguera. “At PATA, we support industry recovery, the search for emerging travel opportunities and sustainable travel practices for the region. Therefore, I invite all of our members, partners and industry colleagues to join and participate in this travel forum to reconnect, inform and collaborate.
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world’s leading business travel and meetings trade organization, with a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. Headquartered in the Washington, DC area with operations on six continents, GBTA members manage more than US$345 billion in global business travel and meeting spend annually.
“The road to recovery for the global travel industry continues for both tourism and business travel. However, there is also an opportunity and a need to create a better and more sustainable path to serve the industry and the planet. We are pleased to partner with PATA to bring event attendees the important insights, learnings and discussions on what a sustainable future might look like and the actions we can take in the region as well than across the world to get there,” said Suzanne NeufangCEO, GBTA.
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