BANGKOK, 2014-6-27 — /Travel PR News/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has been unveiled as the latest partner of Connections, the new series of exclusive events for the global travel industry’s most senior suppliers and buyers.
The first invitation-only event, Connections Luxury, takes place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire, UK on September 29-30, 2014.
The event will connect 60 handpicked executives from the luxury sector over two days of targeted one-to-one meetings, memorable experiences, networking and insight from keynote speakers.Connections is owned by Travel Weekly Group, the UK-based market-leading travel industry media company.
PATA is a membership association acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry.
Micaela Giacobbe-Juarez, director of commercial events at Travel Weekly Group, said: “We are delighted to be working alongside PATA as we prepare for Connections Luxury 2014.
“Connections is designed to connect global decision-makers through memorable experiences that lead to lasting business relationships, and PATA will be an outstanding partner as we deliver on that promise.”
Martin Craigs, PATA CEO, added: “PATA is delighted to be associated with Connections and will support the events that are being planned for Asia in 2015. PATA sees this as an interesting and ground-breaking way of creating meaningful business networking opportunities for the future”.
For more information on Connections Luxury, including opportunities to sponsor elements of the event, contact Micaela@travelweekly.co.uk or visit www.travelweekly.co.uk/connections.
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About PATA
Founded in 1951, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a not-for profit association that is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. The Association provides aligned advocacy, insightful research and innovative events to its member organisations, comprising 90 government, state and city tourism bodies, nearly 30 international airlines, airports and cruise lines, 57 educational institutions, and hundreds of travel industry companies in Asia Pacific and beyond. Thousands of travel professionals belong to the 41 local PATA chapters worldwide. The chapters organise travel industry training and business development events. Their grassroots activism underpins PATA’s membership of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC), which includes ACI, CLIA, IATA, ICAO, WEF, UNWTO and the WTTC. ThePATAmPOWER platform delivers unrivalled data, forecasts and insights from the PATA Strategic Intelligence Centre to members’ desktops and mobile devices anywhere in the world. PATA’s Head Office has been in Bangkok since 1998. The Association also has official offices or representation in Beijing, Sydney, Dubai, London and New York. Visit www.PATA.org
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