Vplivni turistični strokovnjaki, inovatorji in mednarodni miselni voditelji bodo na letnem vrhu PATA 2017 v Negombu na Šrilanki raziskovali prihodnje trende potovanj in turizma.
Pacifiško azijsko turistično združenje (PATA) je zbralo raznoliko in dinamično zasedbo govornikov in panelistov, ki bodo delili svoje vpoglede in znanje na enodnevni konferenci, ki je sestavni del letošnjega vrha (PAS 2017), ki ga gosti Šri Lanka Convention Bureau in bo od 18. do 21. maja v hotelu Jetwing Blue.
Under the theme ‘Disruption. Innovation. Transformation: The Future of Tourism’, the event also features a half-day UNWTO/PATA Ministerial Debate where industry leaders and government representatives discuss ’The Shift to Recognized Sustainability Leadership’ and ‘The Sharing Economy in Travel and Tourism’.
»Navdušeni smo, da smo zbrali tako impresivno zasedbo govorcev za letni vrh PATA. Ti govorniki predstavljajo podjetja, ki so bila v ospredju motenj, inovacij in preoblikovanja globalne potovalne in turistične industrije,« je povedal generalni direktor PATA dr. Mario Hardy. "To je odlična priložnost za vse zainteresirane strani v industriji, da ostanejo na tekočem s hitrimi spremembami, ki se dogajajo v današnjem nenehno razvijajočem se okolju."
Confirmed speakers for the event include Andrew Chan, Founder and CEO of ACI HR Solutions; Dr. Daiana Beitler, Asia Regional Director of Microsoft Philanthropies; Erick Stephens, Chief Technology Officer-APAC, Microsoft; Greg Klassen, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; Ha Lam, Co-founder and COO – Triip.me; Hiran Cooray, Chairman – Jetwing Hotels; Jeremy Jauncey, Founder/CEO – Beautiful Destinations; Lawrence Leong, Former Assistant Chief Executive (International Group) – Singapore Tourism Board; Muna Haddad, Managing Director -Baraka; Oliver Martin, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; Rafat Ali, Founder/CEO – Skift; Ryan Bonnici, Marketing Director – HubSpot; Sarah Mathews, Head of Destination Marketing APAC – TripAdvisor; Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General – World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Thao Nguyen, Head of Strategic Partnerships, APAC – Airbnb; Vijay Poonoosamy, Vice President, International Affairs, Office of the President & CEO, Etihad Airways; and Wong Soon-Hwa, Regional Director APAC – Blacklane.
Dogodek raziskuje različne teme, vključno z 'Upravljanje motenj z inovacijami', 'Transformacija trženja', 'Raziskovalne inovacije', 'Motnje v potovalni industriji', 'Prava prihodnost turizma: mladi turistični strokovnjaki' in 'Sprejemanje motenj: A Načrt za prihodnost turizma.
Nerazviti rajski obalni kraji, presenetljivo bogata kulturna dediščina, široka paleta divjih živali in pustolovskih doživetij, kot tudi toplo gostoljubni ljudje in kulinarika, ki se ji ni mogoče upreti – a brez množice turistov – naredijo Šrilanko tropsko utopijo za zahtevnega popotnika. Negombo, ki se nahaja blizu mednarodnega letališča Bandaranaike, je kraljestvo ljubiteljev morske hrane s svežim ulovom, ki je na voljo v pestri izbiri restavracij in barov. Druga možnost je, da se zapeljete s čolnom po nizozemskih kanalih ali v ocean, da si ogledate ribiške čolne. Negombo je bil eden najpomembnejših virov cimeta v nizozemskem obdobju, evropski vplivi pa še vedno ostajajo.
Registered delegates for the conference also receive complimentary access to the PATA/UNWTO Ministerial Debate on Saturday, May 20.
Uradni letalski prevoznik za PAS 2017, SriLankan Airlines, z veseljem ponuja posebne letalske popuste registriranim delegatom, ki potujejo iz spletnih pristanišč SriLankan Airlines. Popusti so na voljo tudi za delegate, ki bivajo v uradnih hotelih PAS 2017.
PHOTO: Top Row: L/R: Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General – World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Andrew Chan, Founder and CEO of ACI HR Solutions; Andrew Jones, Chairman – PATA; Greg Klassen, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; and Ha Lam, Co-founder and COO – Triip.me. Second Row: L/R: Hiran Cooray, Chairman – Jetwing Hotels; Jeremy Jauncey, Founder/CEO – Beautiful Destinations; Lawrence Leong, Former Assistant Chief Executive (International Group) – Singapore Tourism Board; Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO – PATA; and Muna Haddad, Managing Director – Baraka. Third Row: L/R: Oliver Martin, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; Rafat Ali, Founder/CEO – Skift; Ryan Bonnici, Marketing Director – HubSpot; Sarah Mathews, Head of Destination Marketing APAC – TripAdvisor; and Wong Soon-Hwa, Regional Director APAC – Blacklane. Bottom Row: L/R: Thao Nguyen, Head of Strategic Partnerships, APAC – Airbnb and Vijay Poonoosamy, Vice President, International Affairs, Office of the President & CEO, Etihad Airways.
