The Pacific Asian Travel Association (PATA) was founded in 1951 in San Francisco. PATA aims to develop, promote, and facilitate travel within the Pacific region and Southeast Asia. It operates primarily in the United States market and provides an important meeting point for tourism stakeholders. PATA assists smaller destinations, provides expertise on travel planning and operations, and shares up-to-date industry information with its members.

2. PASIFIC ASIAN TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
 Found in 1951
 Founder :Lorrin Thurston
 Head Quarter :San Francisco,1953
 First Asian office:Manila,Philippines,1976

3. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
 Developing, promoting, and facilitating travel to and with
in Pacific area and South-East Asian region
 Primarily operates in United State market
 Organization provides meeting point for the people
 Develop an ever-increasing pleasure travel
 Build up greater awareness on travel trade

4. ACTIVITIES OF PATA
 Assisting small and upcoming destination
 Providing expertise and planning group travel scheme,
destination, hotels operation, and discounts
 It provide up to date information
 Serves as a central source
 Annual conference provide greater scope in promotion of
tourism
 Development of service plan to tourist
 To do research activities

5. MEMBERSHIP
 Active Government
 Associate Government
 Active Carrier
 Associate Carrier
 Active Industry
 Allied
 Affiliated Allied
 Associated
 Sustaining

6. FUNCTIONS OF PATA
 Pacific Travel Conference and Workshop
 Marketing
 Research and Development

7. Asian division
Pacific
division
American
or
European
division

8. PROGRAMMES
PROVIDED BY PATA
 PATA’S mission is to enhance the growth , value, and
quality of Pacific Asia travel and tourism for the benefit of
its membership
 The PATA Annual conference draws together the top
decision makers in the region
 The PATA trade mart focuses on marketing opportunities
by matching the buyers and sellers of the region’s tourism
products
 PATA has long been an advocate of balancing growth with
conservation measures

9. AWARDS
1) THE PATA AWARD OF MERIT
2) PATA CHAIRMAN AWARD
3) THE PATA CEO CHALLENGE
4) THE PATA SPECIAL AWARD
5) THE PATA FUTURE AWARD
6) PATA GOLD AWARDS