The first ever PATA Travel Mart was held in the Philippines in 1978 ... Read more

India remains the top destination with an additional 40,000 international arrivals added during the January-February period of 2012, relative to the same period last year ... Read more

The happening city of Australia also ranked number nine in the Asia-Pacific region ... Read more

International tourism receipts grew by 3.8%; surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011: UNWTO ... Read more

This is the first time that all PATA awards have been related to environmental and heritage projects and campaigns ... Read more

Was the first in the world to be listed on the stock market; has increased its profits, yet its charges are the lowest in its competitive set ... Read more

Extension of bar timings, imposition of a uniform VAT, relaxation of stringent food safety norms & applicability of luxury tax on the actual room tariff were some of the demands made by the association ... Read more

Mr Ram Kohli of Creative Travel in India won the 2011-2012 PATA Chairman’s Award; He has also served as PATA Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer in the past ... Read more

The country had 740 million domestic travellers across segments in 2011 and the figure is set to grow ... Read more

Over 600 tourism professionals from many travel industry listened to details of Next Gen as the two-day PATA gathering officially commenced at the Royale Chulan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ... Read more