{"id":236013,"date":"2024-05-14T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=236013"},"modified":"2024-05-13T21:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:47:35","slug":"pata-summit-convenes-in-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2024\/05\/pata-summit-convenes-in-macau\/","title":{"rendered":"PATA Summit convenes in Macau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BANGKOK, 14 May 2024: Sustainability is one of the overarching themes of the PATA Annual Summit 2024 that convenes this week, 15 to 17 May, in Macao, China, but there are other topics on the table PATA CEO Noor Ahmad Hamid explains in his welcoming statement released on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSustainability remains a focal point but this year\u2019s summit will delve into broader discussions, thought-provoking conversation, encompassing areas such as travel technology trends, marketing strategies, tourism policy, and cultural advancements,\u201d he noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-8-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236014 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-8-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-8.jpg 656w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/337;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and co-hosted by SJM Resorts, the three-day event with the theme &#8216;Reimagining Tourism&#8217; underscores the potential to usher in an unprecedented era of transformation within the Asia Pacific tourism industry that will shape travel and tourism to be more resilient and sustainable in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the annual summit\u2019s recovery post-pandemic, he said: \u201cWe have achieved the highest number of delegate registrations for the PATA Annual Summit since the end of the pandemic. 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