Esperti influwenti tat-turiżmu, innovaturi u mexxejja tal-ħsieb internazzjonali huma lesti li jesploraw ix-xejriet futuri tal-ivvjaġġar u tat-turiżmu fis-Summit Annwali PATA 2017 f'Negombo, Sri Lanka.
L-Assoċjazzjoni tal-Ivvjaġġar tal-Paċifiku tal-Asja (PATA) ġabret linja diversa u dinamika ta’ kelliema u panelisti biex jaqsmu l-għarfien u l-għarfien tagħhom fil-konferenza ta’ ġurnata li tifforma element integrali fis-Summit ta’ din is-sena (PAS 2017), ospitat mis-Sri. Lanka Convention Bureau u li se ssir fit-18 sal-21 ta’ Mejju fil-Jetwing Blue Hotel.
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’.
“Aħna eċċitati li niġbru linja daqshekk impressjonanti ta’ kelliema għas-Summit Annwali tal-PATA. Dawn il-kelliema jirrappreżentaw kumpaniji li kienu minn ta’ quddiem biex ifixklu, jinnovaw u jittrasformaw l-industrija globali tal-ivvjaġġar u t-turiżmu,” qal il-Kap Eżekuttiv ta’ PATA Dr Mario Hardy. "Din hija l-opportunità perfetta għall-partijiet interessati kollha tal-industrija biex jibqgħu aġġornati mal-bidliet mgħaġġla li qed iseħħu fil-pajsaġġ tal-lum li dejjem qed jevolvi."
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.
L-avveniment jesplora diversi suġġetti fosthom 'L-Immaniġġjar tat-Tfixkil permezz tal-Innovazzjoni', 'It-Trasformazzjoni tal-Marketing', 'Innovazzjoni fir-Riċerka', 'Tfixkil tal-Industrija tal-Ivvjaġġar', 'Il-Futur Veru tat-Turiżmu: Professjonisti tat-Turiżmu Żgħażagħ', u 'Tħaddnu t-Tfixkil: A Blueprint għall-Futur tat-Turiżmu'.
Ġenna tal-bajjiet mhux żviluppati, wirt kulturali għani tal-għaġeb, varjetà wiesgħa ta’ annimali selvaġġi u esperjenzi ta’ avventura, kif ukoll nies li jilqgħu bil-qalb u kċina irresistibbli – iżda nieqes mill-hordes turistiċi – jagħmlu lis-Sri Lanka utopja tropikali għall-vjaġġatur għaqlin. Jinsabu qrib l-Ajruport Internazzjonali Bandaranaike, Negombo huwa qasam ta' min iħobb il-frott tal-baħar b'qabdiet friski disponibbli f'għażla diversa ta' ristoranti u bars. Inkella, ħu dgħajsa tul il-kanali Olandiżi jew fl-oċean biex taqbad id-dgħajjes tas-sajd. Negombo kien wieħed mill-aktar sorsi importanti tal-kannella matul l-era Olandiża, u l-influwenzi Ewropej għadhom jibqgħu.
Registered delegates for the conference also receive complimentary access to the PATA/UNWTO Ministerial Debate on Saturday, May 20.
Il-linja tal-ajru uffiċjali għal PAS 2017, SriLankan Airlines, għandha pjaċir toffri skontijiet speċjali tal-ajru lid-delegati reġistrati li jivvjaġġaw minn portijiet onlajn tas-SriLankan Airlines. Skontijiet huma disponibbli wkoll għad-delegati li joqogħdu fil-lukandi uffiċjali 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.
