PATA stages Thrilla in Manila debate at PTM week
Bangkok – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is to break new ground in the conduct and content of industry forums globally by holding the first-ever debate on the future of travel and tourism between the PATA CEO and a leading regional travel journalist.
To focus on the topic, “The Future of Travel and Tourism in the Emerging New World Order – What’s Important and What’s Not,” a debate will be held on September 27, World Tourism Day, at the PATA Youth Forum held alongside the PATA Travel Mart 2012 in Manila.
The venue, located on the campus of the Lyceum of the Philippines University, has been specifically chosen to attract the interest of the future generation of travel industry leaders in Asia Pacific.
This so-called “THRILLA IN MANILA” will be the closing component in a day-long Youth Forum, on September 25-28 of Pata Travel Mart (PTM). Over 350 bookings have already been received for PATA’s Youth Forum, which is being coordinated by PATA’s Education and Training Committee, Taylor’s University, and Lyceum of the Philippines University.On either side of the debate will be PATA CEO Martin Craigs, and Travel Impact Newswire Executive Editor Imtiaz Muqbil.
Craigs said: “Change is constant and fast; time for deeper reflection, rare. After several months of useful informal discussion with Imtiaz, I am delighted to confirm we will go public during PATA’s popular PTM Week with an infotaining debate, involving students and young tourist professionals. The Rise of Asia in the 21st century will be a critical component in the emerging, new world order, and the travel and tourism industry is ideally placed to play a positive role in shaping it. Asian tourism leaders that I have had the pleasure to work with recognize that with great power comes great responsibility.” Source: PATA
