Over 1,000 delegates from 60 global destinations in Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2020
Travel Biz News —
Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2020 (Virtual PTM 2020), organised in conjunction with the Sichuan International Travel Expo (SITE) with the support of the Leshan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau and powered by official virtual partner Dragon Trail Interactive, attracted over 1,000 delegates from 60 global destinations.
The delegate numbers embraced 208 sellers from 199 organisations and 40 destinations, along with 152 buyers from 147 organisations and 39 source markets.
PATA also welcomed 900 international students and young tourism professionals, as part of the PATA Youth Symposium which is designed as four-part series taking place from September 22-25.
Virtual PTM 2020 officially opened on September 23 and will run until September 27. The event offers two full business days with a possibility of up to 50 appointments across all time zones from September 24-25. There will also be two trade visitor days on September 26-27, according to PATA statement issued in Bangkok.
The event also includes two PTM Forums on “The Current State of Travel Media” and “The Impact of Health and Hygiene on Post COVID-19 Destination Competitiveness in the Asia Pacific”; quick fire presentations on “Future Travel on Destinations, Aviation, Hospitality and Industry”, and group chat sessions on Innovation, Sustainability, Technology and Marketing in addition to the business-to-business travel contracting.
Virtual PTM delegates will also join a special live stream of the opening ceremony of the Sichuan International Travel Expo (SITE) during PTM 2020.
Sept.24 , 2020
