PATA Gold Awards 2020 to 23 organizations
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The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced the winners of the PATA Gold Awards 2020 recognizing the achievements of 23 organisations and individuals today (September 24).
The winners were announced during the Online PATA Gold Awards Presentation as part of Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2020, taking place from September 23-27.
The award is supported and sponsored by the Macao Government Tourist Office (MGTO) for the last 25 years.
The PATA Grand Title Winners were presented to outstanding entries in three principal categories: Marketing, Sustainability, and Human Capital Development.
On the occasion, Ms Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of MGTO, commended all PATA Gold Awards participants for keeping alive the spirit of innovation, helping to raise the bar across all sectors of the industry.
“Macao is honored for its long-standing support to PATA in this inspiring initiative, on our way to transform the city into a world centre of tourism and leisure,” she said.
PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy said that the achievements of this year’s winners will hopefully inspire and encourage tourism industry to create new responsible and sustainable initiatives as we look towards recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year’s Awards attracted a total of 121 entries from 62 travel and tourism organisations and individuals , according to a statement issued by PATA International today.
PATA Grand Title Winners 2020
1 -Marketing , Human By Nature Print Campaign, Kerala Tourism, India
2 – Sustainability, Anurak Community Lodge ,YAANA Ventures, Thailand
3 – Human Capital Development ,Unleashing Greatness – MGM’s Human Capital Development Initiative ,MGM China, Macao, China
1 -Marketing Campaign (National – Asia), Macao’s Mobile Cafe 2019 ,Macao Government Tourism Office USA, Macao, China
2 -Marketing Campaign (State and city – Global) , Script Your Adventure 2019 , Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka, India
3 – Marketing – Carrier , Next Door Neighbors , SriLankan Airlines Ltd., Sri Lanka
4 – Marketing – Hospitality ,Pu’er Red Panda Manor, Mekong River Tourism, China
5 – Marketing – Industry , Slow Travel Myanmar , Sampan Travel, Myanmar
6 – Digital Marketing Campaign , Sustainable Gastronomy – The Great Green Food Journey, Macao, Celebrating Creativity, Sustainability and Culture , Macao Government Tourism Office, Macao, China
7 – Printed Marketing Campaign ,Taichung – Perfect Weekend , Tourism and Travel Bureau, Taichung City Government, Chinese Taipei
8 -Travel Video, Travelstan ,Kazakh Tourism National Company JSC, Kazakhstan
9 – Travel Photograph ,A Beautiful Bond, Ban Nong Bua Elephant Village, Surin , Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand
10 – Destination Article , Thai Left Bank , Dr. John Borthwick, Australia
11-Business Article , Food For The Soul , TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd, Singapore
12 -Climate Change Initiative, Outrigger’s Zone (OZONE) , Outrigger Hospitality Group, Hawaii
13 -Community and Social Responsibility ,Banyan Tree 25th Anniversary Global Sustainability Initiatives ,Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Singapore
14 -Community based Tourism , Community Homestay Network , Royal Mountain Travel, Nepal
15 – Culture, Alishan Tea Culture Performance and Sustainable Development , Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Chinese Taipei
16- Heritage, Rainforest Ecolodge (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
17 – Tourism for All, Virtual Tourism for Senior Citizens ,Taylor’s University, Malaysia
18 -Women Empowerment Initiative ,Supporting and Promoting Women’s Career Development of Tourism Products of the “Nan-Ner-Jaow” Brand, Designated Areas for Sustainable Development Administration (DASTA), Thailand
19 -Youth Empowerment Initiative, DASTA NAN Youth Club (DNYC) ,Designated Areas for Sustainable Development Administration (DASTA), Thailand
20 -Human Capital Development Initiative ,The IFTM Tourism Education Student Summit (TEd Summit) Event ,Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao, China
September 24, 2020
Image: PATA Gold Award 2020 awarded to Community Homestay Network, Royal Mountain Travel, Nepal under Community based Tourism category
