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    PATA Gold Awards 2022 to 25 organizations , individuals

    October 10, 2022
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    PATA Gold Awards 2022 to 25 organizations , individuals

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    The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced the winners of the 2022 PATA Gold Awards. during the 2022 PATA Gold Awards ceremony held virtually on October 7, 2022.

    Supported and sponsored by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) for the last 27 years, this year’s awards recognise the achievements of 25 organisations and individuals. 

    An in-person Gold Awards presentation ceremony will be held during the upcoming PATA Annual Summit to occur in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE on October 26-27. 

    Under the guidance of PATA headquarters, 12 independent judges from around the world selected the winners of the 23 Gold Awards and two Grand Title Winners.

    The PATA Grand Title Winners were presented to outstanding entries in two principal categories: Marketing, and Sustainability and Social Responsibility.

    Open to both PATA and non-PATA members, this year’s Awards attracted a total of 136 entries from 56 travel and tourism organisations and individuals , according toa release issued by PATA Hq.

     PATA Grand Title Winners 2022

    1. PATA Grand Title Winner 2022
      Marketing
      Hong Kong Neighbourhoods – West Kowloon
      Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong SAR
    2. PATA Grand Title Winner 2022
      Sustainability and Social Responsibility
      Wynn Sustainability Initiatives
      Wynn Macau, Limited, Macao, China 

    PATA Gold Award Winners 2022               

    1. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Marketing Campaign (National – Asia)
      Macao Week in China 2021
      Macao Government Tourism Office, Macao, China
    2. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Marketing Campaign (National – Pacific)
      Open for Happiness Campaign
      Tourism Fiji, Fiji
    3. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Marketing Campaign (State and City – Global)
      Gangwon Worcation Project
      Gangwon Tourism Organization, Korea (ROK)
    4. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Marketing – Carrier
      Say Bonjour To Paris
      SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka
    5. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Marketing – Hospitality
      Yamagata Kaku’s Yamagata Matsuri
      Forte Hotel Group, Chinese Taipei
    6. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Marketing – Industry
      Accor Hotels The Perfect Escape
      Quantcast, Asia
    7. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Digital Marketing Campaign
      Khao Thai
      Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand
    8. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Printed Marketing Campaign
      A Change of Air
      Kerala Tourism, India
    9. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Travel Video
      A Journey Awaits – See You In Sarawak 2022!
      Faithworks Studios, Malaysia
    10. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Travel Photograph
      WAU
      Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia
    11. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Destination Article
      Captivated by Cocos
      John Borthwick, Australia
    12. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Business Article
      Building back better
      TTG Asia Media, Singapore
    13. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Climate Change Initiative
      lyf one-north Singapore
      The Ascott Limited, Singapore
    14. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Corporate Social Responsibility
      Meals that Heal
      Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Sri Lanka
    15. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Community Based Tourism
      Building Sustainable Keelung, Constructing Strategic Plan for Conversation Capital of Urban Tourism
      Keelung City Government, Chinese Taipei
    16. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Culture
      Virtual experience of the 2021 Rainforest World Music Festival
      Sarawak Tourism Board, Malaysia
    17. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Heritage
      Rejuvenating Ban Khok Mueang’s Heritage through a Sustainable Practice of Community-based Tourism
      Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration – DASTA, Thailand
    18. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Human Capital Development Initiative
      A decade of effort in nurturing entrepreneurs a case of IFTM in Macao SAR
      Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Macao, China 
    19. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Tourism Destination Resilience (Asia Pacific)
      Sustainable Tourism Livelihood Recovery Program
      Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal
    20. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Tourism Destination Resilience (Global)
      Marianas Tourism Resumption Investment Plan
      Marianas Visitors Authority, Northern Mariana Islands
    21. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Tourism for All
      Accessible Tourism Attraction Development Project
      Korea Tourism Organization, Korea (ROK) 
    22. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Women Empowerment Initiative
      Second Careers
      Jetwing Hotels, Sri Lanka
    23. PATA Gold Award 2022
      Youth Empowerment Initiative
      City of Gourmet – Youth Development and Integration Program
      Sands China, Macao, China

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