THE Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) has announced winners of the 2013 Pata Gold Awards. Pata will present 26 Grand and Gold Awards, with awards going to Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority, Rottnest Island Authority, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Korea Tourism Organisation and Travel+Leisure magazine to name a few.
The ceremony will take place at the Jinjiang Hotel this month (September 15) during the Pata board and committee meetings, prior to the Pata Travel Mart in Chengdu, China on September 16 and 17.
The Pata Grand Awards are presented to outstanding entries in four principal categories: Marketing, Education and Training, Environment and Heritage and Culture.
Other winners include Central Plaza Hotel, Sampran Riverside, Hong Kong International Theme Park Limited, Accor Asia-Pacific, The Frangipani Langkawi Resort & Spa, Kerala and Gujarat Tourism from India, as well as Malaysia and Switzerland tourism boards.
Open to both Pata and non-Pata members, this year’s awards attracted a total of 165 entries from 60 travel and tourism organisations.