by editors office, Garden Hotel, Guangzhou, China
Online voting for the 2011 ‘Face of the Future’ competition is now underway. Entrants’ profiles and photographs are available to view at www.pata60.org, where PATA members can vote once for up to three candidates between now and October 29, 2010. Each year, the ‘Face of the Future’ spotlights an individual who has worked to change or advance travel-and-tourism in the Asia Pacific region. Nominations for the 2011 competition have been received from a variety of countries, including Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand and Samoa. All represent individuals who, despite their young age, have already made a significant contribution to the Asia Pacific travel-and-tourism industry.
From a hotel owner to a tour operator, an entrepreneur to a tourism education professional, each of the entrants has impressed with not only their personal achievements, but also – in many cases – their understanding of the wider impacts of tourism on the local community.
After voting closes at the end of October, five finalists will be invited to submit a video – up to three minutes in length – further detailing their experiences to date and aspirations for the future. These videos will be judged by PATA Executive Board members, with the winner and runners-up announced by March 1, 2010.
The winner of the Face of the Future 2011 will be honoured at a special awards ceremony at the 60th Anniversary and Conference, April 9-12 in Beijing. The winner will also have a chance to participate in a plenary session alongside luminaries such as senior government officials and industry leaders from across the spectrum of PATA membership. For further information visit www.pata60.org or email PATA60@pata.org.
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a membership association acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry. In partnership with private and public sector members PATA enhances the sustainable growth, value and quality of travel and tourism to, from and within the region.
PATA provides leadership and counsel on an individual and collective basis to over 80 government, state and city tourism bodies; nearly 50 international airlines, airports and cruise lines and many hundreds of travel industry companies across the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Thousands of travel professionals belong to nearly 40 PATA chapters worldwide and participate in a wide range of PATA and industry events. PATA’s Strategic Intelligence Centre (SIC) offers unrivalled data and insights including Asia Pacific inbound and outbound statistics, analyses and forecasts as well as in-depth reports on strategic tourism markets. PATA is a not-for-profit organisation. For more information, please visit www.PATA.org.
