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PATA Foundation Launches Nepal Tourism Recovery Fund
Bangkok, Thailand, September 16, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The PATA Foundation has launched the Nepal Tourism Recovery Fund to support tourism workers and small businesses whose livelihoods have been…
PATA and ATTIA Formalise Organisational Partnership
Bangkok, Thailand, September 15, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and the Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) have formalised an organisational…
STB & Chongqing Commission of Culture and Tourism Development Awarded Grand…
Kuching, Malaysia, August 22, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 PATA Gold Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements…
PATA Announces New Executive Board Members
Kuching, Malaysia, August 19, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the appointment of five additional members to its Executive Board, further…
PTM 2026 Brings Asia Pacific Tourism Community Together in Sarawak, Malaysia
Kuching, Malaysia, August 18, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / PATA Travel Mart 2026 (PTM 2026) officially opened today in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, bringing together over 1,100 tourism delegates from 48…
PATA Recognises Outstanding Chapters and Student Chapters
Kuching, Malaysia, August 19, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has recognised outstanding achievements across its global network of Chapters and Student Chapters through…
Lizam Dorji from Bhutan Named PATA Face of the Future 2026
Kuching, Malaysia, August 19, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced Ms. Lizam Dorji, CEO of MICE Bhutan (a subsidiary of Druk Asia), as the Grand Winner of the…
PATA Youth Symposium & Education in Hospitality and Tourism Forum 2026
Bangkok, Thailand, August 13, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), in partnership with the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management (FHTM) of UCSI University Sarawak…
PATA Reveals Speaker Line-up for PTM Knowledge Forum 2026 in Sarawak, Malaysia
Bangkok, Thailand, August 13, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce the confirmed speaker line-up for the PTM Knowledge Forum 2026, taking place on…
WTTC Elevates Hotel Sustainability Basics to Independent Global Certification Scheme
Madrid, Spain, July 29, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced that its Hotel Sustainability Basics programme will transition to an independent third-party…
Kenya is Emerging as a Leading Sustainable Tourism Powerhouse
Kenya, July 28, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today reveals that Africa is entering a new era of tourism growth, with Travel & Tourism (T&T) outperforming…
WTTC and UNEP Forge Landmark Alliance to Fast-Track Sustainable Travel and Tourism
Madrid, Spain, July 29, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),…
WTTC Invites the World to Choose the 7 Contemporary Wonders of the World
Madrid, Spain, July 29, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today launched the search for the 7 Contemporary Wonders of the World, a global initiative designed to…
WTTC Brings Global Tourism Leaders to Valletta as Malta’s Travel & Tourism…
Valletta, Malta, July 25, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / Valletta will take centre stage this October as the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) brings together the world's most influential Travel &…
International Tourism up 2% in Q1 2026 Amid Growing Uncertainty
Madrid, Spain, July 27, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / International tourist arrivals grew 2% over the first quarter of 2026, despite disruption caused by the crisis in the Middle East in March.
According to…
Innovation Celebrated in Marrakesh as UN Tourism Backs Next Generation of Startups
Marrakech, Morocco, July 27, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / UN Tourism has further advanced its focus on innovation and investment as central pillars of a more competitive, inclusive and sustainable tourism…
Local Observatories Key to Delivering on National Tourism Strategies
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 27, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / UN Tourism has joined with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to further advance the role of data and governance in tourism development…
Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Spain Expected to Spark Tourism Surge and Economic Boost
Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The upcoming pastoral visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Spain is expected to generate a substantial economic and tourism impact across Madrid,…
Meliá Hotels International Joins the World Travel & Tourism Council as a Global…
Madrid, Spain, July 22, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pleased to welcome Meliá Hotels International as a Global Member.
Founded in 1956 in Mallorca (Spain),…
Avolta Joins the World Travel & Tourism Council as a Global Member
Madrid, Spain, July 29, 2026 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pleased to welcome Avolta as a Global Member.
Avolta is the global leader at the intersection of travel…