Wataalam wenye uwezo wa utalii, wavumbuzi na viongozi wa kimataifa wa mawazo wamewekwa kuchunguza mitindo ya safari na utalii wa baadaye katika Mkutano wa PATA wa Mwaka wa 2017 huko Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Jumuiya ya Kusafiri ya Pasifiki ya Asia (PATA) imekusanya safu anuwai na yenye nguvu ya wasemaji na wanajopo ili kushiriki maarifa na maarifa yao katika mkutano wa siku moja ambao ni sehemu muhimu katika Mkutano wa mwaka huu (PAS 2017), ulioandaliwa na Sri Ofisi ya Mkutano wa Lanka na inafanyika Mei 18 - 21 katika Hoteli ya Jetwing Blue.
Under the theme ‘Disruption. Innovation. Transformation: The Future of Tourism’, the event also features a half-day UNWTO/PATA Ministerial Debate where industry leaders and government representatives discuss ’The Shift to Recognized Sustainability Leadership’ and ‘The Sharing Economy in Travel and Tourism’.
"Tunafurahi kukusanya safu ya kuvutia ya spika kwa Mkutano wa PATA wa Mwaka. Spika hizi zinawakilisha kampuni ambazo zimekuwa mstari wa mbele kuvuruga, kubuni na kubadilisha tasnia ya kusafiri na utalii ulimwenguni, "alisema Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa PATA Dk. Mario Hardy. "Hii ni fursa nzuri kwa wadau wote wa tasnia kukaa sawa na mabadiliko ya haraka ambayo yanafanyika katika mazingira ya leo yanayobadilika."
Confirmed speakers for the event include Andrew Chan, Founder and CEO of ACI HR Solutions; Dr. Daiana Beitler, Asia Regional Director of Microsoft Philanthropies; Erick Stephens, Chief Technology Officer-APAC, Microsoft; Greg Klassen, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; Ha Lam, Co-founder and COO – Triip.me; Hiran Cooray, Chairman – Jetwing Hotels; Jeremy Jauncey, Founder/CEO – Beautiful Destinations; Lawrence Leong, Former Assistant Chief Executive (International Group) – Singapore Tourism Board; Muna Haddad, Managing Director -Baraka; Oliver Martin, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; Rafat Ali, Founder/CEO – Skift; Ryan Bonnici, Marketing Director – HubSpot; Sarah Mathews, Head of Destination Marketing APAC – TripAdvisor; Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General – World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Thao Nguyen, Head of Strategic Partnerships, APAC – Airbnb; Vijay Poonoosamy, Vice President, International Affairs, Office of the President & CEO, Etihad Airways; and Wong Soon-Hwa, Regional Director APAC – Blacklane.
Hafla hiyo inachunguza mada anuwai ikiwa ni pamoja na 'Kusimamia Usumbufu kupitia Ubunifu', 'Mabadiliko ya Uuzaji', 'Ubunifu wa Utafiti', 'Kuharibu Sekta ya Kusafiri', 'Mustakabali Halisi wa Utalii: Wataalam wa Utalii Vijana', na 'Kukamata Usumbufu: A Ramani ya Baadaye ya Utalii '.
Paradiso za pwani ambazo hazijaendelezwa, urithi wa kitamaduni wenye kushangaza, anuwai ya wanyamapori na uzoefu wa utalii, na vile vile kukaribisha kwa uchangamfu watu na vyakula visivyozuilika - lakini punguza vikosi vya watalii - hufanya Sri Lanka kuwa hali ya kitropiki kwa msafiri mwenye busara. Iko karibu na Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Bandaranaike, Negombo ni uwanja wa wapenda dagaa na samaki mpya wanaopatikana katika chaguzi tofauti za mgahawa na baa. Vinginevyo, chukua safari ya mashua kando ya mifereji ya Uholanzi au baharini ili kupata maoni ya boti za uvuvi. Negombo ilikuwa moja ya vyanzo muhimu vya mdalasini wakati wa Uholanzi, na ushawishi wa Uropa bado ungali.
Registered delegates for the conference also receive complimentary access to the PATA/UNWTO Ministerial Debate on Saturday, May 20.
Shirika rasmi la ndege la PAS 2017, Shirika la Ndege la SriLankan, linafurahi kutoa punguzo maalum za anga kwa wajumbe waliosajiliwa wanaosafiri kutoka bandari mkondoni za Shirika la Ndege la SriLankan. Punguzo zinapatikana pia kwa wajumbe wanaokaa hoteli rasmi za PAS 2017.
PHOTO: Top Row: L/R: Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General – World Tourism Organization (UNWTO); Andrew Chan, Founder and CEO of ACI HR Solutions; Andrew Jones, Chairman – PATA; Greg Klassen, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; and Ha Lam, Co-founder and COO – Triip.me. Second Row: L/R: Hiran Cooray, Chairman – Jetwing Hotels; Jeremy Jauncey, Founder/CEO – Beautiful Destinations; Lawrence Leong, Former Assistant Chief Executive (International Group) – Singapore Tourism Board; Dr. Mario Hardy, CEO – PATA; and Muna Haddad, Managing Director – Baraka. Third Row: L/R: Oliver Martin, Partner at Twenty31 Consulting Inc.; Rafat Ali, Founder/CEO – Skift; Ryan Bonnici, Marketing Director – HubSpot; Sarah Mathews, Head of Destination Marketing APAC – TripAdvisor; and Wong Soon-Hwa, Regional Director APAC – Blacklane. Bottom Row: L/R: Thao Nguyen, Head of Strategic Partnerships, APAC – Airbnb and Vijay Poonoosamy, Vice President, International Affairs, Office of the President & CEO, Etihad Airways.
