{"id":1445,"date":"2020-08-17T10:24:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T10:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=26155"},"modified":"2020-09-25T08:23:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T08:23:25","slug":"pata-announces-dates-for-virtual-pata-travel-mart-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelindex.org\/media\/global-travel-news\/pata-announces-dates-for-virtual-pata-travel-mart-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"PATA Announces Dates for Virtual PATA Travel Mart 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bangkok, Thailand, August 17, 2020 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The Pacific Asia Travel Association<\/strong>\u00a0(PATA) today announced that\u00a0Virtual PATA Travel Mart<\/a>\u00a0(PTM) 2020 will take place from September 23 \u2013 27.<\/p>\n

Virtual PTM is a business-to-business travel contracting and virtual networking event that both mirrors and enhances the features of the long-standing PTM, which boasts over four decades of experience in connecting qualified international buyers and sellers from all of Asia and the Pacific region though pre-matched business appointments. Furthermore,\u00a0Virtual PTM offers cost-effective seller booth fees at significantly below market rates.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs some destinations have slowly restarted tourism through either domestic or regional travel, eventually international markets will follow. Virtual PTM allows business to begin exploring new opportunities and markets, particularly as travel behaviour and patterns will be dramatically different post COVID-19.,\u201d said PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy. \u201cAsia Pacific will be the leading force of tourism\u2019s global recovery from COVID-19, as both an inbound destination as well as a robust source market. In addition, organisations need to\u00a0start negotiating for\u00a0recovery in 2021 and Virtual PTM is the perfect place to begin.\u00a0Therefore\u00a0I invite all industry stakeholders to join us as we look towards a rapid, robust, and responsible renewal of the travel and tourism Industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is being organised in in conjunction with the Sichuan International Travel Expo with the support of the Leshan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau and is powered by official virtual partner\u00a0Dragon Trail Interactive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Zhang Tong, Mayor of Leshan Municipal People\u2019s Government, said, \u201cSichuan,China, home to the giant panda, offers you an experience of a leisurely life. Leshan, a key world tourist destination, is always filled with a strong aroma of food and tea, the fragrance of books and the beautiful sea of flowers and noted for its mountains, Buddhas and celebrities. I sincerely hope you will get to know Leshan through various ways and come visit it soon. Your visit will certainly bring you a pleasant surprise and a unique experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event will offer two full business days\u00a0with a possibility of up to 50 appointments across all time zones from September 24-25. There will also be two trade visitor days on September 26-27. Furthermore, there will be further networking opportunities at the interactive networking breaks, as well as opportunities to gain deeper insights into the industry at the presentation hall. Event delegates can also enjoy a 360\u00b0 view of the Sichuan International Travel Expo through the Virtual PTM 2020 platform.<\/p>\n

Dragon Trail Interactive Co-founder & CEO, George Cao, said, \u201cWe are excited to enter a new phase of cooperation with our old friend PATA by delivering the first PTM Online. In addition to delivering a full-scale virtual trade show, through PATA\u2019s partnership with the Leshan Government, we will live-stream forum sessions and other activities from the Sichuan International Travel Expo on the PTM Online platform. We believe this hybrid online-offline model for travel trade shows is the way of the future and are thrilled to be involved in such an innovative project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Virtual PTM 2020 highlights include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n