Taking place on the first day of PATA Travel Mart 2017, the Youth Symposium includes interesting talks on topics such as ‘Artificial Intelligence and Automation in the Tourism Industry: Is C3PO taking our jobs?’; ‘Where Does Responsible Travel Fit in our Future?’ and ‘Enabling Air Travel for All: How Air Asia has Become the World Leading Low Cost Carrier’, the latter of which has brought Fernandes to the event.
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes will address attendees at the PATA Youth Symposium in Macau, organised by the Institute for Tourism Studies (IFT) on September 13. The theme of the event is ‘Enabling Travel and Managing a Complex Future’.
Taking place on the first day of PATA Travel Mart 2017, the Youth Symposium includes interesting talks on topics such as ‘Artificial Intelligence and Automation in the Tourism Industry: Is C3PO taking our jobs?’; ‘Where Does Responsible Travel Fit in our Future?’ and ‘Enabling Air Travel for All: How Air Asia has Become the World Leading Low Cost Carrier’, the latter of which has brought Fernandes to the event.
The informal chat and interactive roundtable discussion with the CEO will address issues such as what opportunities and challenges might arise as a result of greater volume of travel and where will humans fit in when it comes to managing the industry in the future.
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes said, "These are exciting times for air travel in Asia. The low-cost revolution has made flying affordable and we are seeing more and more people fly for the first time. This creates opportunities as well as challenges for the region's travel and tourism industry. What role will automation play? How do we ensure sustainable development of tourism? What are the constraints we will face as traffic grows? Are there enough low-cost terminals to cater for the fastest growing aviation segment?
“The PATA Youth Symposium is a great forum to discuss these questions and more, and I look forward to hearing what students have to share on the future of travel in Asia."
In addition to Mr. Tony Fernandes, confirmed speakers at the Youth Symposium include Dr. Mario Hardy; Ms Rika Jean-François - Commissioner ITB Corporate Social Responsibility, Competence Centre Travel & Logistics, ITB Berlin; Dr. Chris Bottrill; Dr Fanny Vong and Ms JC Wong, PATA Young Tourism Professional Ambassador.