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Macao cast into the spotlight as PATA arrives in town

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The 2024 PATA Annual Summit is being hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office and SJM Resorts from May 15-17.
The 2024 PATA Annual Summit is being hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office and SJM Resorts from May 15-17. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Kalyakan

The Pacific Area Travel Association (PATA) has revealed the speaker line-up and new segments to the 2024 PATA Annual Summit, which is being hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office and SJM Resorts from May 15-17.

The three-day event with the theme 'Reimagining Tourism’ will focus on an era of transformation within the Asia Pacific tourism industry that will shape travel and tourism to be more resilient and sustainable in the coming years.

PATA CEO Noor Ahmad Hamid said with the support of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and SJM Resorts, the summit had attracted the highest number of delegate registrations for the PATA Annual Summit since the end of the pandemic.”

MGTO director, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said, “It has been several years since our destination last staged a PATA flagship event, and it will be a great opportunity to provide delegates from across the Asia Pacific region with a first-hand experience about the new dynamic development of Macao as a world centre of tourism and leisure.”

Along with de Senna Fernandes, other speakers at the summit’s main conference will be Daisy Ho, managing director, SJM Resorts; Dane Cheng, executive director, Hong Kong Tourism Board and Pansy Ho, group executive chairman & managing director, Shun Tak Holdings Limited.

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