Charting key events in PATA’s history, the interactive timeline is a reminder of some of the many achievements and successes of the Association over the past six decades. From its early days in Hawaii to the Chiang Mai taskforce of the 1970s, and the efforts to re-invigorate travel and tourism in the early 2000s with Project Phoenix, the timeline encapsulates what has shaped PATA since its inception in 1951.
Also taking a retrospective theme, the online photography exhibition offers a glimpse into the faces and personalities who have shaped PATA from the 1950s right through to the present. Chapter meetings, Annual Conferences, Travel Marts and social occasions are all there, grouped by decade.
New faces are the focus for the first of the competition pages. To coincide with the 60th anniversary celebrations, the annual ‘Face of the Future’ competition has been brought to the forefront by putting the power of the vote in the hands of PATA members. Profiles and images of the nominated candidates are already online and members can vote for candidates between now and October 29, 2010.
Launching this week, the ‘Tomorrow’s Tourism’ competition invites students from PATA member educational establishments to submit a five-minute video presentation with their ideas for a more sustainable model of tourism development. After the first round closing date of December 15, students’ videos will be uploaded to the Tomorrow’s Tourism section of the PATA60 site, where further details and competition guidelines can also be found.
Celebrating today’s success stories, the ‘Zero Footprint Challenge’ will seek to highlight examples of environmentally responsible tourism. Details and further information about this will be available online when the competition launches in April 2011.
More details of all of the above, plus a blog following the anniversary activities and events as they unfold, can be found at www.pata60.org
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