The PATA CEO Challenge has been officially opened

Reporting live from the PATA CEO Challenge in Bangkok: Jens Thraenhart - Tourism Internet Marketing Blog H.E. Weerasak Kowsurat, the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand formerly opened the first PATA CEO Challenge in Bangkok after the PATA CEO Peter de Jong and PATA Chairman Brian Deeson made their opening remarks. The Minister was very proud that Bangkok was chosen as th venue of this important event, and stressed the vitality to collaborate and work together as it relates to climate change. Thailand itself is taking th issue very seriously itself. The keynote speaker Dr. RK Pachauri,... Read more »

Interview with Peter de Jong, CEO of PATA at ITB Berlin

Everybody is talking about China, India, and Vietnam…what is really going on in the fastest growing tourism destination in the world? I have had the pleasure to sit down with Peter de Jong, CEO of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the Asia Pacific region. In particular, Peter addressed the issue around climate change, and how the markets such as China, India, and Vietnam have to focus on infrastructure issues and sustainability in order to be able to cope with the increasing demand. These are all topics that will be addressed at... Read more »

Taking the message global…

Travelmole and “Tips from the T-List” collaborate on delivering the content from the PATA CEO Cahllenge in Bangkok to the global travel and tourism industry. Pictured are Charlie Kao, CEO of Travelmole and Jens Thraenhart, Editor-in-Chief of “Tips from the T-List”.  Read More →

Sri Lanka first carbon-neutral destination in the world?

Maybe a bit too early to say, but aspart of the Boardroom Challenge panel moderated by CNN anchor Ms Kristie Lu Stout, Renton de Alwis, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Board made a presentation on Earth Lung, a program that was announced during the UNWTO Summit on Climate Change in Davos in 2007. A very interesting initiative that according to Mr. de Alwis is supposed to turn into a community - maybe also online? A website is in development at www.earthlung.travel. You can download the white paper online. Jens Thraenhart - Tourism Internet Marketing Blog  Read More →