Issue 107, September 27, 2023
New York, NY
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In 1953 PATA’s headquarters were moved from Hawaii to San Francisco, with Sam Mercer serving as the first executive director. Considered as the state of “money and influence”, San Francisco was home to an influential group of individuals who served on the PATA board and committees during the 1950s and 1960s.1961 saw the establishment of the first PATA Chapters in New Zealand and Hong Kong. NY PATA was founded in 1962. Simone Bassous served as the first executive director from the 1980’s until her retirement in 2019.The end of the decade – 1998 – saw PATA relocated its head office from San Francisco to Bangkok to be in the heart of its membership region. |
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PATA New York 61st Anniversary
Hello Joebert, This was my first experience to attend one of these events organized by you and your team.It was fortunate that my trip was postponed, so I could join you. You are a consummate host. Friendly, Attentive, and with a natural gift to make everyone feel welcome and comfortable. Once again my sincere applause for leading the chapter to greater heights, and making it “First among Equals” Please continue to move forward and upward. You will always have my good wishes and support. My regards to you and your remarkable team. Warm regards, Tiru Irani, President Far Horizons Past-Chair ![]() Video and Photos by Iris Salazar |
Hangzhou, the host city of the #AsianGames, is famed for its beautiful West Lake filled with lotuses. Two stadiums for the Games have drawn on this beauty, using unfolding lotus petals as inspiration, an amazing blend of natural beauty and architecture.The 19th Asian Games will take place between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. September 23rd is the Autumn Equinox, known as Qiufen on the Chinese lunar calendar. On this day of harvest and reunion, the cauldron of the Asian Games will light up again in China. The opening ceremony will feature no traditional fireworks performance under the green philosophy in hosting the event. New technologies will be used instead to ensure the same visual feast for audiences on-site and online, the director Sha Xiaolan said. China is ready to deliver to the world a great event that is distinctly Chinese, uniquely Asian and spectacular and to make new contribution to the Olympic movement in Asia and the world. |
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Foreign tourist arrivals to India have risen by 166% in 2023 compared to last year (Skift, 2023). PATA’s latest 2023-2025 destination forecast for India indicated that Asia and Europe will be the two biggest source regions occupying nearly 70% of all int’l arrivals. Starting 28 October 2023, United Airlines’ daily service from Newark to New Delhi will become double to meet the nonstop US-India travel demand this winter. American Airlines and Air India operate nonstop flights to Delhi from JFK city airport (John F. Kennedy).A fierce competition between the three carriers is highly anticipated to influence their pricing strategy for international flight tickets to India from USA.Domestic travel bookings in China continued to exceed pre-pandemic levels during 2023’s summer season while overseas bookings also increased. International destinations within a four-hour flight of major Chinese cities were trending this summer, and the top ten cities overseas with the highest booking volume are all located within this radius. United Airlines welcomes you back to China with daily direct flights from San Francisco (SFO)! Not only are they increasing their service to Shanghai (PVG) from 4 flights weekly to daily, but they will also be the only U.S. airline flying to Beijing (PEK) starting in October. Asia Pacific is expected to regain the top spot as the world’s largest regional travel market by 2025, with North America; West Europe; and East Europe as three of the top five sources of arrivals (PATA, 2023; Phocuswright, 2023). |
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Elizabeth Chin Executive Director PATA New York Pacific Asia Travel Assn (PATA) Editor, NY PATA NewsEmail: newyorkpata@gmail.com elizabethnypata@gmail.com https://newyorkpata.org |