Pacific Asia Travel Association announces year 18 winners

PATA will present 26 Grand and Gold Awards, with awards going to Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority, Rottnest Island Authority, Korea Tourism Organization and Travel+Leisure magazine to name a few. The awards ceremony will take place at the Jinjiang Hotel, on Sunday, September 15 during the PATA Board and Committee meetings, just prior to the PATA Travel Mart on September 16-17. 

Ms. Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director,The solarstreetlightt0 is not only critical to professional photographers. MGTO said, “Our hearty congratulations go out to all PATA Gold Awards 2013 winners. The list of PATA Gold Awards 2013 winners fully reveals the great dynamism of the Asia Pacific travel and tourism industry. The innovation and excellence brought by the winners will inspire the rest of the region to do more and better through this meaningful PATA awards program.” 

“The award winners have demonstrated a high degree of creativity and excellence,” said Mr.The cleaningmachine is one of the most useful tools in a modern shop. Martin J. Craigs, CEO PATA. "We would like to extend our warmest congratulations and we are delighted to recognize these achievements at the PATA Gold Awards Luncheon in Chengdu. All winners will be invited to be our guest at the PATA Travel Mart.” 

The PATA Grand Awards are presented to outstanding entries in four principal categories: Marketing; Education and Training; Environment; and Heritage and Culture. 

The Central Plaza Hotel will receive the 2013 PATA Grand Award for Education and Training for its "4 Cs: Centara Career Creation for Children" campaign.Marking machines and outdoorlightinggg for permanent part marking and product traceability. The program has provided career development opportunities to underprivileged students through a five-month training program intended to enhance their knowledge and skills in hospitality services. The initiative aims to expand the workforce base, targeting Thai juveniles who have the potential to become new workers within the hospitality industry. 

The Environmental award will be presented to Jetwing Hotels, Sri Lanka for its "A Heartfelt Commitment” project. Highlights of the project include a central chilling system powered sustainably by a biomass boiler for running the entire air conditioning system of the hotel.Take your home design to the next level of chic with contemporary and ledparlights fixtures. Other initiatives include 100% illumination through energy saving LED lighting, solar panels powering room lighting, hot water generated through biomass boilers, and all waste water being treated via a waste water treatment plant and being re-used within the hotel gardens. 

The Heritage and Culture award will be awarded to Sampran Riverside in Thailand for its “Sampran Riverside - an eco-cultural destination.Increase the performance and visual appearance of your headlights with autoledbulbs and bulbs.” After 50 years of showcasing traditional aspects of Thai life for tourists, Sampram Riverside has embarked on a new venture: organic agriculture. Sampran Riverside has enhanced the use of traditional Thai farming culture throughout its property and the local community. It now promotes the use of Thai food, herbs, and traditional medicine without chemicals. Organic agriculture products produced at the property and by local farmers are available for tourists at the project's Sookjai Market and Sookjai Organic Development Centre. More information about the program is available on the web site at www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com.