PATA Chief Executive Martin Craigs named Asia-Pacific tourism personality of the year

Martin Craigs, Chief Executive of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, has been named 'Travel Personality of The Year' at the 24th Annual TTG Travel Awards.

Organised by TTG Asia Media, the award follows the 'The Travel Marketing Personality of the Year' prize presented to Craigs at The Travel Marketing Store in Dubai in September.

On receiving the TTG Award in Bangkok, Craigs stated "I deeply appreciate on behalf of the PATA family receiving this award from such a distinguished, balanced and respected editorial source."

Referring to PATA's advocacy efforts, Craigs added "our industry merits respect not self harming taxation" emphasising that PATA was advancing representation of the tourism industry through aligned advocacy, co-ordinated research and innovative events and audits.

Craigs has been proactive on aligned advocacy on a global basis and with the Global Travel and Tourism Association Coalition (GTTAC), key partners The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the International Air Transport Association ( IATA), Airport Council International (ACI) and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

During his first two years at PATA he has re-launched the association under a 'Next Gen' banner and refocused resources on advocating to governments the full value of 'The Compete Visitor Economy'.

PATA's 800+ members, public and private, large and small, now receive aggregated on-line research via PATA mPOWER plus a wider range of innovative events.

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