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Accepting the Award at World Travel Market on
behalf of their organisations, were the Hon.
Kabinga J. Pande, MP, ATA Past President and
Zambia's Minister of Tourism, Environment and
Natural Resources and Mr Peter de Jong, President
and CEO of PATA.
WORLD TOURISM AWARD
HONOURS THE AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION AND THE
PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
 Annual
Award Presented at World Travel Market in London by
American Express Company, Corinthia Hotels
International, International Herald Tribune and
Reed Travel Exhibitions. The Eighth Annual World
Tourism Award, co-sponsored by American Express
Company (AMEX), Corinthia Hotels International
(CHI), International Herald Tribune (IHT) and Reed
Travel Exhibitions (RTE), was presented at a
special ceremony on Opening Day of World Travel
Market. The presentation was made at the World
Stage, ExCel Centre, London. The 2005 Award
Honorees were two of the travel industry's leading
membership associations in the travel and tourism
industry : the Africa Travel Association (ATA) and
the Pacific Asia Travel Association
(PATA). The Award was presented in recognition
of ATA and PATA' s "extraordinary vision in forging
a historic Asia-Africa Bridge of Tourism,
Friendship and Collaboration" announced at the
recent 3rd IIPT Global Summit on Peace Through
Tourism, Pattaya, Thailand, Oct. 2-5,
2005
Both leaders, who
signed the agreement in Thailand, expressed thanks
to IIPT for fostering and facilitating this
agreement. Hon. Pande and Mr Peter de Jong
expressed their firm commitment towards cooperation
between their respective organisations and
geographic regions. On behalf of ATA and PATA, the
agreement aims to forge a closer relationship
between Asia Pacific and Africa in the areas of
tourism intelligence and research, technology
transfer and best practices, bilateral cooperation
and sustainability initiatives. An outline of
immediate and medium-term initiatives, that both
organisations would be able to commit to, is being
drafted. The Award itself, a specially designed
Steuben Crystal bridge entitled, PARTNERSHIP, which
"celebrates the bond of a supportive partnership
which, like a bridge, spans both time and
distance," seems especially appropriate for the
2005 Honourees.
PATA, ATA
Sign Statement of Intent
 PATA
President and CEO Mr Peter de Jong and Africa
Travel Association President and Zambia Minister of
Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources HE
Kabinga Pande
PATA President and
CEO Mr Peter de Jong and Africa Travel Association
(ATA) President and Zambia Minister of Tourism,
Environment and Natural Resources HE Kabinga Pande
signed a Statement of Intent, October 5, at the
Third Global Summit on Peace Through Tourism in
Pattaya, Thailand. The Statement indicates ATA's
and PATA's intention to more fully co-operate, with
the view to concluding a memorandum of
understanding at a future date.\
ABOUT PATA
Founded in 1951,
the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is the
recognised authority on Asia Pacific travel and
tourism. PATA provides leadership and advocacy to
the collective efforts of nearly 100 government,
state and city tourism bodies, more than 55
airlines and cruise lines, and hundreds of travel
industry companies. In addition, thousands of
travel professionals belong to dozens of PATA
chapters worldwide.
PATA's mission is
to enhance the growth, value and quality of Asia
Pacific travel and tourism for the benefit of its
membership. PATA is a not-for-profit
organisation.
Find out more about
PATA at www.PATA.org
E-mail:
communications@PATA.org
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