Sep 1-22

Registration 24/7 

Sep 23 (Wed) 

from 1300-1700 hrs 

Welcome and Introduction to Virtual PTM 2020 programme and activities

Sep 24(Thu)

from 0900-2040 hrs

0900-1240   Business appointment focusing on Pacific, Australia and New Zealand zones

                        (10 appointments x 20 min sessions)

1040-1100    Concurrent Networking Break:

                        Group Chat 1: - Innovation - “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act

                        with yesterday’s logic -Peter Drucker”

                        Moderator: Dr Mario Hardy, CEO - PATA

Group Chat 2: - Sustainability IS the new normal. “What are the lessons learned from COVID-19 and how do we implement?”
Moderator: Mr Graham Harper, Director, Sustainability & Social Responsibility - PATA

1100-1130      VDO destination experience 1 from Leshan then pub quiz

1240-1355     PATA Gold Awards Ceremony (Virtual) sponsored by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)

1300-1400    Walk-in Meeting for Buyers / Trade Visitors / Media

1420-1800    Business appointment focusing on Northeast Asia

                        (10 appointments x 20 min sessions)

1600-1700    PTM Forum: "The Current State of Travel Media"

                        starting with VDO destination experience 2 from Leshan

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a severe threat to the entire travel and tourism industry, affecting every single sector of the industry from airlines, cruise lines and hotels to travel agents, tour operators and travel media. As the industry looks towards recovery, communication is essential in rebuilding travel confidence by providing clear and authoritative information for both industry stakeholders and travellers alike. Travel media will be an essential component of this process but how has the current crisis affected them? How have they adapted to survive in this current situation? What stories are catching the most attention of their audience? Most important, how can stakeholders work with travel media as we look towards recovery?

1730-1800     Networking break: Quick Fire Presentation: 

                         Emcee: Mr Paul Pruankarn, Director - Communications & External Affairs, PATA

                         • Future Travel on Destination 

                         • Future Travel on Aviation: Aviation’s Response to COVID-19 and the Safe Reopening of Air Travel

                         Speaker: Mr Vinoop Goel, Regional Director - Airport & External Relations, International Air
                         Transportation Association (IATA)

1800-1900    Walk-in Meeting for Buyers / Trade Visitors / Media

1900-2040    Business appointment focusing on USA, EU, Middle East & Africa

                          (5 appointments x 20 min sessions)

Sep 25(Fri)

from 0900-2040 hrs

0900-1000    Live streaming from Opening ceremony of Sichuan International Travel Expo (SITE)

                         360 view VDO of SITE

                         Sichuan VIPs walk around the Expo

0900-1240    Business appointment focusing on South East Asia

                         (10 appointments x 20 min sessions)

1200-1300     PATA Youth Symposium: Getting a Job in a post-COVID-19 World & VDO destination experience 3 from
                         Leshan

1240-1300      Concurrent Networking Break:

                         Group Chat 3: - Technology

                                                  Moderator: Mr George Cao, Co-Founder & CEO | Dragon Trail Interactive

                                                  Group Chat 4: - Marketing during COVID-19: Should and how do you do it?

                                                  Moderator: Ms Hannah Pearson, Founding Partner | Pear Anderson

1300-1400     Walk-in Meeting for Buyer/ Trade Visitor/ Media

1330-1400     VDO destination experience 4 from Leshan then pub quiz

1420-1800     Business appointment focusing on South Asia

                         (10 appointments x 20 min sessions)

1600-1700     PTM Forum: "The Impact of Health and Hygiene on Post COVID-19 Destination Competitiveness in the
                         Asia Pacific"   
                        Despite much remaining unknown and unknowable about the future of travel post COVID-19,
                        destination  managers and marketers must rethink, rebuild, and reposition their destination’s focus on
                        health and hygiene accordingly.

This session highlights the emerging trends about health and hygiene in travel and tourism concerning traveller booking behaviour and resident sentiment. Join PATA with the Global Health Security (GHS) Index, TCI Research, Tripadvisor, and the World Economic Forum (WEF), as we discuss the health and hygiene trends in T&T and their impacts on destination competitiveness in the future.

1700-1730     Bingo game

1730-1800     Networking Break: Quick Fire Presentation: Future Travel on Hotel & Hospitality and Industry

1800-1900    Walk-in Meeting for Buyers / Trade Visitors / Media

1900-2040    Business appointment focusing on USA, EU, Middle East & Africa

                          (5 appointments x 20 min sessions)

Sep 26(Sat)

from 0900-1700 hrs

0900-1700     Trade visitors with 1:1 chat/ Walk-in meetings

1200                VDO destination experience 5 from Leshan

1400-1430      Pub quiz

Sep 27(Sun)

from 0900-1700 hrs

0900-1700    Trade visitors with 1:1 chat/ Walk-in meetings 

1400-1430     Bingo game

1700                Online Closing remarks from PATA and Leshan and Invitation to PTM2021, Danzhou, Hainan, China
                         (Pre-recorded VDO)