Welcome New Members - September 2020
On behalf of PATA, we are excited to welcome five new organisations that have joined the PATA community last month, including our new Government Member - Spain Tourism Board. We are truly delighted to have them on board and look forward to working closely with them to build synergies across our members, the PATA network and the travel industry in 2020! Get to know them by checking out their profile below.
Spain Tourism Board
The National Tourist Office of Spain (Spain Tourism Board) is responsible for promoting and marketing travel and tourism to Spain from within designated foreign markets.
The Spain Tourism Board in Singapore covers the Southeast Asian, Australian, and New Zealand markets. It carries out a full array of marketing activities aimed to promote tourism to Spain, working with the Autonomous Regions, City Tourism Offices, Convention Bureaus, other local travel entities and the private sector. It bridges all stake holders such as the wholesalers, travel agencies and tour operators from all these mentioned markets with Spanish tourism authorities and travel service providers from both the public and private sector.
Click Strategy LLC
Founded in 2013, Clickable specializes in performance-driven communications for the development and sustainable tourism sectors. Services include sustainable tourism development, brand and destination development, strategic communications consulting, destination marketing, crisis and issues management, and content production. Clickable has notably worked with development partners to promote innovation in sustainable tourism. Clickable helped plan and launch Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) accelerator with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, as well as Travel Lab Asia with ADB and PATA.
Lotus Voyager Group
Lotus Voyager Group is the unique combination of a multi-featured travel agency and a dedicated online learning company. Lotus Voyager Group carry the 30+ years experiences in Group Travel and MICE business between Europe and Asia, and we share our vision to design new successful models in tourism. They support travel trade with a unique learning and social platform www.lvglearning.com where we educate travel agencies, tour operators, while opening a virtual networking platform with Tourist Boards, Associations, Hotels, DMCs, online 7/24 for 365 days. You find them in London, Budapest, Belgrade, Dubai, Vietnam and Istanbul with a good coffee.
Meridian Adventure
DIVE
Meridian Adventure DIVE is dedicated to delivering the most exceptional dive experiences, in the world’s most spectacular dive location, the idyllic Raja Ampat Regency of Indonesia.
The operation focuses on the three important components of dive holidays. Accommodation options to suit all budgets and preferences. High-tech, ultra-reliable equipment and transport to and from dive sites. The perfect dive site every time in consideration with tidal streams and environmental conditions. While the reef diving is second to none, the scenery above the waterline is simply breathtaking. Participate in one of the many shore-based activities on offer.
SAIL
Meaningful journeys to the most incredible ocean outposts.
Embark on an epic journey, immerse yourself in nature, experience different cultures, and uplift your soul, in the most beautiful places on earth. A flotilla of luxury sailing yachts will take you and your most valued friends, colleagues and families, on experiences that will leave you with unforgettable memories and a thirst for more.
A private club for leaders of industry, Family Offices and Fortune 500 benefit organizations, membership is highly sought-after and by invitation only. Meridian Adventure Sail facilitates rare and extraordinary experiences through tailor-made, bespoke journeys in the world’s most spectacular locations.
Neufville Travel
As an independent travel advisor with Brownell, Tisha Neufville works with clients to create so much more than a simple itinerary. Whether it's a relaxing getaway, a deep-dive into a new culture, or a return to a favorite destination, she uses meticulous research to design trips which help people travel in a hassle-free way, gain a deep appreciation for a culture, and create lifelong memories.
Having visited over 40 countries, Tisha has extensive, first-hand knowledge of many destinations. She specializes in designing trips and providing advice for travel to destinations throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Australia/Oceania; is a CTA (Certified Travel Associate); was a 2019 Bronze IC Bellagio Italy Ambassador; and is a Virtuoso Ultraluxe advisor.
A significant portion of Tisha's business involves planning extraordinary journeys through Northeast and Southeast Asia.