PATA Indonesia Lombok Tourism Polytechnic Student Chapter: Fighting plastic pollution by supporting UNWTO’s Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI)
Lombok, Indonesia, March 2022 – Lombok Tourism Polytechnic as a part of a vocational higher institution under the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has the responsibility in supporting and promoting sustainable tourism. Thus, this institution becomes one of the signatories of the “Global Tourism Plastics Initiative (GTPI)”.
ECOTOPIA 2021 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Bangalore, India, 5th June 2021 -The pandemic that the world has been dealing with for almost 1.5 years has shown how disastrous the consequences of ecosystem loss can be. In this unprecedented time, PATA India Christ University Student Chapter initiated the event named “ECOTOPIA” - an event to encourage worldwide awareness and action to protect the environment. The theme for World Environment Day 2021 is “Reimage. Recreate. Restore.”
PATA Australia University of Queensland (UQ) Student Chapter and PATA University of Girona EMTM Student Chapter Learn that Destination Management is No Small Feat
Queensland, Australia; Girona, Spain, 26th May 2021 - On Thursday, 21st May, PATA Australia University of Queensland (UQ) Student Chapter and PATA University of Girona EMTM Student Chapter co-hosted a webinar “How tourism transforms communities”. Three guest specialists, Suyin Lee, Peter Christiansen, and Michaela Connor, from a Singapore-based global destination management company Discova shared their knowledge and experiences with the opportunities that tourism offers for communities and the initiatives they have undergone throughout the 14 countries in which they operate.
PATA Capilano University Student Chapter Holds Webinar in Collaboration with Contiki Holidays
Vancouver, Canada, 17th March 2021 - With eco-friendly travel and ecotourism popularity rising across the globe, consumers are looking for more sustainable ways to partake in tourism. Despite Capilano University’s current asynchronous learning setting due to COVID-19, the student chapter continues to host virtual events. The PATA Canada Vancouver Student Chapter’s dedicated executive members are still working diligently to produce quality events.
PATA Vietnam RMIT Student Chapter: Bringing back the green for RMIT Vietnam’s 20th anniversary
Hanoi, Vietnam, 8th February, 2021 - Representing PATA Vietnam RMIT Student Chapter, RMIT Tourism and Hospitality (THM) Club, in collaboration with RMIT Charity & Environment (CEC) Club in Hanoi, had held the meaningful “GreenEdge” event to mark RMIT Vietnam’s 20th anniversary.
PATA Capilano University Student Chapter Released New Podcast Episode About Ethical Animal Voluntourism in South Africa
Vancouver, Canada, 25th January, 2021 – One of the tourism sectors most effected by the COVID-19 pandemic is Voluntourism. Despite Capilano University’s current asynchronous learning setting due to COVID-19, The ‘What in the World in Travel’ podcast continues to release monthly episodes.
Gallon Corner as An Effective Campaign in Reducing Plastic Waste
Central Lombok, Indonesia, 25th January, 2021 - Indonesia Gallon Corner is one of the long-term projects from PATA Lombok Tourism Polytechnic Student Chapter, which has been conducted as the campaign to diminish plastic waste by using tumbler since 2019.
Eco-enzyme: A prospectious solution to achieve sustainability
Eco-enzyme is one of the long-term projects of PATA Lombok Tourism Polytechnic Student Chapter. This program is also commonly called “garbage enzyme”, a multipurposed liquid from fermentation of organic waste.
RMIT Hanoi’s Tourism and Hospitality Club celebrate World Tourism Day by hosting contest for high school students
RMIT University Vietnam’s Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) Club hosted a competition titled “World Tourism Day - Future of Tourism in Vietnam.” Aimed at high school students, the contest celebrated World Tourism Day 2020 by encouraging them to think about Vietnam’s tourism industry future, post COVID-19.