• MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes (left) and PATA CEO Mario Hardy (right) with the Marketing - Hospitality PATA Gold Awards winner last year
  • MGTO is sponsoring the PATA Gold Awards Luncheon and Ceremony for the 24th consecutive year

PATA Gold Awards 2019 Now Calling for Submissions

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Tourism industry organisations and individuals making outstanding contributions to the successful promotion of the travel industry throughout the Asia Pacific region are encouraged to submit entries to the 2019 Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards. The deadline for submissions is 30th April, 2019. The PATA Gold Awards Dinner and Presentation will take place on 19th September, as part of PATA Travel Mart 2019 from 18th to 20th September at the Korme Exhibition Centre in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Sponsored by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) for the 24th consecutive year, the PATA Gold Awards sets industry standards for excellence and innovation. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said that each year the PATA Gold Awards provides a stage for Asia Pacific tourism industry stakeholders to showcase their talent and best practices.

She therefore encourages individuals and organisations to submit their successful stories in the multiple areas of the industry, adding that as Macao paves the way to transforming itself into a world centre of tourism and leisure MGTO is honoured to help make this initiative possible in a contribution to building a more sustainable and vibrant tourism industry in the region.

PATA CEO Mario Hardy remarked that he is sincerely grateful to MGTO for sponsoring the PATA Gold Awards yet again and for its continued and valuable support for a responsible and sustainable tourism industry. The winners of these awards set industry standards for excellence and innovation, he said, and serve as examples for others to follow. PATA looks forward to receiving applications from organisations and individuals worldwide demonstrating excellence in conception, creativity and fulfilment.

Judged by an international panel of experts, the Gold Awards recognise exceptional achievement in seven broad categories with 29 Gold Awards and four Grand Awards on offer: Marketing Campaign (seven Gold Awards and one Grand Award), Environment (three Gold Awards and one Grand Award), Corporate Social Responsibility (one Gold Award), Heritage & Culture (three Gold Awards and one Grand Award), Education & Training (one Gold Award and one Grand Award), Marketing Media (ten Gold Awards) and Travel Journalism (four Gold Awards).

For more information, please visit: www.pata.org/pata-gold-awards.