Malaysia Received Two More PATA Awards 2016
PATA Malaysia Chapter received the Spirit of PATA Award 2016 today in recognition of its active participation in organising programmes to support the tourism industry in Malaysia. Meanwhile, the Taylor’s Student Chapter of PATA Malaysia scored the PATA Award of Excellence Award (Student Chapter).
Receiving the award, the Minister of Tourism and Culture YB Dato’ Sri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said, “This award is an acknowledgement of the hard work put in by members of PATA Malaysia Chapter. They have given their full support in ensuring Malaysia’s tourism industry continues to grow and that the industry players continue to innovate.”
PATA Malaysia Chapter has been active in conducting various educational and industry-related programmes. In 2015, it organised the PMC Fellowship Dinner held in conjunction with the PMC 35th AGM, the Travel Trade Exchange (TRAVEX) programme in Kota Kinabalu and the second Tourism Career Fair.
2016 has also been a busy year for the Chapter which started off with a Fellowship Dinner followed by a Crisis Communication Management Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, and a PATA Inter-Chapter networking session with Singapore and Thailand in Port Dickson. Forthcoming are a business networking session in Sarawak and a third Tourism Career Fair later this year.
Past PMC events of special mention are:
- The PATA Hub City Forum held in Kuala Lumpur in October 2014 on the topic of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015 and its potential, opportunities and challenges.
- The Tourism Career Fairs held in June 2014 and September 2015 which served as an excellent platform for the student participants to explore their capabilities and job opportunities in the tourism and hospitality industry. At the same time, it also provided a good avenue for the exhibitors from the tourism and hospitality industry to showcase their organisations and career opportunities available, as well as to attract the best talent/human capital that have the right qualifications, right competencies and the passion to be part of the tourism and hospitality industry.
Source: Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board or Tourism Malaysia
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