The Pacific Asia Journey Affiliation  (PATA) and the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Growth Company (TGA) have introduced the theme for the PATA Annual Summit 2025, “Timeless Knowledge for a Sustainable Future”.

Scheduled to happen on the CVK Park Bosphorus Lodge İstanbul from April 21-23, 2025, the Summit will discover timeless ideas which have formed views on tradition, group, and conservation, offering a stage for trade leaders to debate how these insights will be utilized to sort out present challenges and seize new alternatives. The theme additionally highlights Türkiye’s distinctive duality, the place its wealthy heritage is preserved whereas progressing in the direction of a sustainable future.

PATA CEO Noor Ahmad Hamid said, “The PATA Annual Summit is a premier thought management occasion that brings collectively world gamers within the tourism trade to discover developments and handle essential points shaping the way forward for tourism. We take pleasure in uniting a various vary of stakeholders—from private and non-private sectors to trade consultants and younger professionals—to foster significant, high-level discussions that drive the evolution of the trade.”

He added, “Set towards the backdrop of Istanbul, Türkiye, a metropolis famend for its wealthy historical past and cultural heritage, the summit supplies a perfect platform for world dialogue. This dynamic setting underscores the mission to encourage collaboration and innovation in tourism growth. Delegates from world wide could have the chance to interact in essential conversations, change insights, and contribute to the development of an ever-evolving world tourism panorama. We sit up for welcoming members to this landmark occasion and to collectively shaping a extra sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future for the tourism trade.”

Mr. Sinan Seha Türkseven, Performing Normal Supervisor of TGA, said: “We’re thrilled to host the PATA Annual Summit 2025, a key occasion that can deliver tourism specialists collectively to share worthwhile insights, community, and change concepts. We really feel that it’s fairly important that the main focus of this yr’s summit can be cultural heritage and sustainability. 

This yr’s summit will present a fantastic expertise to its attendees, as they are going to be capable of expertise our nation’s wealthy cultural heritage. With 21 historical websites on the UNESCO World Heritage Record and 79 on the Tentative Record, Türkiye is residence to many historic heritage websites. As well as, Türkiye has the second-highest variety of gadgets registered on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Record, with its enlisted 31 cultural values. This wealth of humanity treasures and pure beauties additionally give us the accountability to safeguard this heritage, and on this context, we’re striving to set the world an instance as the primary nation on the earth to signal an settlement with the GSTC (International Sustainable Tourism Council) to develop a nationwide sustainable tourism program.

We sit up for having the PATA delegates in İstanbul, a metropolis wealthy in historical past and tradition, to witness these first hand and revel in their time on the most supreme venue for this world assembly.”

Turkish Airways, a world chief in connectivity with a community spanning over 120 locations, is the Official Airline Companion for the occasion. The airline will supply unique flight ticket reductions to delegates attending the occasion.

In step with the theme Timeless Knowledge for a Sustainable Future, the Summit will characteristic a complete programme, the PATA Government Board & Board conferences, PATA Coverage Discussion board, Honours Committee Assembly, PATA Life Members Get-Collectively, Authorities, Schooling & Business Roundtables, Chapter Assembly, Youth Symposium, Ask the PATA Specialists periods, a one-and-a-half-day convention and loads of networking alternatives. The PATA Annual Normal Assembly (AGM), the place the Affiliation conducts official enterprise and ratifies election outcomes for the PATA Board and Government Board members, can be a key aspect of the occasion.

Moreover, PAS 2025 will characteristic a variety of curated vacation spot experiences organised by TGA. Delegates could have the chance to participate in an Immersive Off-Website Vacation spot Expertise on the primary day, the programme gives a refreshing change of surroundings from the convention setting. After the Summit, complimentary half-day excursions can be out there, inviting delegates to discover İstanbul’s wealthy cultural heritage and iconic sights, together with the Hagia Sophia, Dolmabahçe Palace, and Topkapı Palace, amongst others. Self-paying pre- and post-event excursions to different locations in Türkiye, resembling Antalya, İzmir and Cappadocia, will even be out there. Registration for these programmes are open.

Early chicken registration for PAS 2025 is now open and can stay out there till February 17, 2025. 

The PATA Annual Summit is dedicated to sustainability and goals to be a carbon-neutral occasion. As a part of this initiative, all attendees are inspired to make a contribution of USD 10 to offset the occasion’s carbon footprint. Furthermore, PATA encourages delegates to assist the D-üzova Wind Venture, additional contributing to world sustainability efforts.
 
Moreover, PAS 2025 will characteristic the Form Coronary heart CSR Programme, encouraging delegates to contribute to the area people by donating books for youngsters. The collected donations can be distributed to an area beneficiary, which can be introduced nearer to the occasion. This initiative displays PATA’s dedication to creating a constructive influence on the host vacation spot past tourism.