The Pacific Asia Travel Association is a not-for-profit travel trade association serving government tourist offices, airlines, hotels and other travel-related companies throughout the Pacific Asia region. PATA provides leadership to the collective efforts of 38 national government members, over 50 state and local tourism bodies, 65 airlines and cruise lines, and more than 2,000 travel industry companies. PATA's Chapter membership includes 17,000 travel professionals in 79 PATA Chapters located throughout the world.

PATA Chapter membership, distinct from PATA membership, provides travel professionals with competitive advantages through direct involvement in joint educational and promotional activities. More than 130 tour operators, travel agencies and other travel-related businesses belong to the PATA Singapore Chapter, which organizes a variety of special workshops and seminars and other professional activities designed for the benefit of Chapter members.

For further information about PATA visit http://www.pata.org/