PATA’S annual travel tradeshow will be held in Phnom Penh this year, marking a number of firsts for the travel association.
From September 17 to 19, buyers and sellers will converge on the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh for the event, hosted by the Ministry of Tourism.
Besides being the first time Cambodia is hosting PATA Travel Mart (PTM), this year will also see PATA set up its inaugural Responsible Travel Pavilion.
A business platform dedicated to responsible and sustainable travel, the association is inviting PATA members and industry stakeholders to exhibit under the Responsible Travel Pavilion.
Martin Craigs, CEO of PATA, commented: “There is a palpable spirit of optimism in Cambodia…I’m confident that spirit will be apparent on the PTM show floor in Phnom Penh. It will be the right time and place to new business.”
PATAmPower statistics report that Cambodia’s visitor arrivals for 2013 grew eight per cent to over 3.7 million, and tourism contributes US$2.5 billion or 16 per cent of the country’s total GDP.
