Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing joins PATA

The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

Founded in 1951, the Bangkok-headquartered not-for-profit organization is a recognized authority on Asia Pacific travel and tourism and serves government tourist offices, airlines, hotels and other travel-related companies in the region and beyond.

The DTCM Director General, Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, said, “The membership is part of the initiatives to promote Dubai in the Asia Pacific region. We are confident that the membership will help achieve Dubai tourism's objectives in Asia Pacific. It will help network with the public- and private sectors of Asia Pacific tourism industy more effectively.”

The membership will allow DTCM access to PATA’s expertise in different tourism domains and networking opportunities and participation in professional conferences and events in different parts of the world.

PATA provides leadership to the collective efforts of more than 45 national government members, 48 state and local tourism bodies, 66 airlines and cruise lines -- all in all, nearly 2,000 travel industry companies. PATA membership includes 17,000 travel professionals in over 80 PATA Chapters located throughout the world.

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