PATA honours industry leaders with awards

Industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the development of Asia-Pacific’s travel and tourism sector were recognised at the recent PATA Annual Summit 2018, which took place in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea.

Basant Raj Mishra, executive chairman of Venture Travel (Temple Tigers) Nepal, and Soon-Hwa Wong, CEO of Asia Tourism Consulting in Singapore, were awarded with the PATA Life Membership, the association’s highest accolade given to individuals.

The PATA Award of Merit was presented to Andrew Jones, guardian of Sanctuary Resorts in Hong Kong, and Akbar A Shareef, managing director & chief executive of Rakaposhi Tours, Pakistan.

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