Webinar | PATA Visitor Forecast Updates – Tourism Recovery on Track but with New Challenges

Join this webinar: PATA Visitor Forecast Updates – Tourism Recovery on Track but with New Challenges on Thursday, September 13 at 4 PM SGT/GMT+8.
9 AM London | 1:30 PM New Delhi | 6 PM Sydney | 8 PM Auckland

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This webinar will further update the visitor arrival forecasts considering the recent relaxation of travel restriction by a number of destinations and source markets with a view to assessing their impacts on the recovery trajectories of tourism demand within the Asia Pacific region. Scenario forecasts including the mild, medium and severe scenarios are created to address the uncertainties brought about by the ongoing pandemic in certain destinations and source markets.

During this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about the latest forecasts and find out useful insights and analyses for destinations and marketers to prepare for and manage the recovery of their tourism industries for the next three years.

What you'll learn:

• Destinations/regions that will lead the recovery in the Asia Pacific region
• Key factors behind the accelerated tourism demand recovery for a number of destinations in the region
• Latest macro-economic outlook as businesses and consumers struggle with rising inflation
• Fresh research on key travel categories across lodging, travel modes, in-destination spending and online booking
• Changes in consumer travel behaviour, consumer confidence, preference, and likelihood of travel
• Major travel trends in Asia Pacific and consumer sentiment for the end of the year

Speakers:

• Professor Haiyan Song, Associate Dean, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Professor Haiyan Song is Associate Dean and Mr and Mrs Chan Chak Fu Professor in International Tourism in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has a background in Economics with a particular focus on tourism demand modelling and forecasting.

• Dr. Anyu Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr. Anyu Liu is specialised in tourism economics with a particular interest in tourism demand modelling and forecasting. He has worked with a number of international organisations on tourism demand modelling and forecasting, and economic impact research and consultancy projects.

• Caroline Bremner, Head of Travel Research, Euromonitor International

Caroline Bremner manages the global content strategy for the travel and tourism industry at Euromonitor International, which she joined in July 1996. Caroline has a degree in French (MA (Hons), University of Edinburgh) and Postgraduate Diploma in European Marketing and Languages (PG Dip, Napier University, Edinburgh).

• David Fowler, Vice President and Head, Cross-Border & Sales Excellence- Asia Pacific, Visa

David Fowler heads the Asia Pacific Cross-Border business unit as well as the Sales Excellence team in Asia based in Singapore. David has had a diverse global career with almost 30 years of experience in cards and payments. His experience in the industry spans roles across card acquiring, issuing, co-brands, country management, global account management, product, and now business operations.

• Fabrizio Orlando, Global Industry Relations Associate Director, Tripadvisor

Fabrizio Orlando joined Tripadvisor at the end of 2018 and since then leads the global Industry Relations team, overseeing the company's institutional relationships, and global thought leadership projects and partnerships. Fabrizio works with national hospitality and tourism bodies, associations and non-governmental organisations to build Tripadvisor's role as a trusted partner for stakeholders in the travel and tourism industry.

• Vivian Tam, Regional Account Manager- APAC, Vpon Big Data Group

Vivian Tam is the Regional Account Manager of Vpon Big Data Group. With Vpon’s global data, Vivian oversees all of the APAC campaigns, helping brands to enhance global exposure and achieving regional digital transformation. Before joining Vpon, Vivian worked for tech giants in Singapore and Malaysia for almost 7 years and is experienced in managing regional accounts across industries, specialising in banking & finance, F&B and governments bureau.

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For PATA International Members: even if you can't join live, register for the webinar and we will send the recording for you to watch at your convenience.  

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