World Congress

Programme
Post Tours
Hosted Tour & Sports Programmes
Transportation Schedule


Tuesday, April 16th, 1996

1300-1800Registration & Hospitality Desk, Elevators Lobby Area, 5th flr

Wednesday, April 17th, 1996

0800-1800 Registration, Dusit Resort Tennis Courts
0700-1200 Tennis Tournament
0700-1530 Golf Tournament, Phoenix golf & Country Club
1300-1600 Half Day Complimentary, Tour - Nong Nooch Village
1900-2200 Welcome Reception by Dusit Hotel & Resorts, Poolside Terrace, Chaba Pool

Thursday, April 18th, 1996

0700-0815 Continental Breakfast Lobby Lounge
0800-1200 Registration
0830-0840 Assemble for Opening Ceremony Napalai A
0840-1000 Opening Ceremony Napalai A
0840-0850 Welcome Address by Paul A. Chaper's congres Chairman
0850-0900 Opening Remarks by Luzi A. Matzig, Chairman Host Committee
0900-0910 Opening Remarks by H.E. Pongpol Adireksarn
0910-0930 Presentation & Cultural Show by TAT
0930-0940 PATA Chairman’s Address by Michael Pauln
0940-1000 The PATA View by Lakshman Ratnapala
1000-1030 Coffee Break hosted by Thai Airways
International Plc Napalai Ballroom foyer
1030-1215 Plenary Session # 1 Napalai A
1020-1100 Keynote Address - Understanding PATA, Andrew Drysdale PATA Chairman Elect and Air Pacific/CEO
1100-1200 "Role of Chapters as we approach the Millenium"
Speaker: Chuck Gee, School of Travel Industry Management, Hawaii
Panelists: David Butler
- Chairman/Cairns North Australia Chapter Arjan Helle
- Asia Marketing & Travel Services BV Tunku Iskander
- CEO/Melewar Leisure Sdn Bhd
1200-1205 Briefing on Break-out Sessions by Paul Hoskins
1205-1235 Awards of Excellence’s"Spirit of PATA"
1200-1800 Table Top Display - Tonga Visitors Bureau & Pattaya,TBA
1235-1400 Buffet Luncheon, Nepal B & C Chapters and the Environment, Dusit I - to be confirmed Moderator : Dennis Furnell - Naturalist, Broadcaster, Wildlife & Travel Writer Panelists: HRH Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita of Tonga Arild Moistad - Norway Chapter John Semone - Director/PATA European Division Chapters and the Impact of Technology
(Dusit II - to be confirmed)
Moderator : TBA by THAI Airway International Panelists : Roger Griffin - SVP/PATA Barbara Kim Stanton - CEO/HTDC lan Champness - Marketing Director/ Travel/ Leisure System Ltd. Chapters and Destination Promotion
(Dusit III & IV - to be confirmed)
Moderator : TBA
Panelists : Khoo Hock Aun - Deputy Executive Director/ASEAN, Kuala Lumpur Tan Chin Nam CEO/Singapore Tourist Promotion Board Louis Borgia - Borgia & Associates, Stockholm, Sweden Chapters Membership, Development & Education
(Dusit V & VI -to be confirmed)
Moderator : Chuck Gee - industry Council Chairman
Panelists : Andrea Yeo - Manger/Chapter Co-ordination & Projects David Arscott - PATA United Kingdom Chapter TBA - Americas
1500-1530 Afternoon Break, Foyer Dusit I & II
1530-1630 Break-out Sessions (repeated)
1645-1715 Plenary Session # 2, Napalai A
The Travel Agent in the Year 2000
- Endanger Species or Born Survivor
-Colin Trigger
- President of ABTA
(Association of British Travel Agents)
1900-1930 Cocktail Reception by China Nat'l Tourism Adminstration Chaba Pool Terrace, Poolside Terrance
1930-2200 B-B-Q Dinner, Poolside Terrace

Friday, April 19th, 1996

0730-0830 Continental BreakFast, Lobby Lounge
0850-1035 Plenary Session # 3 Napalai A
0830-0900 The PATA Foundation by Stephen Halsey - Chairman/PATA Foundation
0900-0930 S.A.M. Projected developed by Deutsche Telekoms by Paul Byerley - Deluxe TeBerkom, Germany
0930-1030 Reports on Break-out Sessions by various Moderators Mediator, Paul Hoskins
1030-1100 Morning Break, Napalai A foyer
1100-1130 Plenary Session # 4, Napalai A
1100-1130 Chapter Case Study-Education & Training “This is how we do it - by Daivid Hicks - Vice Chairman / PATA New ZealandChapter
1130-1200 Human Resources Development-Pacific Area Imperatives by Renton de Alwis-Vice President/PATA Asia Division
1200-1230 PATA Communication Opportunities by Bill Hastings- Director of Communications/PATA
1230-1415 Luncheon Napalai B & C
1415-1630 Closing Session Napalai A
1415-1500 Regeneration of Pattaya by Pradech Payakvichien - Deputy Governor/TAT
1500-1515 Report on PATA Youth Forum by Cynthia Makipa- Director/Wisata Bahari & Travel Service, Surabaya
1515-1545 Open Forum and Resolutions by Paul Hoskins
1545-1615 Invitation to 1997 Congress - 1997 Host Committe (TBA)
1615-1630 Closing Feature Presentation & Farewell by Host Committee 1996
1900-2200 Farewell Reception & Dinner
Hosted by Tourism Authority of Thailand, The Ambassador City - Jomtien

Saturday, April 20th, 1996

0800-1200 Facility Desks
Departure transfer to Bangkok airport or Annual Conference
Post Tour Programmes commenced