COTRI’s Professor Arlt on the PATA Gold Awards 2015 Judging Committee

COTRI’s director, Professor Arlt, was on the judging committee for the Pacific Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) yearly Grand and Gold Awards – with the purpose of recognising the tourism service providers with the best tourism practices in Pacific-Asia. The awards are awarded in multiple categories, with the PATA Grand Award presented to outstanding entries within the categories marketing, education & training, environment, and heritage & culture.

Mario Hardy, CEO of PATA, said “On behalf of PATA, I extend our warmest congratulations to all 2015 Grand and Gold Award winners and I also thank all participants. This year we received 269 entries from 83 travel and tourism organisations and individuals – the highest number since 2007.”

“I was happily surprised by the outstanding quality of many of the competition entries, and it certainly made it more difficult to pick out the best ones.” Professor Arlt said, continuing “at the end of the day I am confident that the most deserving entrants were awarded”.

For the full list of winners, refer to the list below.

PATA Grand Awards 2015

Marketing
Follow Me to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong SAR

Environment
The Success of Self-reliance
Jetwing Hotels Ltd, Sri Lanka

Heritage – Culture
Siam Niramit Journey to the Enchanted Kingdom of Siam
Ratchada Niramit Co., Ltd, Thailand

Education and Training
Tourism Academy at Community College Langkawi, Malaysia
Taylor’s University, Malaysia

PATA Gold Awards 2015

Marketing – Primary Government Destination
My Time for Hong Kong
Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong SAR

Marketing – Secondary Government Destination
Vivid Sydney
Destination NSW, Australia

Marketing – Carrier
With Vietjet, Saigon is closer
Vietjet Air, Vietnam

Marketing – Hospitality
RWS Moments Campaign
Resorts World at Sentosa, Singapore

Marketing – Industry
Disney Paint the Night
Hong Kong International Theme Park Limited, Hong Kong SAR

Marketing – Adventure Travel
Grab Your Dream
Cox and Kings Limited, India

Environment – Ecotourism Project
Proactive Roles of Wendekreisen Travel Ltd.
Wendekreisen, New Zealand

Environment – Corporate Environment Programme
PLANET 21: Reinventing Hotels, Sustainably
Accor Asia-Pacific, Singapore

Environmental Education Programme
Be G.R.E.E.N. Beyond El Nido Resorts
Ten Knots Development Corporation/El Nido Resorts, Philippines

Corporate Social Responsibility
A Journey of Sustainability
Banyan Tree Marketing Group, Singapore

Heritage – Culture – Heritage
Muziris Heritage Project
Kerala Tourism, India

Heritage – Culture – Culture
The Ultimate Travelling Camp, India

Education and Training
Thomas Cook Travel Quest
Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., India

Marketing Media – Travel Advertisement Broadcast Media
Taste Taiwan
Taiwan Tourism Bureau, USA

Marketing Media – Travel Advertisement Print Media
Korea Tourism Photo Contest Awards Winners 2014
Korea Tourism Organization, Korea ROK

Marketing Media – Consumer Travel Brochure
The Ultimate Travelling Camp, India

Marketing Media – E-Newsletter
The Front Desk
Jetwing Hotels Ltd, Sri Lanka

Marketing Media – Travel Poster
Visit Malaysia Year – Sarawak
Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia

Marketing Media – Public Relations Campaign
PNG Pop Up Village
Tourism Papua New Guinea, USA

Marketing Media – Social Media
I Hate Thailand
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Thailand

Marketing Media – Mobile Travel Application
My Hong Kong Guide
Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong SAR

Marketing – Promotional Travel Video
Discover Thainess
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand

Marketing Media – Web Site
DiscoverHongKong.com Brand Rejuvenation
Hong Kong Tourism Board, Hong Kong SAR

Travel Journalism – Destination Article
Transcendence, Travel +Leisure Southeast Asia, July 2014
written by Holly McDonald, photographed by Lauryn Ishak
Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, Thailand

Travel Journalism – Business Article
Rock Star Economy, Travel Digest, June 2014
written by Lorraine Thomson
Travel Digest, New Zealand

Travel Journalism – Travel Photograph
Mount Bromo, East Java Indonesia
By Yaman Ibrahim, Colours Garuda Indonesia Inflight Magazine, August 2014
Agency Fish, Indonesia

Travel Journalism – Travel Guidebook
Best of the Best: Philippines Coffee Table Book
Eastgate Publishing Corp., Philippines