Peter de Jong

President and CEO

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

Responsible for providing visionary leadership for the Association and overseeing the delivery of commercially-relevant services to enhance the sustainable growth, value and quality of Asia Pacific travel and tourism for the benefit of PATA members. He is based at the PATA head office in Bangkok.

Prior to joining PATA in November 2001, Mr de Jong served for 10 years as Director General of the Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations (FIYTO), the global trade association for the youth and student travel industry. Under Mr de Jong’s leadership, FIYTO experienced a decade of unparalleled growth of its membership, its global recognition and its financial resources.

A Dutch national and speaker of six languages, Mr de Jong was educated in Europe and in the United States, pursuing studies in the fields of journalism, English language and literature.

Founded in 1951, PATA is the recognised authority on Asia Pacific travel and tourism. The Association provides marketing, research and educational opportunities to a membership of nearly 100 government, state and city tourism bodies, over 55 airlines and cruise lines, and many hundreds of travel industry companies. In addition, thousands of travel professionals belong to over 30 PATA Chapters worldwide.
 

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