THAI Wins 2001 PATA Gold Awards

The destination promotional posters "Smooth as Silk to Trang, Smooth as Silk to Indonesia, Smooth as Silk to Cambodia and Smooth as Silk to China", produced by Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, have been recently awarded the 2001 PATA Gold Awards under the category TRAVEL POSTER, it was recently announced by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The award presentation ceremony will be held on April 9, 2001, during the 50th PATA Annual Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PATA was founded in 1951 and the upcoming PATA 50th Annual Conference will mark the golden anniversary. PATA’s mission is to enhance the growth, value and quality of Pacific Asia travel and tourism for the benefit of its members, which include more than 100 government, state and city tourism organizations, 65 airlines and cruise liners, and over 2000 travel-related companies. In addition, 17,000 travel professionals belong to 80-plus PATA Chapters worldwide. The PATA Operational Headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand, with Joseph A. McInerney as its present Chief Executive Officer.

THAI was the winner of the PATA Gold Awards 2000 in the Public Relations campaign “Trang Millennium Marriage Southern Thailand”. THAI has won the PATA Gold Awards for two consecutive years, and is the only PATA airline member and organization in Thailand to be honored with this prestigious travel awards