ITSA secretary General, Professor Bihu Wu and ITSA Secretariat Office Manager Mrs.Wei Du were invited to attend PATA 2008 Human Resource Advisory Committee Conference and PATA 2008 Travel Mart in Hyderabad India on Sep 19-21 2008.

PATA Council Conference involves in diversified fields including Audit & Finance Committee meeting、Executive Committee meeting、Hospitality Industry Group Committee meeting、Climate Change Influence Seminar、India Strategic Challenges and Opportunities meeting、Communication Advisory Committee meeting、Honours Committee meeting、Human Resource Advisory Committee meeting、Membership Advisory Committee meeting、Nominating Committee meeting、Events Advisory Committee meeting、Sustainable Tourism Advisory Committee meeting、Carrier Category Meeting、Government/Destination  Category Meeting、Industry Council, etc.

Delegates to PATA 2008 Human Resource Advisory Committee Conference are with both private sectors & governments and academic backgrounds and from various countries & regions including America、Canada、United Kingdom、Australia、Japan、Korean、China、Thailand、Malaysia、Hong Kong、Taiwan.

During the conference，delegates site-visited significant tourism resorts in Hyderabad.

PATA--Pacific Asian Tourism Association（Thailand）are characterized as group-focused association. Their members are from nations & tourism organizations、CEO of carriers & cruise、international prestigious experts, etc. PATA have successfully hosted a large amount of international conference since 1952 when it was founded and are considered as one of the biggest and best successful international organization.