DASTA congratulates its local communities on winning 4 PATA Gold Awards 2026
DASTA congratulates its local communities on winning 4 PATA Gold Awards 2026 congratulate
DASTA proudly congratulated 4 local communities and relevant DASTA’s Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Offices on winning 4 PATA Gold Awards of 2026 under the broad category of Sustainability and Social Responsibility (SSR), representing Thai community-based tourism and their excellences on the international stage.
Awarded by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) at the PATA Travel Mart 2026 in Malaysia, DASTA’s winning entries hailed from 4 different designated areas, 4 local communities, and won in 4 different categories under Sustainability and Social Responsibility (SSR) broad category, as follows:
1) Category: “Cultural Heritage Preservation Initiative”
Entry title: "Chak Ngaew Ancient Chinese Market: Revitalizing a Historic Community into a New Cultural Tourism Attraction", Chon Buri Province
Supported by: Pattaya City and Vicinity Designated Area for Sustainable Tourism Office (DASTA Pattaya)
2) Category: “Climate Action Initiative (Destination)”
Entry title: "Nan's Green Heart: Harmonizing Green Hospitality to Elevate the Living Old City toward a Low-Carbon Destination", Nan Province
Supported by: Nan Old City Designated Area for Sustainable Tourism Office (DASTA Nan)
3) Category: “Women Empowerment Initiative”
Entry title: "Pha Mee: Empowering Akha Women through Sustainable Community-Based Tourism for Better Quality of Life", Chiang Rai Province
Supported by: Chiang Rai Designated Area for Sustainable Tourism Office (DASTA Chiang Rai)
4) Category: “Youth Empowerment Initiative”
Entry title: "Empowering Local Youth: Creating Value from Waste (Trash to Trend)", Samut Prakan Province
Supported by: Khung Bang Kachao Designated Area for Sustainable Tourism Office (DASTA Khung Bang Kachao)
On this occasion, DASTA extended its congratulations to other PATA Grand and Gold Award winners of 2026, especially other 3 winning entries from Thailand, which include:
- In Marketing board category: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) won 2 PATA Gold Awards in the categories: “Printed Marketing Campaign (Destination)” and “Travel Photography”;
- In Sustainability and Social Responsibility (SSR) broad category: DoubleTree by Hilton Phuket Banthai Resort won 1 PATA Gold Award in the category “Tourism for All - Workplace Inclusivity”
More information on PATA Gold Awards 2026 and its wining entries here: https://www.pata.org/pata-gold-awards-2026
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