The Pacific Asia Travel Association is a not-for-profit travel trade association serving government tourist offices, airlines, hotels and other travel-related companies throughout the Asia Pacific region.PATA's Chapter membership includes 17,000 travel professionals in more than 70 PATA Chapters located throughout the world.Chapter membership, as distinct from PATA membership, provides travel professionals with competitive advantages through direct involvement in joint educational and promotional activities.More than 100 tour operators, travel agencies and other travel related businesses are members of the PATA Thailand Chapter, which organizes a variety of special workshops and seminars, grants and student scholarships, and promotes environmentally conscious tourism projects in ThailandPATA's mission is to enhance the growth, value and quality of Asia Pacific travel and tourism for the benefit of its membership. PATA is a not-for-profit organisation.