U.S., April 23 -- The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) confirmed the election of two new members to its Executive Board yesterday: Dr. Chuwit Mitrchob, Deputy Director-General of the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA), and Sharzede Datu Haji Salleh Askor, CEO of the Sarawak Tourism Board (STB). Furthermore, Raki Phillips, CEO of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), has been appointed as a member of the Executive Board.

These appointments were ratified on Tuesday, April 22, during the 74th PATA Annual General Meeting (AGM), which took place at the PATA Annual Summit 2025 (PAS 2025) in Istanbul, Turkey.

"Dr. Chuwit, Sharzede and Raki have been incredible supporters of PATA over the ...