O le isi PATA Youth Symposium, e faia i le taimi o le PATA Tausaga Summit 2018, o le a talimalo ai Gangneung-Wonju National University. Faʻatulagaina e le Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Human Capital Development Committee ma lagolagoina e Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO), o le Symposium e faia i le Aso Tofi, Me 17 ma le autu o le 'Go Large: Exponential Thinking for Your Career in Tourism'.
"O le PATA Youth Symposium o le maatulimanu o la tatou naunautaiga i le isi augatupulaga talavou tafafao maimoa ma faʻamamafaina lo matou faʻaauau pea i le faʻalauteleina o le malamalama ma agavaʻa o tamaiti aʻoga saili galuega i femalagaaiga ma turisi", fai mai PATA CEO Dr. Mario Hardy. "Matou te matua faʻafetai lava ia Gangneung-Wonju National University mo le latou lagolago ma le naunautai i le talimalo i le matou Youth Symposium. I le faia ai o lea tulaga, o loʻo latou fesoasoani e faʻalauteleina le atinaʻe o taʻitaʻi turisi a taeao. ”
O le Symposium a le Autalavou e faia i le aso muamua o le PATA Faʻaletausaga Summit 2018 polokalama faia i Gangneung, Korea (ROK). O le polokalame na atiaʻe ma le taʻiala mai ia Dr. Markus Schuckert, o le Taitaifono o le PATA Human Capital Development Committee ma le Polofesa Lagolago i le Aoga o Faletalimalo & Turisi Pulega, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Fai mai Dr Markus Schuckert, “E ese le mataʻutia ma o se faʻamanuiaga le talimalo o le Iunivesite Aoao o Gangneung-Wonju. Faʻatasi ai ma lenei PATA Youth Symposium ma faʻatasi ai ma a matou paʻaga mai le Korea Tourism Organisation, matou te fiafia e tuʻuina atu se malamalamaʻaga ma mafaufau-tatalaina gaioiga, faʻamalosia tagata aʻoga auai e fuafua ma faʻataunuʻuina a latou galuega manuia i le lalolagi turisi pisinisi. O a matou failauga ma vaega tau alamanuia mai le PATA Tausaga Summit o le a fefaasoaai o latou malamalamaaga ma le isi augatupulaga o tagata tafafao maimoa faapolofesa. O latou saofaga o le a taliaina mo le mea o le a avea ma se mea moni fesootai gaioiga. "
Prof. Sukjong Ham, Chief Professor of Tourism Management Department i Gangneung-Wonju National University faʻaopoopo, "O se faʻaaloalo mo Gangneung-Wonju National University le talimalo i le PATA Youth Symposium ia Me 17, 2018. O le mea na tupu o le a avea ma se lelei poto masani mo tamaiti aʻoga auai i le fesoasoani ia i latou ia malamalama lelei i le lalolagi mataupu tau turisi. "
O failauga faʻamaonia i le Youth Symposium aofia ai Abdulla Ghiyas, PATA Faʻasaga o le Lumanaʻi 2018 ma le Peresetene - Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO); Dr Chih-Chien Chen, Polofesa Lagolago, William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Eunhye Kim, Tamaiti Aʻoga i le Iunivesite o Seoul ma sa avea muamua ma Fesoasoani Lagolago - INTERCOM Convention Services; JC Wong, PATA Talavai Pisinisi Talimalo Amepasa; JuneGi Jimmy Lim, Maketiga, Suʻesuʻega, Fautua ma HR Management i UNESCO-ICHCAP; Dr Markus Schuckert; Dr. Mario Hardy; Raya Bidhahri, Faavae & Ofisa Sili o Pulega - Awecademy; Prof. Sukjong Ham, ma Youlrim Moon, Digital ma Faletusi Pule - Finnair Korea. Yoonjin Ahn ma Jihyeon Lee, tamaiti aʻoga mai le Gangneung-Wonju National University, o le a avea ma Matai mo Sauniga mo le faʻamoemoe.
"O le polokalame o lenei tausaga e matua iloga lava ona o loʻo tatou taliaina lelei le tulaga fa muamua PATA Intern Associates ia Ms Kim, Mr Lim, Mr Moon ma Ms Wong, oe na matua maoaʻe le alualu i luma i a latou galuega. O loʻo ou vaʻavaʻai atu e toe vaʻai ia latou i Gangneung ma faʻalogo e uiga i le latou atinaʻeina o galuega talu ona tuua PATA,
O le lauga faasolo e aofia ai faʻamatalaga i luga o le 'Exponential and Innovative Thinking for Generation Z', ma 'Steps 1 2 3 - I le auala e' Going Large 'faʻapea foi ma le under 30 vaega talanoaga i luga o le' Vaʻai i Luma: Faʻafefea ona Atiina Ae Lau Matata Agenda i Turisi '. O le mea na tupu o loʻo faʻaalia ai foʻi talanoaga felafolafoaʻiga i luga ole laulau 'E faʻafefea ona e mauaina avanoa faigaluega i totonu ole turisi? ma 'E faʻafefea ona e sauniuni mo le atinaʻe o turisi faʻavaomalo?'
