Upcoming soon will be the PATA Global Insights 2016 conference, set for Sept. 30 in Auckland, NZ.

The theme will be “Exploring Connectivity.” Panels will be presented and some of the participants will be Alistair McEwan, senior VP of commercial development at BBC Worldwide Asia; Carolyn Childs, director of MyTravelResearch.com; Ian Lorigan, area manager of the Asia-Pacific division of IATA; John Grant, owner of JG Aviation Consultants; John O’Mahony, a partner at Deloitte Access Economics, and Julian Persaud, regional director for APAC – Airbnb.

(http://www.pata.org)