The devastating earthquake that shook Nepal in April of 2015 saddened us all. A year later, the country and its tourism community continue to struggle to fully recover. The PATA Foundation acted hours after the event and established the PATA Foundation Nepal Earthquake Tourism Recovery Fund. The Trustees promptly committed money to the Fund and encouraged PATA members and industry …
Nepal Earthquake Tourism Recovery Fund
BANGKOK, May 4, 2015 — Within hours of the April 25, 2015 earthquake that killed and injured thousands of people and devastated much of Kathmandu’s tourism infrastructure, the PATA Foundation has made a commitment to assist the PATA Nepal Chapter in its tourism industry recovery efforts. The PATA Foundation has established a Nepal Earthquake Tourism Recovery Fund to which the …
Infographic – PATA Foundation Help to the Philippines
Infographic representing the impact of the immediate response aid provided by the PATA Foundation to the Philippines
Thank you for your support to the PATA Foundation Philippines Relief Fund
Thank You for Donating to the Philippines On behalf of PATA Foundation Board of Trustees, I would like to thank all donors to the PATA Foundation Philippines Disaster Relief Fund. All donations, small and large are greatly appreciated and all add up at the end to provide the much needed help. I have included below the logos of the larger donors who …
Philippines Witness Report: PATA Foundation on the Ground
On Sunday, November 17, at around 5am, Mario Hardy, Chairman of the PATA Foundation and Andrew Jones, PATA Executive Board Member, set out in a road convoy for a medical mission with the MSY Charitable Foundation to the North of Cebu. This is Mario’s report. We encountered heavy traffic on the way and had a flat tire half …
PATA Foundation Chairman Going to the Philippines
The following is a 13 November update from Mario Hardy, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PATA Foundation, who wants you to help the Philippines by donating now: Last weekend Typhoon Haiyan hit the Visayas region of the Philippines. It impacted the northern areas of Cebu, Daanbantayan and Malapascua, an area well known by PATA Executive Board Member, Andrew Jones. For …
Appeal for victims of Philippines Typhoon
Dear PATA members and tourism industry supporters, The terrible events that struck the Philippines in recent days have all left us in shock; reportedly the worst ever recorded which has left thousands of people dead and many hundreds of thousands homeless without food or drinking water. I am writing to you to appeal to your generosity to help the people of …