Another high profile speaker has been secured for the all-important PATA Conference and Mart in Nepal next February. Jose Dominic (pictured) MD and CEO of Kerala-based CGH Earth joins an impressive list of industry experts attending the Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference and Mart from 1-5 February at the Soaltee Crown Plaza, Kathmandu. For the past 30 years Jose Dominic has led a group well known for its role as a pioneer in tourism development in Kerala.
          The PATA Conference and Mart will create important platforms for discussing and promoting environmental protection and social sustainability.Other speakers include Shannon Stowell, President of the US-based Adventure Trade Association (ATTA); Naranjan Khatri, GM for Environment at ITC Welcome Group in India; Tony Jones, Founding Director of Nepal's Himalayan Encounter and Australia-based Intrepid Travel CEO Darrell Wad
          Jose Dominic has served on several national and state advisory panels on tourism including the National Tourism Advisory Council of the Government of India. For further information and updated programme, e-mail: ATRTCM@PATA.org or visit: www.PATA.org/adventure  
 
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