FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

WHAT IS PATAmPOWER?
PATA’s Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) software platform that aggregates data about the Asia Pacific visitor economy.

WHY WAS PATAmPOWER DEVELOPED? 

In today’s Big Data era, to make travel and tourism data available in a “one-stop-shop” environment, on demand, anytime, anywhere from any personal computer or mobile device, and provide the following benefits to users:

  • Improve productivity
  • Provide faster insights
  • Enable smarter decisions

WHAT DATA DOES PATAmPOWER CONTAIN?
A range of indicators are grouped in the following categories:

  • Visitors  – International Visitor Arrivals (IVAs), IVA by Origin, Average Length of Stay, Gender, Mode of Transport, Purpose of Visit, City Visitors;
  • Visitor Receipts  – Total Receipts, Average Expenditure per Visitor, Average Daily Expenditure;
  • Source Markets;
  • Aviation  – Flight Frequency, Seat Capacity;
  • Forecasts – Forecast Visitor Arrivals, Forecast Arrivals by Origin.

WHO CAN USE PATAmPOWER?
PATA Member can access PATAmPOWER. Access levels to data are as follows:

PATA Membership Category Access Level Benefit Charts
Governments – Level I
Governments (National) – Level ll
Governments Level II – Allied Partner – National
Aviation – Level I & II
Premier Partner
Premier Media Partner
Strategic Partner
Preferred Partner
Industry – Corporate
Hospitality – Corporate		 Strategic
“S”		 All Content
  1. City Visitors
  2. Source Markets
  3. Forecast Arrivals by Origin
  4. Plus all charts below
Affiliate Partner
Governments Level II – Allied Partner – Provincial/State/Municipal
Governments Level II – Provincial/State/Municipal/CVBs
Education – Premium
Industry – General
Hospitality – General		 International
“I”		 All Destinations
  1. International Visitor Arrivals
  2. IVAs by Origin Market
  3. Average Length of Stay
  4. Mode of Transport
  5. Gender
  6. Purpose of Visit
  7. Visitor Receipts (USD)
  8. Visitor Receipts by Item
  9. Seat Capacity
  10. Flight Frequency
  11. Forecast Arrivals
Education – Basic
Media
Young Tourism Professional		 Local
“L”		 Single Destination

 

WHEN DID PATAmPOWER BECOME AVAILABLE?

PATAmPOWER was released on 3 April 2012 to PATA members for preview, and was officially launched at the PATA Annual Meeting on 20 April, 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

WOULD YOU LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION OR HAVE QUESTIONS?

Please send an email to the PATAmPOWER team: mpower@PATA.org