Boris Miketic, NY PATA Board Member

Recipient of Presidential Medal

Dedication, Achievement, Recognition

Boris Miketic is the recipient of the presidential medal ”The Order of Croatian Weaver” presented to him by the first president of Croatia, Dr. Franjo Tudjman, for his efforts in promoting Croatia as a tourist destination. He is an avid traveler and has visited over 120 countries in five continents. Such extensive travel makes him a strong advocate for his customers seeking travel advice. He has also served on the Croatian Government's Advisory Council for Croats Abroad for 4 years. In addition to nurturing the tourism industry between Croatia and the United States, Mr. Miketic provides translation services on birth/death certification, divorce documents, power of attorney and advisement on the inheritance process in Croatia. He has also provided countless services to help Croatian Americans get citizenship in their homeland and has been a notary public in both Queens and New York Counties for 25 years. Boris Miketic was a host on the Croatian Radio Show in NYC in order to convey news and broadcast traditional Croatian music to the Croatian community living in the Tri-State area for over 20 years. Lastly, he helped raise over $40,000 of humanitarian aid to rebuild the Petrinja and Sisak Hospital after the 2020 Zagreb Earthquake, as part of the Croatia Fund in New York.

Boris Miketic is a graduate in Law from the University of Zagreb and has an Economics degree from CUNY Queens College. He has been active in the Croatian tourism industry for over 30 years as President of Croatia Travel Agency, resulting in long-standing relationships with many Travel Industry Business Partners. Boris Miketic is an active member of the PATA New York Chapter executive board.

Picture with the Ambassador of Croatia to Unites States, his excellency Mr. Pjer Šimunović. Much obliged to ACAP.

World Tourism Organization

The week of June 14th, PATA CEO Liz Ortiguera attended the 34th UNWTO Commission for East Asia & the Pacific and the Commission for South Asia plus the Global Summit on Community-based Tourism as an honoured guest of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) SG Zurab Pololikashvili and Minister of Maldives Tourism Dr. Abdulla Mausoom.

The occasion also celebrates the Maldives Tourism Golden Jubilee - 50 years in tourism. PATA celebrates this wonderful milestone of its network member and applauds the country's success in establishing a much-admired and respected luxury destination.

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Hospitality: LHW and Margaritaville Island Reserve

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Roadshow was at the Knickerbocker Rooftop

Margaritaville Island Reserve by Karisma - Roadshow was at the Margaritaville Times Square

DERRY, IRELAND

Derry, also known as Londonderry, is a city on the River Foyle in Northern Ireland. It’s known for the intact 17th-century Derry’s Walls with 7 gates. Derry is the only remaining completely intact walled city in Ireland, and one of the finest examples of a walled city in Europe. The walls constitute the largest monument in State care in Northern Ireland and, as part of the last walled city to be built in Europe, stand as the most complete and spectacular. Within the walls, spired St. Columb’s Cathedral displays artefacts from the 1688–9 Siege of Derry. Near the Peace Bridge, the Tower Museum has city views and historical exhibits. Huge stained-glass windows adorn the neo-Gothic red sandstone Guildhall.

PARADISE SQUARE Writer Larry Kirwan To Receive 2022 Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award

Named for the playwright who embodied the highest level of artistic achievement, the Eugene O'Neill Award recognizes Larry Kirwan's exemplary contributions to the arts.

Larry Kirwan has also written or collaborated on 19 plays and musicals, including Broadway's "Paradise Square" which he originally conceived as "Hard Times" and for which he was recently nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book. The show has garnered ten nominations in all.

It was a privilege and honor to meet with Larry Kirwan.

Shanghai, the city with an eclectic architectural history

With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China and the most populous city proper in the world. Shanghai is a fascinating mix of East and West. It has historic shikumen (石库门）houses that blend the styles of Chinese houses with European design flair, and it has one of the richest collections of Art Deco buildings in the world. As there were so many concessions (designated districts) to Western powers during the turn of the 20th century, in many places the city has a cosmopolitan feel. There is everything from classic Parisian style, to Tudor style buildings that give an English flair and 1930s buildings reminiscent of New York or Chicago. Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in China and the world's third-tallest building by height to architectural top.

Consumers’ travel choices are now largely driven by social conversations and e-reputations. Destinations and travel businesses need to access and comprehend the consumer sentiments to gain exposure.

May you have a wonderful summer weekend.

Best regards,

New York PATA Board

Elizabeth Chin

Board Member

Immediate Past Chair (2016 – 2022)

Pacific Asia Travel Association,

PATA New York Chapter

Email: newyorkpata@gmail.com

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