ATRA's Mid Year Board meeting will be held on 13th of July 2018 together with 5th ATRA Forum at Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (LANITH), Laos. The Forum theme is "Human Resource Development in Hospitality & Tourism sectors – from education to employment". This theme focuses on the significant change impacting the Hospitality and Tourism world with the rise of innovative technology such as artificial intelligence and robotics in the market place and how higher education response to this unpredictable future.