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WIT and wisdom in Bangkok
Travel leaders are heading for Bangkok to discuss the latest trends in travel distribution and marketing that are affecting the Thai travel industry.
As well, a networking event will be held to introduce industry leaders to students of travel, tourism and hospitality in an effort to groom tomorrow’s tourism leaders.
The events on September 7 will be hosted by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association (HSMAI) Asia Pacific, who are teaming up WIT-Web In Travel, to bring Asia Connect as well as WIT*e, the inspiration and mentoring event run by WIT, to Bangkok.
Organised by HSMAI Asia Pacific, Asia Connect is a one-day conference, focused on imparting new knowledge and skills in the travel distribution and marketing space to hospitality professionals.
WIT*e – Inspiration & Mentoring is an evening event aimed at grooming tomorrow’s tourism leaders in Asia Pacific.
The one-day Asia Connect conference and WIT*e networking event will be held at the Dusit Thani Bangkok.
Asia Connect will run from 9am to 5pm while WIT*e will start from 6pm at the same venue, the Vimarnsuriya Room.
Asia Connect will kick off with a high-level travel leaders panel, moderated by WIT founder, Yeoh Siew Hoon.
Taking part in the discussion will be Laurent Kuenzle, managing director, Asian Trails; Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO, Thai AirAsia; Morris Sim, co-founder & CEO, Circos Brand Karma; Jennifer Cronin, vice president sales & marketing, Dusit International and Grahame Tate, managing director, IDeaS.
Other topics on the agenda include:
– Market Trends: Mid-Year “Temperature Check†by Jonas Orgen, area director – Asia, STR Global and Kris Lim, associate director – Strategic Intelligence Centre, PATA
– Future of Brands on the Internet by Jinn Powprapai, managing director of McCann Erickson
– Strategies and Tactics to Optimise GDS Hotel Distribution by Brett Henry, vice president – marketing, Abacus International
– Positioning Thailand as a “Preferred†MICE Destination by Akapol Sorasuchart, president Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)
To register for the event, visit http://guest.cvent.com/d/4dqfcx/4W.
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