WITx returns to Bangkok

SINGAPORE, 28 March 2013 – Possibly the only  female-focused travel conference in Asia, the one-day WITx conference will take place in Bangkok for the second year running at the Sofitel So Bangkok, 26 April .

Women in Travel will once again put the spotlight on (mostly) women executives in the travel industry who will discuss how women are redefining travel within Asia.

“Women in Asia are starting to come into their own within the previously male-dominated travel industry – both as customers as well as business owners and managers.

“Many may not realise the power that women now wield in the industry, so our objective for this conference is to surface new knowledge and new discussions that will change paradigms and mindsets,” said Yeoh Siew Hoon, owner of Web in Travel series of conferences.

Topics on the table  include redefining loyalty and the corporate travel and meetings space; authentic leadership; digital, social and mobile habits of women; revenue and yield management and others.

Speakers have been invited from all over the Asia. They include Aya Aso, CEO, Agora Hospitalities, Japan; Marisa Sukosol, CEO, Sukosol Hotels & Resorts; Meredith Smith, MSD (Merck), Travel & Meeting Services Director, SBS Enterprise Shared Services; Lisa Aekroyd, Vice President, Global Sales and Program Management, APAC, Carlson Wagonlit Travel; Kerry Brown, Vice President-Southeast Asia, comScore; Denise Peng, Vice President Marketing, Qunar, China; Kei Shibata, CEO, Venture Republic, Japan; Emilie Couton, Director of Guest Experience, Asia Pacific, Accor; Cynthia Liu, Senior Director, Brand Marketing, Wyndham Hotel Group Asia Pacific; Traci Mercer, Vice President, Market Management – Asia Pacific, Expedia ®Lodging Partner Services; Bonnie Spalding, Vice President-Asia, Rainmaker; Celia Jackson, easyRMS and more.

The event targets the travel industry and business professionals who want to be inspired by a varied generation of women travel leaders in different fields and learn about the potential and opportunities of the female market in the digital age of travel.

Sourced: ttrweekly