Events Management Projects
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB) LA Insider Launch in Singapore, October 2019
Venue: The Private Kitchen, 50 Raffles Place
Attendance: 62 guests from travel trade and travel media
Event Trade media PR Value generated: USD15000
Appointed by LATCB as Project and Event Manager for their inaugural market visit to Singapore to launch the LA Insider training app for Singapore travel agents. Managed business meetings, liaison with regional USA embassies in SE Asia and secured Singapore Airlines as official airline for event, with Los Angeles airfare prize sponsorship. Event was held on 15 October 2019.
NYC & Company Inaugural South East Asia Roadshow February 2019
Venue: Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila
Attendance: 450 trade and media guests in 3 cities.
Organized and implemented NYC & Company’s inaugural tourism roadshow in Singapore, Manila and Kuala Lumpur.
Facilitated B2B table -top appointments with key travel agents, implemented VIP networking events and conducted front-liners’ training with participating New York City Tourism members. Hosted trade and media networking event.
Official Opening of NYC & Company South East Asia Office, Singapore, October 2018
Venue: DB Bistro, Marina Bay Sands
Attendance: 85 trade, media, airlines, US Embassies and USA tourism partners
Official appointment of Xzodus Pte Ltd as NYC & Company Marketing Representation Office in South East Asia.
VISIT VICTORIA DESTINATION SHOWCASE 2018, Singapore & Malaysia
23-27 July 2018
Venue: Andaz Hotel, Singapore, Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and Mai Bar (Aloft Hotel), Kuala Lumpur
Successfully organised, managed and implemented Visit Victoria Destination Showcase 2018 in Singapore and Malaysia. The event allowed the Victoria tourism suppliers to develop and strengthen business relationships with key trade distribution partners including airlines, wholesalers, retail-agents, covering leisure, corporate, business events and education agents through B2B workshop activities, destination updates and networking events. There were also special workshops conducted to focus on two niche market segments – educational tourism and Muslim travel.
VISITCANBERRA SINGAPORE SALES MISSION
5 July 2018
Venue: Carlton Hotel, Singapore
Organised, managed and implemented a successful Sales Mission for VisitCanberra in Singapore. Representatives from Canberra Tourism Industry and the Canberra International Airport conducted table-top business meetings with Leisure, Corporate, MICE and Education travel agents. The tourism suppliers had an interactive networking cocktail event with senior management, media and product planners from key travel agencies. The Australian High Commissioner also hosted a reception at his residence for the Chief Minister of Australia Capital Territory, the tourism suppliers and the trade delegation from Canberra and Singapore key business partners.
NATIONAL CAPITAL EDUCATION TOURISM PROJECT (CANBERRA), Singapore Teachers and Travel Agents Workshop
4-5 July 2018
Venue: Carlton Hotel, Singapore
Organised, managed and implemented a successful Canberra Educational Tourism Seminar in Singapore for Singapore School Teachers and Educational Travel Agents to learn more about learning journeys in Canberra, Australia. Canberra Educational suppliers presented to the teachers and conducted business table-top meetings with the travel agents to discuss and showcase Canberra’s spectacular and high quality educational facilities and programs. These tested programs have been specially customized for Singapore schools.
NATIONAL CAPITAL EDUCATION TOURISM PROJECT, Canberra Education Workshop
6 MARCH 2018
Venue: NUSS The Graduate Club, Suntec City Guild House, Singapore
Organised, managed and implemented a successful Canberra Educational Tourism Seminar in Singapore to launch the new Canberra Education Planner for Singapore schools and to showcase Canberra’s spectacular and high quality educational facilities and programs. These tested programs have been specially customized for Singapore schools
Conducted in collaboration with Canberra’s National Capital Education Tourism Project (NCETP) project manager, who flew in from Canberra, Australia; an interactive workshop/presentation with key education and corporate specialist travel agent.
Attendance: 30 specialist education travel agents.
TOURISM FIJI @ BULA FIJI SINGAPORE ROADSHOW
7 – 8 DECEMBER 2017
Venue: Royal Plaza on Scotts, Singapore
Organised and implemented Tourism Fiji inaugural tourism roadshow in Singapore.
Facilitated B2B table -top appointments with key travel agents and conducted frontliners training with participating Fiji tourism industry suppliers. Hosted trade and media networking event.
Attendance: 100 trade and media guests.
TOURISM FIJI @ ITB ASIA 2017, ASIA’s LEADING TRAVEL TRADE SHOW
25-27 OCTOBER 2017
Venue: Marina bay Sands, Singapore
Managed Tourism Fiji’s participation as Exhibitor at ITB Asia 2017
Implemented booth design and set up, coordinated and managed all trade and media business appointments
Facilitated appointments with participating Fiji tourism industry suppliers
FIJI, HAPPINESS IS CLOSER THAN YOUR THINK!
AUGUST 2017
Tourism Fiji Travel Trade Networking Event,
Venue: NUSS Guild House, Singapore
SWAN VALLEY UNEARTHED EVENT, FEBRUARY 2017
Food Trade, Travel Trade and Media Event
Venue: ME@OUE
Attendees: More than 110 guests from media, travel trade and food & wine, importers and retailers
VIPs: Australia High Commissioner, Mayor of City of Swan
CANBERRA – One Good Thing After Another, October 2016
Food Trade, Travel Trade and Media Event
Sales Mission, Travel Trade and Media Event
Singapore and Malaysia
Venues: ParkRoyal @ Pickering Singapore, Park Royal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 300 pax from media, travel trade, meeting Canberra tourism suppliers
CANBERRA Travel Trade Workshop and Agents Training, October 2016
Singapore and Malaysia
VISIT CANBERRA, LAUNCH OF SQ FLIGHT TO CANBERRA, MARCH 2016
GRAND HYATT HOTEL, Singapore
PARIS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
SE ASIA SALES MISSION, MARCH 2016
Agents’ Product Workshop event with 12 Parisian operators
Venue: Novotel Hotel
Attendance: 70 travel agents
PARIS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU,
MEDIA & TRADE COCKTAIL AT SOFITEL, March 2016
Venue: Sofitel Hotel
Media Interviews and Cocktail Function
Attendance: 100 pax from media and travel trade
CANBERRA ON SHOW
VISITCANBERRA TRADE MISSION 2014-2016
Singapore and Malaysia
Agents’ Product Workshop and Media Exposure
Event Venues:
Swissotel Merchant Court, Bacchanalia, Grand Hyatt Singapore, Westin KL, Park Hotel on Pickering, ParkRoyal KL
Attendance: 70-100 pax from media and travel trade
EAT DRINK BUY Western Australia, AUGUST 2015
AT AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER’S RESIDENCE IN SINGAPORE
Campaign Launch event
Attendees: Guests from WA food & wine producers, travel trade, food & wine importers and media
EAT DRINK BUY Western Australia, 2014
Campaign Launch Event
Singapore and Malaysia
Venue: Bedrock Singapore
Attendance: Guests from WA producers, Food & Wine importers, travel trade and media
UOB Wealth Banking Event/campaign, 2014
EAT DRINK BUY Western Australia, 2013
Campaign launch with Voyagers Winemaker in Singapore.
Venue: Timbre Singapore
Culinary Journey of Western Australia, June 2013
Chefs, media and gourmet tourism event, Jakarta
Venue: Ritz Carlton Jakarta