TDs Inspired Women in Travel Asia (IWTA)

Meet Celia Lao, GM Greater China Air Asia Digital in our newest interview in the series from TDs Inspiring Women in Travel Asia (IWTA).  

Meet Vinita Rashinkar – Tourism Marketing Entrepreneur 

Vinita Rashinkar is a published author, and has built a business working with different Indian states to promote tourism to the international market, in our newest interview in the series from TDs Inspiring Women in Travel Asia (IWTA).  

We are delighted to introduce you to Surayyal Hizmi, PATA 2021 Face of the Future.  

We are delighted to introduce you to Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi – President Thai Hotel Association & Executive Vice President Sukosol Hotels in our newest interview in the series from TDs Inspiring Women in Travel Asia (IWTA).  

Marisa leads the organisational development, operational and marketing strategies for Sukosol Hotels, a family owned and operated hotel group.  

Continue reading more HERE - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/iwta-marisa-sukosol-nunbhakdi/

Carissa Nimah is Soneva’s Guardian of the Brand, with undergraduate degrees in Politics and Journalism, a Masters in Marketing and currently studying law.  She has worked in hospitality for 7 years, coming from a background in corporate communications with a large US multinational defence logistics company.

Why the switch to hospitality?

Carissa was introduced to Soneva by her former boss, & considers herself lucky to have got the interview and the job.  Marketing communications skills are transferable, and the people-focused Soneva brand based on sustainability appealed to her values and goals. Learning about hospitality was a challenge, with the first six months being quite intense, but with determination and a positive attitude, Carissa rose to the challenge.

Based in the corporate head office in Bangkok, Thailand, Carissa lives in Hua Hin, and, along with the entire team, enjoys the flexibility to work remotely as long as the results are achieved.

Continue reading more HERE - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/iwta-carissa-nimah-soneva/

Owner of Laksasubha Resort in Hua Hin that she has run for 14 years. The land the property is on belonged to her Great Grandfather HRH Prince Krisda Bhiniharn Krom Phra Naresra Varariddhi. Laksasubha Hua Hin Resort opened in December 2007 in a place with a lot of history.

She grew up largely overseas, because her father was a Thai diplomat. Since the age of 2 she has lived in France, Argentina & Australia and the latter is where she completed her high school and university. After university she returned to Thailand and wanted to enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be an ambassador following in the footsteps of her father and great grandfather. She started working for UN as a researcher and stayed for 7 years dealing mainly with youth and women development programs.

Continue reading HERE - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/iwta-laksasubha-kridakon-laksasubha-hua-hin/

Juthamas Carranco (Kwan) has worked for So Bangkok since 2013, and in the Thai hospitality industry since 2003.  She balances a demanding role promoting a luxury Bangkok hotel around the world with raising two young children, yet still finds time to volunteer and to sit on various travel & tourism boards to help promote tourism in and to Thailand.

Continue reading HERE - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/iwta-juthamas-carranco-so-bangkok/

Bonnie Leung is a passionately enthusiastic young woman from Hong Kong who studied linguistics at university, yet ended up in the travel industry after being bitten by the travel bug during her exchange student days in Germany.

Bonnie joined FCM Hong Kong 10 years ago, first as a Travel Consultant (Leisure) and gradually working her way up to the role she now holds as Operations Leader, FCM Hong Kong.

Continue reading HERE - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/tdiwta-bonnie-leung-fcm-hongkong/

In an historically expatriate, male-dominated industry, it is great to see more and more Thai female leaders in hospitality in Thailand, excelling in many varied roles throughout the country.

Rujirapun Juangroongruangkit (Mook) is one such leader.  She studied accounting and finance at Thammasat University, Bangkok, never dreaming that one day she would be leading one of the largest sports tourism destinations in Asia.  She initially took over the challenge of managing the family hotel and golf resort in 2008, built in memory of her father.  Not content with simply managing what was already there, she began exploring ways to create an impact both with the local community and internationally.

Continue reading HERE - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/tdiwta-mook-juangroongruangkit-pattana-sports-resort-thailand/

When Malaysian born Chinese-Australian Suyin Lee, the eldest of 3 girls growing up in Australia, qualified as a chartered accountant, her family considered that to be a respectable profession. Little did they know where it would lead years later.

Now Managing Director of Discova, a B2B DMC, Suyin first joined the Flight Centre Travel Group in Brisbane in 2001.  It seemed like a good choice after completing her MBA in Finance – it was a high growth company, service orientated, and who doesn’t love the excitement of travel!

Read the full story at - https://www.traveldailymedia.com/tdiwta-speaks-with-suyin-lee-managing-director-discova/