Plenary Session Sponsored by Business Traveller Asia-Pacific
Sponsored by Business Traveller Asia-Pacific, the plenary session features the topic Developing Trends in Global Travel and Tourism Industry: Challenge and Issues. Professor Brian King of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Professor Chris Ryan of the University of Waikato, and Mr. Duane Vinson of STR will be speaking at this session, sharing their views on current trends in the tourism and hospitality industry. Mr. Jeremy Tredinnick, Editor of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific, will be the session’s moderator.
When talking about trends, technology advancement is most likely the first thing on people’s minds. How do new business models, especially those adopted by sharing economy companies such as Uber, Airbnb and online travel agencies such as Agoda, affect the tourism and hospitality industry? Have these models created opportunities or challenges for the industry? How does the industry react to adapt to these models?
Demographic changes in the tourist market are another issue that concerns the industry. Growing numbers of mainland Chinese tourists, as well as the young generation of millennials, are dominating the market: Are there any strategies that the tourism and hospitality industry has adopted to cope with this “domination”?
Safety has always been the most important consideration when travelling. Global terrorism has become a constant threat across the globe. What new measures are industry leaders taking to ensure travellers’ safety? And finally, in the mergers between huge hotel groups such as Marriott and Starwood, as well as Accor and Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel, what are the positive and negative effects on the industry and its customers?
This will be an intellectual and exciting plenary session to be conducted/led by experienced speakers from both academic and non-academic fields in the tourism and hospitality sector. Do not miss this valuable chance to be part of this interactive session.
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*The date and time of this session is to be confirmed.
Business Traveller Asia-Pacific
Since its first issue in 1982, Business Traveller Asia-Pacific has been a valuable resource for
frequent travellers. Published ten times a year, the magazine serves readers across the region
and has proven to be an indispensable source of information, as well as providing a platform
for travellers’ views and opinions and recording the growth of one of the world’s most
dynamic industries.
Business Traveller China
Launched in 2002 and published six times a year, Business Traveller China is aimed exclusively
at frequent travellers in China. It is written independently by a dedicated team of expert travel
journalists, offering readers stimulating, informative and well-researched features on
destinations, hot news topics, travel trends and views.
About Jeremy Tredinnick
Editor of Business Traveller Asia-Pacific
A seasoned editorial professional focusing on business and travel journalism, Mr Tredinnick is also a book author and photographer, with publications including An Illustrated History of Kazakhstan: Asia’s Heartland in Context; Xinjiang: China’s Central Asia; A Business & Cultural Guide to Kazakhstan; and China: Renaissance of the Middle Kingdom.
As a writer and photographer, he has produced content and images for regional and international publications such as TIME, Travel + Leisure SE Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, Discovery, Luxx Travel & Spa, the SCMP’s Post magazine, the HK Standard’s Weekend magazine and Action Asia, among others.
His other publishing experience includes periods as Editorial Manager of Financial Times Newsletters and Management Reports, as well as Managing Editor and Associate Editor for Korean Air’s Morning Calm, China Airlines’ Dynasty, Thai Airways’ Sawasdee and Dragonair’s Silkroad inflight magazines.
*For more information on speakers’ biographies, please visit our official website.
