Neil
Ager (centre), Country Manager Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia of
Qantas/British Airways is seen receiving the Best Pacific Airline Award from
Fred Wong (left), Chairman of TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd and Darren Ng (right),
Managing Director of TTG Asia Media Pte Ltd, at the 21st TTG Asia Awards
2010 ceremony held in Bangkok at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre
at CentralWorld.
Qantas Airways was honoured at the 21st Travel Trade
Gazette (TTG) Travel Awards held at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention
Centre at CentralWorld with the Best Pacific Airline Award. During the
awards presentation a total of 77 exceptional individuals and organisations
were honoured as the most outstanding performers who have shown their strong
commitment and dedication towards service excellence within the Asia-Pacific
travel industry.
Nick McGlynn, Regional General Manager South East Asia
for Qantas/British Airways said, “Qantas believes firmly in customer service
excellence. Customers are our first priority in all that we do. The Qantas
brand encompasses a community spirit, a pioneering nature, a professional
style of service, a tradition of excellence and a reputation for innovation
- all delivered with a distinctly Australian personality.
“Receiving the ‘Best Pacific Airline’ award for the fifth
consecutive year at the 21st TTG Travel Awards 2010 is recognition of our
continued efforts. On behalf of Qantas I would like to thank our team in the
Asia-Pacific for their commitment in delivering outstanding service to
customers across the world. We would like to also thank our key industry
partners in the area for their ongoing support,” he said.
Qantas Airways was nominated by readers of TTG Asia,
TTGmice, TTG-BTmice China and TTGTravelHub.net Daily News over a period of
three months between June and August, 2010 as their preferred carrier in the
Asia-Pacific region.
The 21st TTG Travel Awards 2010 Ceremony and Gala Dinner
is held annually and organised in conjunction with the Incentive Travel &
Conventions, Meetings Asia (IT&CMA), and Corporate Travel World Asia Pacific
(CTW) event. The first annual TTG Travel Awards was organised in 1989 and
has been organised by TTG every year with the exception of 2003 due to the
SARS epidemic.
Chatchawal Supachayanont, general manager of Dusit Thani
Pattaya has announced the appointment of the five-star resort’s new director
of sales & marketing, Ms. Wacharee Pornchaiwisuthikul with effect from
September 16, 2010.
Wacharee Pornchaiwisuthikul, newly-appointed director of sales & marketing
of Dusit Thani Pattaya.
With a background of over 15 years in spearheading key
sales and marketing strategies, Ms. Pornchaiwisuthikul also brings with her
a wealth of more than a decade of experience in other aspects of the
hospitality business that will be beneficial in the hotel’s goals and
objectives in the years ahead.
In his announcement, Chatchawal expressed confidence that
her strong leadership and keen professional business insight would lead
Dusit Thani Pattaya towards the right direction and secure a grip of the
leisure, corporate as well as MICE segment in the resort city and the entire
Eastern Seaboard region.
Ms. Pornchaiwisuthikul spent ten years of her early
career with Dusit Thani Bangkok before she joined other international hotel
chains. Her most recent role was the director of revenue and marketing of a
hotel in Bangkok.
