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Wallace Wong has been appointed as Regional Director – Asia at Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

PATA
Bangkok, Thailand
Wallace Wong
With more than 10 years of experience in the airlines and travel industries, Mr Wong was most recently the Regional Business Development Director of Asia Pacific at Travelport GDS in Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, where he successfully developed effective sales strategies to strengthen the company’s commercial presence in the region. He has also worked for OAG and Singapore Airlines, taking up various commercial and operational posts based in Singapore, Copenhagen, Denmark and Chennai, India. Mr Wong has in-depth knowledge of Asia’s travel landscape and an excellent track record for leveraging new business opportunities and building strong relationships across all organisational and cultural levels. In his new role based in Bangkok, Mr Wong will be responsible for PATA’s commercial and industry development, as well as bridging the relationship between the public and private travel sectors in the Asia Pacific region. His territorial responsibilities will include the all of Asia with the exception of mainland China (this includes North Asia, South Asia, South East Asia, Central Asia and the sub-Indian Continent), and will report directly to PATA CEO Mario Hardy. Mr Wong was born in Malaysia and is now a Singapore Citizen. He is fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa Maleyu, Bahasa Indonesia and has some basic knowledge of French.
General Management Thailand Bangkok
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Association

Founded in 1951, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is a not-for profit association that is internationally acclaimed for acting as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. The Association provides aligned advocacy, insightful research and innovative events to its member organisations, comprising 95 government, state and city tourism bodies, 25 international airlines...