The Venetian’s Stephen Weaver joins powerful Macau line-up

The Venetian Macau senior vice-president for Asian Development Stephen Weaver has confirmed he will join the powerful line-up for the first ever Asia Pacific Travel Partnership Symposium—to be held in partnership with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) on January 24–26 in Macau.

Weaver will address delegates in the session Building the Ultimate Megabrand Experience: The American Chinese Connection, in which he will discuss tourist resort The Venetian’s role at the heart of the explosion of Las-Vegas-style hotel/gaming/shopping resorts being developed on Macau’s Cotai strip.

Excitement is building for this highly-anticipated event due to a unique speaker line-up that includes decision-makers from both the travel-retail and wider travel and tourism industries. Other newly-confirmed speakers include the Ritz Carlton Hotels Group/Ritz Carlton Hong Kong vice-president/general manager Mark Lettenbichler, ClubMed president and CEO Asia Pacific Joel Tiphonnet (previously vice-president corporate relations LVMH Asia Pacific) and Visa International Asia Pacific chief representative China corporate relations Vivian Zhao and director corporate relations South and Southeast Asia.

We are also proud to announce the full support of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), and senior officials will be in attendance as VIP guests throughout the event. The MGTO will also escort delegates on a private guided tour of the Macau sites and latest property developments on the Cotai strip, followed by a hosted lunch on the Saturday morning after the Symposium ends.

The Symposium will focus on how travel retailers and related travel service providers can increase sales by sharing information and working together. This unique event is the first to unite senior executives from the travel-retail and wider travel and tourism industries.

Delegates will gain an enhanced understanding of how travel service providers—including hotels, travel retailers, airports, airlines, tour operators, tourism bureaus and travel agents—can drive profits through partnership. A series of entertaining social events will offer delegates the opportunity to foster profitable alliances and network with other senior decision-makers.

The symposium is also supported by the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) and DFS Group as premier sponsor.

The Asia/Pacific event is the first in a series of Travel Partnership events planned by Raven Fox. Watch out for details of the European Travel Partnership Symposium, to be held on June 27–29 2007 in Barcelona, Spain.

For information and to book your place, visit RavenFox.com or contact Gerrard Kennedy on tel: +44 (0) 20 7779 8222 or email: gkennedy@ravenfox.com