LIVE Replay: Bangkok, Singapore and Yangon discuss COVID-19

Here’s the replay from the LIVE discussion panel on Covid-19 organized by chapter leaders from Bangkok, Singapore and Yangon with Travel Massive members discussing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the industry in Southeast Asia specifically.

The panel was moderated by Ric Gazarian, Bangkok Travel Massive leader, travel blogger at Global Gaz, documentary producer of Hit the Road: India and Cambodia, and podcast host at Counting Countries. 

Catch the LIVE event recording from April 13 below:

In this panel we hear from:

Bertie Lawson, Managing Director of Sampan Travel

Bertie is the Managing Director of Sampan Travel, a boutique tour operator creating hand-crafted journeys through Myanmar. Sampan focuses on intimate, authentic journeys and was the third tour operator in Myanmar to achieve Travelife Gold Certification. Bertie writes a travel column in The Myanmar Times. He is also the chapter co-leader of Travel Massive Yangon.

Jens Thraenhart, Executive Director of Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office and Chair of Destination Mekong

Jens Thraenhart has over 25 years of international travel, tourism, and hospitality experience. In 1999, he founded Chameleon Strategies, an Affiliate Member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), advising tourism organizations and travel businesses in leveraging digital engagement to drive sustainability.

He was appointed by the tourism ministries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, PR China, Thailand, and Viet Nam to head the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) as its Executive Director in 2014 and has since spearheaded various award-winning initiatives.

Mar Pages, Luxury Travel Blogger at Once In A Lifetime Journey

Mar is an x-Googler and strategy consultant turned online entrepreneur and luxury travel blogger from Barcelona. She left a career in the corporate world to focus on growing the luxury travel website Once in a Lifetime Journey, and develop a boutique tourism-focused digital consulting practice.

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