James Mabey to receive PATA Face of the Future Award
BANGKOK – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has named Mr. James Mabey to receive this year’s Face of the Future Award. Mr. Mabey is set to receive the honor at an official award ceremony in Bangkok on the eve of the PATA Annual Summit in Bangkok.
The Face of the Future Award is one of the most prestigious honors a young tourism professional in Asia Pacific may receive. Mr. Mabey is the Senior Director of Development for Marco Polo Hotels, based in Hong Kong.
Courtesy of IMEX (the worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings, and events), Mr. Mabey will be offered complimentary registration and subsidized travel to attend IMEX 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany, May 21-23.
At Marco Polo Hotels, he is responsible for the company’s growth and development across the Asia Pacific region. Marco Polo Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Wharf (Holdings) Ltd., owns and operates hotels across Asia Pacific. Mr. Mabey has over a decade of business consulting and real-estate development experience in the region, and was previously Director of Development for Jumeirah Private Island, Phuket. He also served as Economic and Tourism Development Advisor to the Thailand Ministry of the Interior and Phuket Governor’s Office from 2005 to 2011.
A native of the US, Mr. Mabey holds a MBA in Hospitality and Tourism, and is completing a Doctorate in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is a frequent speaker at major industry conferences and events and the author of multiple published articles and studies on hotel development. He has lived in Asia since 1999. He is fluent in Thai, Mandarin, Spanish, and Laotian. Source: pata.org
ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESSTRAVEL EAST ASIA PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PATA TOURISM AWARDS TOURISM PROFESSIONALS TOURISMEXECUTIVES
