Mr Simon Westcott, speaking at Serviced Apartments World Asia

Mr Simon Westcott,
Managing Director
Mr & Mrs Smith

Mr & Mrs Smith Asia Pacific co-founder and managing director Simon Westcott grew up in London, but has called Melbourne and the Victorian Goldfields home for over 10 years.
Educated at Oxford and in the US, he is a former global publisher and director of the Lonely Planet group, and a regular contributor to online and print travel media, including Travel + Leisure, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Simon’s wanderlust was first stirred as a teenager when he travelled to France, Lebanon, Peru and Bolivia. Since then he has travelled extensively in Asia, Europe and The Americas and launched both Lonely Planet in China and Mr & Mrs Smith in Asia Pacific.

When he’s not building a business or reviewing incognito for Smith, Simon is Chair of Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne, Australia’s leading contemporary theatre company. He also sits on the board of the Castlemaine State Festival, is a past board-member of contemporary dance company, Chunky Move and is an alumnus of the Williamson Community Leadership Program in Victoria. He is also the co founder of The Dr Ben Keith Myanmar Project in the Inle Lake area of Burma. Since going in to partnership with Smith, Simon has travelled to Cambodia, Singapore, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Argentina, the United States, Austria, France, Spain, Switzerland and of course the United Kingdom.

Appearing:

Conference Day 2: 15 September 2011

2pm

Keynote

Positioning Asian resorts as a choice destination and accommodation to attract more tourists

Analysing and predicting tourist arrivale numbers into and within Asia
How can Asian resort brands difference themselves to attract more international tourists?
How to create the ultimtae boutique experience for the millennial generation?

Mr Simon Westcott,

Managing Director,
Mr & Mrs Smith

3.45pm

Panel discussion

Rebranding and remodelling old resorts in matured destinations to regain competitive advantage and boost revPAR

Determining the need to retrofit, renovate or rebrand a resort
Formulating an effective deal valuation process when acquiring old or distressed resorts
Identifying smart and economical architectural planning to minimise impact on business while rebranding the resort

Mr Simon Westcott,
(Moderator)

Managing Director,
Mr & Mrs Smith

Mr Michael Ayling,

Managing Director,
Laguna Resorts & Hotels

Mr Peter Kaelli,

Chief Executive Officer,
The Unique Collection of Hotels & Resorts

Mr Tek Yew Chia,

Executive Director - Strategy and Marketing,
Bintan Resorts Int'l

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Part of

Co-located with

Serviced Apartments World Asia 2011 is a multi-faceted event

A four day conference
Co-located with The 3rd annual Economy Hotels World Asia & Resort Development World Asia
Case studies by industry professionals
Interactive panel discussions
Common networking sessions

We run training courses on:

3 Day MBA in Hotel Investment & Development
3 Day MBA in Real Estate
3 Day MBA in Real Estate Modelling

Mr Simon Westcott,Managing DirectorMr & Mrs Smith