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CLIA fills the new role of regional manager for AsiaCLIA fills the new role of regional manager for Asia

Jiali Wong has been appointed to the newly-created position of regional manager for Cruise Lines International Association in Asia.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

November 28, 2017

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Wong, who has been seconded from the Singapore Tourism Board, will be based in Singapore.

She most recently headed the cruise business development team at the STB and has been responsible for sectors including business travel and meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.

‘This is a new dedicated position, designed to support our members as the cruise industry continues to expand across Asia,’ CLIA Australasia & Asia md Joel Katz said.

‘We are looking forward to working with Jiali as we intensify our focus on advocating, educating and promoting on behalf of the industry

in the region,’ he added.

‘While the Asian cruise market has grown tremendously over the past four years, it has the potential to catapult ahead of competing markets.’

 

About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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