Travel Agent Industry Forum 2022

Travel Agent Industry Forum 2022

Welcoming our onsite and online guests to this annual forum organized by Singapore Tourism Board and NATAS. 2022 is well placed to be a watershed moment in our battle with COVID. 

Engaging industry partners and their efforts in transforming the tourism industry!

Thank you for being here with us today for the 6th Travel Agent Industry Forum. For the familiar faces in the room, welcome back and for those of you joining us for the first time, the Forum is an annual platform for STB and NATAS to engage industry players such as yourselves on our continuing efforts to transform the industry. This year’s theme is about Navigating the Road to Recovery. 

Lineup of speakers and presenters 

- Mr Keith Tan, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board

- Mr Steven Ler, President, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore

- Ms Ashlynn Loo, Deputy Director, Tour & Industry Development, Singapore Tourism Board 

- Ms Jue Lu, Deputy Director, Visitor Experience, Singapore Tourism Board

- Mr Keith Zhang, Senior Manager, International Group, Singapore Tourism Board

- Ms Suchita Prasad, Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company

- Mr Goh Jia Yong, Partner, Ernst & Young Advisory

- Mr Gilbert, NTUC Training and Placement Division

- Mr Kenneth Lim, Singapore Tourism Board

- Mr Albert Ho, Citystate Travel

In addition, 7 travel tech providers presented their pitch in rapid fire how travel agents can benefit from their products and services.

- Ad Astra

- BeMyGuest

- DCS Plus

- Global Tix

- Pytheas

- Rezio

- Sugati

Glad to meet our travel agents and industry partners face to face

Opening remarks by Keith Tan, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board

Keynote by McKinsey and Company

Rapid fire VC pitches by tech travel providers

Panel discussion on workforce and manpower planning as tourism resumes post pandemic

Tech Showcase by our 7 tech travel providers

Providing online virtual meeting option while adhering to safe management measures

Singapore's highly sought after emcee and speaker with over 15 years' experience hosting corporate and private events!

Tourist Guide Industry Forum 2022

Tourist Guide Industry Forum 2022

(Virtual Webinar)

Mr Keith Tan, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said: “While it will take time for tourism numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels, we are encouraged by the resilience of our tourism businesses, and their commitment to preserve good jobs, transform their businesses, and invest in new products and experiences. These efforts will strengthen Singapore’s appeal as we prepare to welcome more international visitors.

We must anticipate setbacks and challenges even as the tourism industry recovers slowly. But I am confident that the tourism industry has learnt from its experiences, and is poised to recapture demand when it returns. STB will continue to ramp up efforts in our key source markets and deepen engagements with our tourism partners to capture growth and inspire travel to Singapore.”

Breakout Session Time!

Thank you for joining us for this session on Virtual Museum Tours by MINT Museum of Toys.

Did you know that the MINT Museum of Toys houses a world-class collection of 50,000 vintage toys and collectibles from 40 over countries, ranging in date between 1840s to 1980s?

We have invited Ms Anna Koh and Ms Jamie Lee from MINT Museum of Toys who will take you on interactive Virtual Museum Tours featuring two exhibitions - Collectables and Childhood Favourites.

https://www.emint.com/

Singapore's highly sought after emcee and speaker with over 15 years' experience hosting corporate and private events!

Arrow Electronics Dinner and Dance 2023

Event: Arrow Electronics Dinner and Dance 2023

Venue: Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel

Thank you Arrow Electronics for having me as your emcee.. Everyone is simply amazing, fun, and energetic!

We are one Arrow Electronics family!

Management unveiling the surprise!

Beautifully crafted ARROW logo, an amazing ice sculpture with an internal chamber for chilling champagne!

Best dressed group contest

A close competition of 8 teams!

Arrow Acoustics, comprised of many talented staff!

Put your hands up in the air..

..and shout it out loud!

Red Spade team, never fails to deliver upon their commitment to excellence.

About EmceeRichardStyle

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Richard Style has established himself as Emcee, Presenter & Show Host in Singapore and regionally through the past 17 years. Multilingual and conversant across many industry sectors, Richard has been successful in winning the trust and hearts of both his audience and events partners.

Manulife Financial Advisers Beyond Group Meeting 2022

Event: Manulife Financial Advisers Beyond Group Meeting 2022

Sharing the Lunar New Year festive spirit as we welcome our meeting participants

Honoured to be hosting with 2 highly sought after emcees

 Emcee Jacks (left) and Emcee HQ (right)

MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the gold standard of sales excellence in the life insurance and financial services business. It is only given to the world’s most successful financial services professionals who meet the Club’s stringent qualification. Congratulations to our MDRT qualifiers. 

Emcee interactions and live screening across 3 ballrooms

Opening keynote address

 Lions bring good luck!

Wishing Beyond Group abundance prosperity and blessings in the new year!

Wedding Emcee 婚礼主持

Singapore's Favourite Wedding Emcee

I am always filled with great delight and excitement whenever I am asked to be the wedding emcee, whether for friends, family members or referrals. On the other hand, very often I do get asked why would anyone seek professional wedding emcee? After all, the usual emcee fare is just a couple of lines from the script given by the hotel banquet staff. In Singapore, a typical wedding celebration would start with the video or photo montage of the couple, followed by the grand entrance march-in, cake cutting, champagne nuptial toast and the newly wed making the couple speech.

There are several reasons why couples engage wedding emcees and I have listed two most common:

Delays

The guests have been seated for the past half hour and are getting fidgety. Meanwhile the wedding coordinator pops over and says "we are not able to start until 30 minutes later. There's some delay with the ... ... ..."

Delays can happen and will happen in the least expected way one could think of. Traffic delay of an important family member or guest, damaged/ stained wedding gown, make-up artist late arrival or even delay in food preparation by the kitchen.

The role of an emcee is to help engage the audience, direct their attention away from the delay and let the audience believe that the emcee engagement is part of the evening's program that was planned.

Stage Coordination

Many months of advance preparation, from getting the guests seating arrangement to selecting the best cuisines for the guests whom we invited to share the couple's joy, all seems fine and well-planned. On the actual day, the groom left his thank you speech script in the earlier jacket that he changed out of. Emcee has invited the couple up on stage for the thank you speech. Oh dear, what's next? Or the video montage was supposed to play prior to the march in, but the computer stood frozen in its track. How do we deal with this situation?

Couples usually spend time discussing through a lot of the details and logistics for the dinner but left out the stage portion. The role of the emcee is not just to ensure a smooth program from the start till the end, but he is also the guardian of the couple on stage and the showmaker, making sure they look graceful and relaxed on stage. In this case, the photographer will be able to capture the couple's best smiles!

I am sure as you read this post, many of us, whether as guests or organizer, would have seen minor or major glitches during wedding dinners. If you would like to share your experience, drop me a line at style.emcee.sg@gmail.com .

(I would like to thank all the couples whom have over the years made me a part of their joyous and special celebration.)

We are glad we had you as our emcee. Many of the guests said you did a good job in keeping them entertained. Thanks for handling the crowd so well Richard. You are really good. We will recommend you to others for sure!

Pei Weddings, the gold standard in wedding planning.

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Bizlink Centre 35th Anniversary Facebook Live Charity Concert

Facebook Live replay

Bizlink Centre has been supporting persons with disabilities to achieve independence and dignity through training and employment and promoting a more inclusive society over the last 3 decades. 2021 is particularly special as Bizlink Centre is celebrating 35 years of service to the community!

Our guest of honour, South East District Mayor Mr Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman

December is the season of giving and sharing, and our LIVESTREAM charity concert tonight serves 2 purposes:

(i) To create awareness for the special needs community

(ii) To raise funds to support Bizlink’s beneficiaries to embark on their journey to gain skills through Bizlink’s programmes on work therapy, upskilling and second skilling, so that they are able to perform higher-value jobs and fetch better income!

We have such an exciting programme tonight, with many performances by our passionate volunteers, our beneficiaries, and our Bizlink colleagues!

We have a great cause tonight and lots of exciting entertainment ahead, so please help us to like and share this LIVE stream, and also give a like to Bizlink’s Facebook page to receive their latest updates!

Check out this studio if you are planning for your next virtual event! They are known as The Studio on 3rd Avenue!

The wonders of virtual.. from green screen to stunning virtual background!

Asia Bridge Band, great vocals and synergy!

Bizlink Centre colleagues lending their voices to served the disadvantaged in the community

AWE Brass with their Christmas repertoire!

Emcee Richard Style has established his popularity as a comedian emcee within Singapore's events and entertainment scene through the past 15 years. Armed with his flair in 6 languages, as well as his impressive ability to engage his audience, Emcee Richard Style has been successful in winning the trust, hearts and laughter of both his audience and clients over the years!