DMC HG Travel has appointed Gerben Bloemendaal as its new managing director for its office in Myanmar.
Besides overseeing operations there, one of his first priorities at HG Travel Myanmar will be to unveil a new range of tours at the upcoming WTM London from November 7-9 to global wholesale partners.
Bloemendaal, a Dutch national, has worked in South-east Asia for 10 years and 15 years in total in the travel industry with DMCs in Thailand and Vietnam in senior management positions before joining HG Travel.
His appointment is part of a wider rollout strategy of offices around the region over the next 12 months as HG Travel establishes a network of operations manned by seasoned experts in key markets.
