Neeta Lachmandas, assistant chief executive, Singapore Tourism Board

George Tanasijevich, president and chief executive, Marina Bay Sands, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Dolores Semeraro, press & PR manager Maldives-Asia, LUX* Maldives, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Stephanie Carrier, director of marketing communication, The St. Regis Bali Resort at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Rebecca Kwan, general manager, Lan Kwai Fong Hotel, Hong Kong at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Martin Craigs, CEO, PATA at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Shane Ingram, director of business development, Hilton Colombo at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Sok Rayan, sales manager, Prince d’Angkor Hotel & Spa at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Saman Sarathchandra, senior general manager, Sedona Hotel Yangon at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Sameer Mahajan & Manoj Sharma, vice president and associate vice president, Travel World Experiences at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Regional Director of Sales & Marketing - ASPAC, Swissotel Hotels & Resorts at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Dietmar Koegerl, general manager, Anantara Kihavah Villas, Maldives at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Jamie Crisp, director of sales, Six Senses Hua Hin at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Jeannie Lim, executive director of conventions and meetings; exhibitions and conferences, Singapore Tourism Board at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Mohamed Maniku, chairman, Universal Enterprises representing Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort and Spa at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ram Nurani, general manager, PARKROYAL Yangon at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Mischa Mannix-Opie, regional manager South & South East Asia, Tourism New Zealand at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Madhu Dubey, Regional Director, India Toursim at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Jessica Wong, general manager, Asia, Illusions Online at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Hans Grimus, director, Hotel Pension Grimus at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Sujit Nair, founder & group managing director, B. A. Rahim, Group Director & CEO & Chaminda Dias Group Director of Sales, AkquaSun Holidays India at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ranjan Banerjee, general manager, Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Stefan Heintze, general manager, Layana Resort & Spa at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Imam Wahyudi, general manager, Hotel Vila Ombak at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Dennis Kam, director of sales and marketing, Le Méridien Angkor at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Rowina Thomas, hotelier, Lyall Hotel & Spa at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Azeem Shah, general manager, Westin Dhaka at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

David Mathews, general manager, Trident Gurgaon at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Anna Olsson, director of sales and marketing, Indigo Pearl, Thailand at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Aiden McAuley, regional vice president, Asia Pacific, Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ishanth Gunewardene, head of sales & marketing, Jetwing Hotels at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Tate Husband, director of sales & marketing, Swissôtel Grand Shanghai at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Jeff Ross, hotel manager, Swissôtel, The Stamford, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ram Nurani, general manager, PARKROYAL Yangon, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Samba Bikram Shah, director, sales & marketing, Crowne Plaza Kathmandu, Nepal, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Mel Gordon, director of brands, and Mary Goroko, Airways Hotel Port Moresby at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Kim Liew, director, sales & marketing, south-east Asia and China, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Saman Sarathchandra, senior general manager, Sedona Hotel Yangon at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ahmed Adheeb, minister of tourism, Maldives; Mohamed Khaleel, Maldives high commissioner to Singapore, and M Maniku, chairman, Maldives Travel Association at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Iain McCormack, general manager, Gili Lankanfushi at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

David Posch, general manager, Thudufushi Beach & Water Villas at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Frank Liepmann, chief executive, Sutera Harbour Resort at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Alexandra Schmutterer, director, marketing communications, Pan Pacific Singapore at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

John Watson, chief executive, Diethelm Travel Group, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Deepak Ohri, chief executive, Lebua Hotels & Resorts at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Jocelyn Yu, general manager, naked Stables Private Reserve, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Tash Tobias, general manager, and Ravi Yellan, director of events, InterContinental Singapore at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Shantha de Silva, director of operations support, IHG Asia & Australasia, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ian Brewis, general manager, Lanson Place Hong Kong, Marc Hediger, chief executive, Lanson Hospitality, and Anson Chan, regional general manager, Hong Kong and Malaysia, Lanson Place, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Stefano Ruzza, general manger, Hilton Namhae Golf & Spa Resort at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Tony Acland, managing director, and Kelly Acland, co-owner, Taveuni Palms, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Mike Warmington, sales & marketing director, Europcar Australia & New Zealand, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Abid Butt, chief executive, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Rajeev Kohli, joint managing director, and Sandeep Kapur, senior vice president, strategy & development, Creative Travel at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Tareq Bagaeen, director of sales & marketing, Banyan Tree Bangkok, at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Tina Dotzauer, group senior manager, media; Chloe Esme Bagir, director of business development; and Jessa May Mendez, senior travel professional, Atoll Paradise at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Ang Siew Min, assistant vice president of airport operations, Singapore Changi Airport at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Huei Miin Choo, Regional Director, Europe, Singapore Tourism Board, speaks to Breaking Travel News at ITB Berlin 2013.

Jeannie Lim, executive director of conventions and meetings; exhibitions and conferences, Singapore Tourism Board at the World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2012

Breaking Travel News interviews Divya Panickar, Area Director Northern & Western Europe, Singapore Tourism Board, discusses boutique hotel openings in 2008 and ambitious visitor growth targets.