Bangkok (Thailand) – June 2, 2017 (travelindex.com) – The 4th annual Hotel Management Thailand Summit (HMT), organized by international conference organizer Questex Hospitality Group, came to a close on May 25, 2017 at the Banyan Tree Bangkok, after welcoming over 25 international speakers and over 120 delegates.

Under the motto "Inspiring, practical strategies to increase revenue and profit for dynamic hoteliers," the closed forum offered participants the opportunity to further discuss growth, innovation, and the competitive landscape following mergers in Bangkok and various key markets, as well as to focus on the implications and strategies for success for hoteliers working for both chains and independent hotels.

Victoria Foster, Content Director, TW: Academy, TrendWatching, opened the summit with the topic: Consumer trends shaping the future of travel.

From start to finish, six interactive panel discussions took place with experienced hoteliers and industry experts from various sectors. The central themes of these stimulating sessions included increasing profitability through price growth and cost control; leveraging forward-looking demand analysis for higher revenues and a stronger competitive position; finding the optimal distribution channel mix; revising the value proposition and competitiveness of hotel restaurants and bars; modernizing recruitment processes to attract, retain, and develop the right talent for future growth; and advising hotel operators to exercise greater caution in management contracts.

“As a speaker or panelist, you have an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas, hear the opinions of others, and especially for me as a CEO who sometimes focuses too much on his own words within his own company, it is very interesting to also hear the views of his colleagues,” said Jonathan Wigley, CEO of Absolute Hotel Services. Wigley has been participating in HMT for three years.

“I like it when developments happen in other areas of the industry rather than directly impacting hotels,” said Symon Bridle, Group COO of the Rosewood Hotel Group. “If we can learn from that, it’s important. It’s also good to be aware of emerging trends. These might be things we’re not dealing with today, but they will affect us tomorrow. We need to be aware of these changes and future expectations.”

The HMT Summit 2017 is part of the Hotel Management Asia Summit Series, Asia's only truly regional conference series for hotel management. This year, the series alternates between Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Indonesia, leveraging regional experiences, insights, and innovations to address market-specific challenges.

Watch our video highlights from 2017 here or view photos from the conference in the online photo gallery.

About the Questex Hospitality Group: The Questex Hospitality + Travel Group, the world's leading multimedia organization for travel and hospitality, increases revenue, productivity and added value in these related industries through strategic investments and deal-making forums, powerful lead generation tools, interactive online business solutions, world-class events and industry-leading publications.

The Questex Hospitality + Travel Group also provides business development, marketing, and training services to national tourism organizations, destination marketing associations, hotel, casino, resort, and cruise companies, online travel agencies, and travel consultants worldwide. Questex Hospitality + Travel is a division of Questex LLC, headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, with offices around the globe.

About the Hotel Management Thailand Summit (HMT Summit): As Thailand's leading conference, the Hotel Management Thailand Summit addresses all operational and management challenges facing the hotel industry. It provides a platform for executives at both corporate and hotel levels to discuss critical operational, brand-related, and financial topics that directly impact the profit and loss statements of both corporations and individual hotels. CEOs, COOs, CFOs, vice presidents, general managers, financial controllers, and members of the executive management team convene to develop strategies and discuss key topics such as brand value, cash flow management, cost control, innovation, and employee retention and development. Industry leaders share their best practices and recommendations with their peers.

For further information, please contact: Jefferson Mendoza, Marketing Executive, Questex Hospitality + Travel, Tel.: +852 2589 1331, Email: [email protected], Website: www.questexevents.net/hmtsummit