Founder & MD at Travel Exclusive Asia. Andre van der Marck has been working in the hospitality industry since graduation from the Hotelschool The Hague in the Netherlands. He holds a BA degree in business administration. Major: Finance A senior hospitality executive, he started his career with working for Kuoni, the worlds’ leading long haul travel tour operator. From there he lead the MKT and Product Department for ICS, a well know DMC across South East Asia. The German Tour Operator Transorient Touristik was his next challenge as the General Manager in Bangkok. That was followed by creating an offline cluster sales office for the hotel Management Company; Compass Hospitality. He then moved on as VP to leading a team of great passionate people at Khiri Travel to create unique travel experiences for guests, while positively impacting the world. Since March 2016, he opened ASIA DMC Thailand under the www.asiamdmc.com group. Conveying the different cultures, splendour and mysteries of Asia to the world through exceptional standards of service is our mission. He is very capable making the connections between the Western and Asian cultures and is a natural leader, by setting a high standard of commitment and leading by example. Always updated about the latest changes in the hospitality industry, he can anticipate and adapt to the newest market trends. He possesses superior communication, sales and negotiation skills and is extremely well organised. He is fluent in English, German, Dutch and Thai. He is well travelled throughout the APAC region, well connected and experienced in luxury, high-end products. Deadline sensitive, honest, open minded, energetic, committed and result-oriented driven with a proven track-record, makes him a perfect match for many organizations.