Virtual PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2021 Zipevent
Virtual PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2021

Speaker

Willem Niemeijer Zipevent

Willem Niemeijer

CEO AND COFOUNDER, KHIRI TRAVEL

Willem Niemeijer
CEO & Founder, YAANA Ventures

Passion for travel has been in Willem’s blood since a young age. His professional career in the travel industry started at a student travel organization in the 1980s. He moved to Thailand in 1987 and founded Khiri Travel in 1993. The DMC now operates in eight countries with 18 offices, and has a dedicated charity, Khiri Reach.

Willem founded YAANA Ventures in 2016 to create and grow a portfolio of sustainable hospitality brands in Asia.

Today, besides Khiri Travel, YAANA Ventures oversees nature lodges in Thailand and Cambodia; GROUND Asia specialises in service learning projects for schools and universities; Naruna Retreats, provides personal leadership development; and HMP Master, is a new cloud-based solution for boutique hotel management.

Willem has bold plans for expansion in the sustainable hospitality sector in remote parts of Asia.

He resides in Bangkok with his family and is fluent in Dutch, English and Thai.

 

Presentation: Cardamom Tent Camp: How an Accommodation Looks to Change the World

25 November 2021 | 14:30 - 15:00 | Conference Room

Cardamom Tent Camp is a three-way initiative between The Minor Group, YAANA Ventures and Wildlife Alliance. The eco lodge camp, which opened in November 2017, sees a percentage of its revenues go directly to Wildlife Alliance and its conservation efforts in Botum Sakor National Park   Any additional profits are then reinvested locally. Wildlife Alliance is also supported by the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, an initiative of The Minor Group.The Cardamom Tented Camp is therefore a pioneering and responsible Eco Lodge provider, committed to supporting the conservational efforts of Wildlife Alliance in cooperation with the local community, with a mandate to sustain and prosper the rich prevailing biodiversity of the area.