Annette & Karen were invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to speak at the 2019 Amazing Thailand Romance Trade Meet which was held in Hua Hin, Thailand. After their stage appearance Annette & Karen were overwhelmed by the amount of resort staff wanting more information, help and discussion on how to grow their group bookings through weddings. Therefore, after such interest, Annette and Kare
n started Destination Wedding Training Academy – DWTAcademy. Annette & Karen will help your resort gain the skills to understand destination weddings, how to find new couples and how to design your wedding packages which couples will want to book. In partnership with TravelManagers Australia Annette is an award winning travel agent with extensive experience in both travel and planning events with well over 300 weddings hosted in Thailand over the past 11 years. Annette has created a highly successful niche market offering tailored wedding packages aimed towards the Australian/NZ/UK markets. In 2019, Annette was awarded the prestigious ‘ Success in Marketing Award’ by TravelManagers Australia. Karen Tancin is the founder of Classique Event and has been planning weddings for over 12 years. Karen has managed over 300 weddings locally and globally, including Paris, Greece and Italy. Karen has been awarded the top 5 wedding planner and designers in Australia and is a winner in the Australian Bridal Industry Awards in Victoria 2 years running. Karen has travelled the world to share and acquire wedding knowledge and works with top international luxury wedding planners.