Dream Phuket Hotel and Spa, Thailand

Phuket

About the Event

Connections is the global networking and event organiser exclusively serving senior leaders and experts in luxury, wellness and meetings. We bring handpicked leaders from the luxury travel industry together to do business and to discuss the trends and challenges facing the marketplace. Each event welcomes just 80 delegates (30-40 top buyers, 30-40 selected luxury suppliers and sponsors). Buyers are selected through extensive research and word of mouth recommendation together with existing partners and suppliers. They represent key and emerging luxury travel markets (including the US, Brazil etc) and reflect the region in which the event is located (for example, the inaugural event in Europe welcomed 50% of buyers from Europe and 50% from outside the region). The suppliers are only the best companies in luxury travel around the globe who are invited to participate; these include airlines, hotels, private jet and yacht charters, cruise lines and destinations. To read the wonderful independent feedback by Feefo, click here.

Sunday, 19th June - Day One

(All day)

Free time – Spa optional

(1 hour)

Place: Vu

Informal cocktail reception

(2 hours)

Place: Trilogy

Informal dinner

Monday, 20th June - Day Two

(1 hour)

Place: Trilogy

Breakfast

(30 minutes)

Transfer to Dream Beach Club

(45 minutes)

Opening welcome with Micaela Giacobbe, director of events

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experince

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(15 minutes)

Business break

Free time

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(1:45 minutes)

‘The new era of luxury travel’ in partnership with Amadeus at Dream Beach Club

(1 hour)

Place: Dream Beach Club

Connections buffet lunch

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(15 minutes)

Business break

Free time

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(30 minutes)

Transfer to Dream Phuket Hotel and Resort

(45 minutes)

Business break

Free time

(45 minutes)

Transfer to Blue Elephant

(45 minutes)

Place: Blue Elephant restaurant

Connections group experience

(2 hours)

Place: Blue Elephant restaurant

Connections dinner

Transfer to Dream Phuket Hotel & Spa

Tuesday, 21st June - Day Three

(All day)

Free time

VIP transfers - check out by 12pm

(1:30 minutes)

Place: Trilogy

Breakfast

(1 hour)

Transfer to Iniala Beach House

(15 minutes)

Day 2 briefing and feedback

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(1:15 minutes)

Place: Iniala Beach House

“Why social media isn’t to blame for our relationships” with Jay Shetty, digital strategy and innovation consultant

(1 hour)

Place: Aziamendi

Connections Lunch

(15 minutes)

Business Break

Free time

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(15 minutes)

Business break

Free time

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activit

Connections Experience

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

(45 minutes)

Meet at the supplier’s table and choose an activity

Connections Experience

Transfer to Dream Phuket Hotel and Spa

(1 hour)

Free time

(15 minutes)

Transfer to Dream Beach Club

(1:45 minutes)

Place: Dream Beach Club

Connections dinner sponsored by the Tourism Authority of Thailand

Transfer to Dream Phuket Hotel and Spa