Meet The Team
Our team members on the ground understand their respective outbound markets like the back of their hands. With years of experience gained from working within the tourism and hospitality industries, we effectively assist our partners in navigating through our markets to connect them to decision-makers, to open doors leading to sales and marketing opportunities, and to sell their products and services to the travel companies with the highest potential.
We understand your needs and your challenges. Most importantly, we know what needs to be done in order to create a greater awareness for your company and to successfully drive business towards your direction.
We aim for long-term partnerships. Our team is at your service.
Team Munich – Düsseldorf – German Speaking Markets
Sarah Fonk – Senior Member
Dynamic and result-oriented, Sarah takes the reins of promoting our DMC partners to the targeted travel companies within the leisure outbound markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Success-driven and hard-working, Sarah is a reliable travel professional.
Carla Cantara-Wiegand – Director
Carla oversees all initiatives pertaining to business development for DMC REPS. Her career history includes more than 20 years’ experience holding key management positions in the tourism and travel industry, both within Asia and Europe
Marc Sievert – Executive Board Member
Marc Sievert is part of the Executive Board and is likewise active with several different associations and conglomerates for global travel and trade. Backed by more than 25 years’ experience in tourism, Marc provides global directions for the company and our partners.
Kerstin Vandré – Senior Member Team Accounting
Kerstin supports our team by providing the necessary logistical and administrative assistance, necessary for the efficient and timely delivery of our services.
Team Hong Kong – Greater China
Team Sydney – Australia and New Zealand
Alice Fong – Head of Team
Alice has held senior management positions with the likes of Hilton, Marriott, and Accor group of companies, as well as other local hotel brands in the areas of sales & marketing. Alice brings with her more than 25 years experience in the hospitality industry along with her well-established network in the segments of MICE, leisure and corporate. Based in Sydney, Alice oversees the Australian and New Zealand outbound markets.
Team Moscow – Russia and CIS Countries
Olga Kazakova – Senior Member
Backed by 20 years of valuable experience working in hotels and tour operator companies within Russia, Olga’s background includes establishing and managing representation offices for travel companies in the UK, Eastern Europe, China and Indochina, desiring business form Russia’s outbound market. Olga is quite structured with her work and has the necessary eye for detail.
Team Las Vegas – North America
Scott Busch – Head of Team
Scott heads the operations for the North American office of DMC Reps. With nearly a decade of experience in the travel industry, Scott has worked with many well-established, multinational DMCs in a senior management capacity, and has spent years in various Asian destinations. Working for DMCs overseas allowed him to build a formidable network of outbound tour operators both in the mainstream and niched market categories. He has also established connections and actively engages with travel companies and tourism associations which play an important role in the North American outbound travel industry. Scott’s energy, market knowledge, innovative ideas and the drive to succeed, make him an asset to DMC REPS teams and to our clients.
Lina Ratnawati – Senior Member
Lina has had extensive work experience with both locally-owned and multinational DMCs within different Asian countries. Over the years, Lina has gained a clear understanding on how to support a Destination Management Company through efficient operations and proactive sales initiatives. Her hands-on management extends to personally working with agents, operators, and direct consumers. Last but not least, Lina and understands the differences between travel styles of different markets. Her experience in sales, product, and Database management makes her a valued member of the team.
Team Bangkok – South East Asia
