Joint ECCT Travel & Tourism and CSR Committee Event

Best corporate experience sharing – challenges and opportunities for sustainable tourism in the post-Covid era

Guest speaker:
Elaine Chang, General Manager, Palais de Chine LDC Hotels & Resorts Group 雲朗觀光集團張倚蘭副總經理
Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Time: 12:00-14:00
Venue: Ballroom B, 3F, The Regent Taipei / 台北晶華酒店3F宴會廳B
Address: No. 3, Ln. 39, Sec. 2 ZhongShan N. Rd., Taipei 104, Taiwan / 台灣104台北市中山區中山北路二段39巷3號

Taiwan's travel and hospitality industry has faced enormous challenges since 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Corporations in the sector have had to reinvent themselves and adopt dynamic strategies to survive and thrive. Many of the actions taken have been firsts for industry players and outside of their traditional ways of doing business.

At this event, our guest speaker will share her group's experience of building Vakangan Park together with Taiwan Cement Corporation in Taitung County. The park is Taiwan's first project combining geothermal power generation, sustainable tourism, and local economic promotion. The concept of Vakangan Park is aligned with goal eleven of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, “Sustainable Cities and Communities”, since the LDC group's project involves consultation with and support for the local community in Hongye Village, which consists of mainly indigenous Bunun people.

In her presentation and a subsequent panel discussion at this event, among other topics, the speaker will share:

• An introduction to Vakangan Park, including its geothermal energy project and the management of green energy use, especially in the wake of electricity price rises this year
• How the LDC Group works with and supports local communities
• Other sustainability concepts implemented by the LDC group.

About the speaker

Elaine Chang is currently the General Manager of the Palais de Chine LDC Hotels & Resorts Group, which owns a collection of hotels, wedding venues, restaurants and bars in Taiwan and Italy. She joined the LDC Group in 2015, where she manages business development, including six hotels and manors in Italy. She previously worked for Time magazine and Google. She favours outdoor activities and her hobbies extend to promoting environmental sustainability. Within the LDC Group, she has emphasised sustainable tourism development since 2020, especially in the remote areas of Hualien and Taitung. Since taking on the position of General Manager, she has led her team to enhance the cultural and artistic aesthetic experience of guests visiting the group's hotels. She received her MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and BA from Wellesley college in the United States.

Cost: NT$1,600 for members and NT$2,200 for members' guest(s)

Please note that participation may be limited based on Covid-19 restrictions at the time of the event.

To cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.

Contact: Ivy Lin Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 219 / ivy.lin@ecct.com.tw