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Work History
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Chi Yu (Ariel) Lai

FIT Manager
New Taipei,NWT

Summary

Tourism operation and planning with team management experience in Mandarin and English. Strong understanding of both FIT and group travel business and transferable management skills gained from over 9 years of experience working in operations and supervising with a rapidly growing worldwide wholesale tour operator.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

FIT Manager

G2 Travel
Taipei
01.2020 - Current
  • Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Networked in market to build partnerships and connections with prospects.
  • Built brand awareness in local market and increased penetration with proactive strategies.
  • Identified opportunities for growth within Taiwan and collaborated with sales teams to reach sales goal.

Operations Supervisor (Worldwide & MICE)

G2 Travel
Taipei
09.2018 - 12.2020

Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.

  • Worked within applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
  • Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
  • Orchestrated projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
  • Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large projects.

Operations Supervisor

G2 Travel
Taipei
10.2015 - 10.2018
  • Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
  • Compiled training materials for new employees and tracked skill development.
  • Led associate focus groups and meetings to obtain suggestions, address concerns or issues and foster positive relations among team members and management.
  • Evaluated team member performance and productivity, provided feedback and implemented corrective actions.
  • Developed and deepened relationships with customers, and internal stakeholders.

Operations Executive

G2 Travel
Taipei
03.2013 - 09.2015
  • Strategically coordinated operations according to objectives and capabilities, effectively allocating resources to meet demands
  • Applied excellent problem-solving, process development and strategic implementation skills to lead and support all areas of operations.
  • Managed group booking process of tour coach, hotel, tourist attraction.
  • Performed excellent communication with business stakeholders internally and externally.

Education

BBA - International Tourism And Hotel Management

Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
07.2011 - 11.2013

Associate Degree in Business - International Business

National Taipei University of Business
Taipei, Taiwan
09.2005 - 06.2010

Skills

    Projet Management

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Accomplishments

  • Successfully handled a 12,000 passenger MICE project to Switzerland (2019)
  • Successfully handled a 5,000 passenger MICE project to the United Kingdom (2019)
  • Successfully handled a 3,000 passenger MICE project to Germany (2019)

Software

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)

Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)

Photoshop

AutoCad 3D

Timeline

FIT Manager

G2 Travel
01.2020 - Current

Operations Supervisor (Worldwide & MICE)

G2 Travel
09.2018 - 12.2020

Operations Supervisor

G2 Travel
10.2015 - 10.2018

Operations Executive

G2 Travel
03.2013 - 09.2015

BBA - International Tourism And Hotel Management

Griffith University
07.2011 - 11.2013

Associate Degree in Business - International Business

National Taipei University of Business
09.2005 - 06.2010
Chi Yu (Ariel) LaiFIT Manager