HANOI, Vietnam – Openasia recently appointed Doan Bao to the role of sales and marketing manager for the Emeraude Classic Cruises in Halong Bay, one of Vietnam’s most distinctive heritage cruises.
Doan Bao got his start in the tourism industry in 2004 working as a tour guide and product manager for leading travel and tour operators in Hanoi, including ODC Travel, Focus Travel and Little Orient Travel.
In 2011, Doan Bao joined the Emeraude’s office in Hanoi as a sales executive, and a year later was promoted to Digital Marketing Manager for a number of top hospitality properties in Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar.
In addition to a degree in computer programming from the Genetic Computer School Singapore, Doan Bao studied French for four years at the French Institute of Hanoi and has completed courses in Hotel Revenue Management from Cornell University, and in Marketing from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.