APTRA and WiTR+ to cohost a summer networking event in Hong Kong
The event will take place at Michelin-star restaurant Duddell's
Following the success of its networking lunch in Singapore last month, APTRA has announced the date for its evening of networking in Hong Kong, Summer in the City, in association with Women in Travel Retail (WiTR+).
The event will take place on August 2 from 5.30-8.30pm at Duddell’s, the Michelin-star restaurant in the heart of HK Central, following a sell-out evening there in September 2021 – the first at-scale industry event of its kind in Asia Pacific since lockdown, attended by 100 people.
Summer in the City is open to all APTRA and WiTR+ members and anyone else in the industry and will include fundraising for the Koma Karanth Foundation, the nominated charity of WiTR+, synchronizing with a similar WiTR+ fund-raising event in Singapore on the same evening at Changi Jewel, organized by Chandra Mahtani of Changi Airport Group.
This is a non-profit event at US$100 per person to cover costs. Entry price includes Duddell’s famous dim sum and drinks. Places are limited to 100 and can be booked via admin@aptra.asia on a first come, first served basis.
Sunil Tuli, President of APTRA & Group CEO King Power Group (Hong Kong) said, “Hong Kong is a second home to APTRA with so many of our members and the wider travel retail industry based here, so it’s a natural choice for our Summer in the City evening. After such an enthusiastic response to the APTRA Lunch in Singapore we’re looking forward to bringing people together with WiTR+, which is led in North Asia by APTRA board member, Erin Lillis.
"WiTR+ does a fantastic job in raising funds for its charity of the year at events held around the world. We are happy to support the vital work of this year’s charity, Koma Karanth Foundation, in supporting and facilitating self-sufficiency for under-privileged women in the Philippines and the positive ripples that creates in their families and community, now and for future generations.”
The Koma Karanth Foundation was founded by Maitreyi Karanth in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro in the Philippines. The foundation has built 25 homes, an old age community center and a tutoring center for children. It also provides free lunch and transport for tribal children, and has installed solar streetlights and water pumps in the area.
