Operating Offices
- Katie Buxton
General Manager
Katie Buxton
An Australian national, Katie Buxton brings a wealth of travel, business and management expertise to her role as the General Manager of our Hong Kong office.
A passion for travel has always driven and informed her career choices. Armed with a Bachelor of Business, Catering and Hotel Management Katie set off overseas for work and adventure, travelling extensively throughout Asia and Europe. Finally settling in London, she worked for four years as an Event Manager in one of the city’s top 5-star hotels managing some of the most exclusive clients and organising some of the hotel’s most extravagant events.
On her return to Melbourne, she continued to expand her events experience whilst working as an Account Director for a corporate incentive and conference organisation. Here, Katie devised, planned and implemented incentive travel programmes for some of Australia’s biggest and most wellknown brands. Using her superior organisational skills, travel knowledge and impeccable attention-to-detail, Katie managed small and large groups and events in some of the most exciting and challenging travel destinations in the world.
It’s this extensive multi-faceted client-side experience that provides Katie with a unique insight and sound client-side understanding of the DMC business. She brings to Destination Asia a strong operational know-how, a thorough understanding of the travel and incentive industry, and a hands-on, can-do approach that is primarily focused on customer service and providing the best possible client outcomes.
Katie’s strong background in hospitality and her love of food and wine, has taken her to some of the world’s best hotels and restaurants. It is this passion that drew her to Hong Kong, both as a travel destination, and one that she now proudly calls home. Katie is constantly enthralled by the sheer style and magnitude of the experiences that Hong Kong has to offer.
With over 10,000 restaurants to try, she’s never short of a dinner plan, and when she’s not out enjoying the dining and cultural attractions, shopping has become one of her favourite past time.
