29 Nov, 2016
John M. Daniels, President Director, Bali Discovery Tours
Date and Place of Birth: August 16, 1953, Michigan, USA
Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. B.A. Graduate 1975. Summa Cuma Laude. Phi Beta Kappa key recipient.
Certified Hotel Administrator, American Hotel and Motel Association.
Career
Bali Discovery Tours – President Director – January 2000 to present
Spice Island Cruises – Managing Director – April 1984 – January 2000
Jakarta Mandarin Hotel – Director of Sales and Marketing – January 1981 – April 1984
Northwest Orient Airlines – Manager of General Sales Agency for Indonesia & Singapore – 1979 – 1981
Other Positions /Awards
2007 PATA Gold Award for Best Asia-Pacific Newsletter – Bali Update.
2005 Appointed by the Governor of Bali to Head the Communications and Press Section of the Bali Recovery Team.
2003 Awarded the “Karykarana Pariwisata” award by the governor of Bali for services to Bali tourism and culture.
2000-2003 Chairman of the PATA Bali Chapter and headed successful bid that brought the PATA Conference to Bali in 2003.
1995 Received “Adikarya Pariwisata” trophy from the Republic of Indonesia for contributions to national tourism development.
1994 Named “Travel Personality of the Year” by PATA Indonesia Chapter.
1994-1997 Member of the international PATA Advisory Council
1994-2000 Vice-Chairman of the Bali Chapter of PATA
1998-1999 Member of the Board of Director of Bali Promo
1990-1994 Director of SKAL Indonesia
1990-1996 Director of Indonesian Chapter of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association)
1989 Co-founder of Citra Baru Foundation which provided surgical treatment to 400 children annually suffering from Cranial Facial deformities.
1984 Treasurer and fund raiser for project that built the American Studies Center at the University of Indonesia.
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