Zhang Mei
| Zhang Mei | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
January 7, 1971 Dali City, Yunnan Province |
| Occupation | Travel Specialist |
Zhang Mei is the founder of WildChina Travel. Born in Dali, in China's Yunnan province, Mei attended Yunnan University before running into a Thai banker at a business event who encouraged her to apply to Harvard Business School. After graduation from Harvard, Mei accepted a position working for McKinsey & Company doing corporate consulting. Mei reported feeling unfulfilled by the corporate environment, and after a pro bono assignment investigating conservation for the Nature Conservancy she decided in 2000 to launch her own travel company WildChina.[1]
Personal
Mei is married and has a family with John Pomfret (journalist).[2]
Awards
Mei has been the recipient of numerous travel awards including but not limited to:
- Travel + Leisure's A-List Tour Operator in 2011,[3] 2010,[4] and 2009.[5]
- Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist in 2011[6] and 2010[7]
- Mei was recognized in The Daily Beast's 2012 list of Women in the World for founding sustainable travel company WildChina.[8]
References
- ↑ Beard, Alison (May 2011). "Forced to Shut Down". Harvard Business Review: 1–4.
- ↑ Pomfret, John. Chinese Lessons Five Classmates and the Story of the New China. New York: Henry Holt and Company, LLC, 2006. Print.
- ↑ http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/a-list-worlds-top-travel-agents/12
- ↑ http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/a-list-2010-worlds-top-travel-agents/11
- ↑ http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/a-list-2009-the-129-top-travel-agents/4
- ↑ Perrin, Wendy. "Perrin's People." Conde Nast Traveler Dec. 2011: Print.
- ↑ Perrin, Wendy. "Perrin's People." Conde Nast Traveler Aug. 2010: 120 Print.
- ↑ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/06/dozens-of-women-who-have-made-the-planet-a-better-place-join-2012-women-in-the-world-summit.html
- The Official WildChina website
- The Official WildChina Collection website
- Best Life-Changing Trips - Travel + Leisure
- China's Magic Melting Mountain - Condé Nast Traveler
- Voluntourism in China - JAXFAX Travel Magazine
- Greening China - Pacific Asia Travel Association
- "Forced to Shut Down: Harvard Business Review
- A walk on the wild side: China Daily