About Phoenix Destinations

Incentives That Inspire Teams

Phoenix Destinations is an Indochina based incentive travel and corporate experience partner designing meaningful programs across Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Who We Are

Meaningful Journeys That Inspire Teams

Phoenix Destinations is an Indochina based incentive travel and corporate experience partner for international companies, event agencies, corporate groups and institutional partners.

We create incentive journeys, corporate meetings, team building programs, gala events and destination experiences that inspire people, strengthen teams and create lasting memories.

Our work is built around one simple belief: incentive travel should do more than reward performance. It should bring people together, reconnect teams with purpose, celebrate achievement and create shared experiences that continue to inspire long after the journey ends.

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Vision & Mission

Inspiring Teams Through Meaningful Journeys

Vision

To inspire teams through meaningful journeys across Indochina.

Phoenix Destinations envisions becoming one of the leading incentive travel and corporate experience partners in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, recognized for creating programs that strengthen organizations, connect people and leave lasting impact.

We believe incentive travel should go beyond rewards and become a powerful platform for team inspiration, cultural understanding, human connection and meaningful shared experiences.

Mission

Designing incentive experiences that connect people, celebrate achievement and create lasting impact.

Our mission is to design and deliver incentive travel, corporate meetings, team building programs, gala events and destination experiences that inspire teams through meaningful, professionally managed and culturally grounded journeys across Indochina.

Through reliable event logistics, thoughtful program design and strong local partnerships, we create journeys that feel seamless, inspiring and genuinely memorable for every participant.

Our Story

Our Story

Our story began in 2013 when Ryan Truong founded the company under the name Asia Phoenix Events and Travel. From the beginning, the business was built around culturally rooted travel, creative event design, and well managed programs across Indochina, with a strong emphasis on real local experiences, thoughtful itinerary planning, and dependable service.

In 2017, Ryan also co founded the introduction of Catalyst Team Building to Vietnam. This important milestone expanded the company’s capability in structured group experiences, team engagement, and learning driven event design, while strengthening its connection to international standards in facilitation, collaboration, and organizational development.

In 2023, Ryan made an important personal and strategic decision to step away from his work at Asia Phoenix Events and Travel. He transferred full ownership of the company to his younger sister, allowing the existing business to continue under new leadership while he took time to explore new ideas, new directions, and stronger solutions for the future. This period became a meaningful turning point, giving Ryan the space to rethink how travel, learning, corporate experiences, incentive programs, and community impact could be brought together in a more focused and purpose driven way.

In October 2025, the business entered a new chapter and was repositioned under the Phoenix Destinations brand. This was more than a name change. It marked a strategic renewal of the company’s direction, service architecture, and international identity. Phoenix Destinations became a subsidiary within IPTM Group, giving the company stronger support in business operations, management systems, human resources, and long term growth capability.

This transition made Phoenix Destinations significantly stronger. With the support of IPTM Group, the company was able to build a more focused leadership structure and sharpen its role as an Indochina based incentive travel and corporate experience partner specializing in Incentive Travel, Corporate Meetings, Team Building Programs, Gala Dinners And Award Events, Destination Experiences, and Event Logistics.

As part of this new phase, Dung Truong was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Destinations. With more than 15 years of experience in MICE and travel, he leads the company’s day to day operations, service quality, and business execution. Cathy Nguyen joined the leadership team to lead sales and business development, bringing strong commercial energy and international market perspective. Ryan Truong continues to focus on strategic direction, sales, and marketing, ensuring that the brand remains clear, purposeful, and connected to the company’s long term vision.

The year 2025 therefore marked not only a rebranding, but also a deeper transformation. Phoenix Destinations became more structured, more capable, and better positioned to serve international companies, event agencies, corporate groups, institutions and partners with experiences that inspire teams, strengthen organizations and create meaningful impact across Indochina.

Our Team

People Behind The Journeys

Dung Truong

Dung Truong

Chief Executive Officer

Dung Truong oversees the overall operations and business performance of Phoenix Destinations. With more than 15 years of experience in MICE and travel, he ensures service quality, operational efficiency and sustainable growth across all programs and markets. His leadership helps Phoenix Destinations deliver incentive travel, corporate meetings, team building programs and destination experiences with professional discipline and reliable execution.

Ryan Truong

Ryan Truong

Founder | Strategy & Marketing Director

Ryan Truong is the founder of Phoenix Destinations and leads the company’s strategic direction and brand development. With a strong focus on culturally grounded travel, incentive experience design and destination storytelling, he shapes the vision of the company, ensuring that every program reflects authenticity, purpose and long term value. His role connects brand strategy, sales direction and the company’s mission to inspire teams through meaningful journeys.

Cathy Nguyen

Cathy Nguyen

Sales Manager

Cathy Nguyen leads business development and client relations, bringing a strong international perspective through her Vietnamese and French background. She works closely with partners and clients to design tailored programs that meet both commercial and experiential expectations. Her work helps transform client objectives into practical, inspiring and well structured incentive and corporate experience proposals.

Sara Phan

Sara Phan

US Representative | Educational Program Advisor

Based in Missouri, USA, Sara Phan supports international coordination and educational program development. With a background in tourism education and field training, she ensures that educational journeys and learning based programs are structured, meaningful and aligned with international standards. Her role also strengthens the company’s connection with overseas partners and North American clients.

Jenny Nguyen

Jenny Nguyen

Finance Manager

Jenny Nguyen is responsible for financial planning, budgeting and cost control across all operations. This role ensures transparency, efficiency and financial sustainability, supporting the company’s ability to deliver high quality experiences while maintaining strong internal discipline. Her work supports both client confidence and long term operational stability.

Christophe Angelet

Christophe Angelet

European Representative

Based in Brugge, Belgium, Christophe Angelet supports communication and partnerships across the European market. He helps ensure clarity, consistency and strong relationships with schools, institutions, companies and travel partners. His presence in Europe supports Phoenix Destinations’ long term international connection and partnership development.

Our Philosophy

Incentive Experiences With Purpose

At Phoenix Destinations, we believe that every incentive journey should have purpose. A successful program is not only about beautiful hotels, smooth transportation or impressive activities. It is about how people feel, how teams connect, and what kind of memories they bring back to their organization.

We believe incentive travel is one of the most powerful ways for companies to recognize achievement, motivate performance and build a stronger culture. When people travel together, share meals, face challenges, discover new places and celebrate success in a meaningful setting, they often return with deeper trust, stronger relationships and renewed energy.

We also believe that meaningful corporate experiences must be rooted in respect, curiosity and responsibility. Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are not just beautiful destinations. They are living cultures with local communities, traditions, stories and human connections. This is why we design every program with care, local sensitivity and a strong respect for the places we operate.

Our philosophy is simple: design incentive experiences that inspire teams, respect destinations and create value for everyone involved. We do not create programs only to impress on the surface. We create journeys that help people connect with one another, with local culture and with a larger sense of shared purpose.

This is why our work goes beyond itineraries and logistics. We focus on the quality of each encounter, the flow of each program, the emotional value of each moment and the long term meaning created for companies, participants, partners and communities.

Giving back
Giving Back

Experience That Gives Back

Giving back is not an added feature of Phoenix Destinations. It is part of how we define meaningful incentive travel.

As an incentive travel and corporate experience company, we believe every journey should create value beyond the meeting room, beyond the gala dinner and beyond the destination itself. A well designed program can inspire teams, support local communities, create opportunities for trusted local suppliers and help international guests experience the real life, culture and hospitality of the places they visit.

A core part of our long term vision is to build a business that inspires people while also contributing to the future of others. A portion of the company’s profit is intended to support education focused initiatives in Vietnam, especially for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Through this commitment, Phoenix Destinations aims to turn successful corporate journeys into opportunities for learning, access and long term hope.

For us, Experience That Gives Back is not simply a statement. It is a guiding principle. It reflects our belief that incentive travel should not only reward teams and create lasting memories, but also leave a positive human impact in the communities that welcome us.

Our Core Values

Values That Guide Every Journey

01

Purposeful Experience

Every journey must have a clear purpose, whether it is designed to reward achievement, reconnect leaders, motivate employees, recognize partners or celebrate company milestones.

02

Team Inspiration

We design programs that help people feel recognized, connected and motivated. Every activity, dinner, meeting and destination experience is part of a larger journey of team inspiration.

03

Cultural Respect

We approach Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia with humility and respect, ensuring every program honors local cultures, traditions, communities and stories with care.

04

Authentic Connection

We create opportunities for genuine interaction with local people, everyday life and real hospitality, helping participants understand each destination through human connection.

05

Responsible Engagement

Our programs are designed with ethical standards, local sensitivity and a commitment to supporting partners, communities and destinations in positive ways.

06

Safety And Care

The wellbeing, safety and dignity of participants are supported through careful planning, trusted partners, clear communication and strong local coordination.

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Thoughtful Design

Each journey is planned with balanced pacing, clear structure, reliable logistics and enough flexibility to support comfort, engagement and memorable experiences.

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Long Term Impact

The best incentive programs continue beyond the trip through stronger relationships, renewed motivation, better teamwork, local contribution and positive shared memories.

Incentive Journeys That Inspire Teams

At Phoenix Destinations, we believe the best incentive journeys are not only well organized. They are meaningful, energizing and deeply human.

From incentive travel and corporate meetings to team building programs, gala events and destination experiences across Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, our mission is to create programs that inspire people, strengthen teams and leave positive impact wherever we operate.

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