Andrea Hutchinson

Industry Relations Director at Questex Travel & Hospitality Group

Andrea began her travel and hospitality career in her home country, Jamaica. Returning to Jamaica from university in the United States and a stint with the World Health Organization in Switzerland, it was a journey that took her from managing destination campaigns (Jamaica, South Africa, Argentina) to marketing hotels across Jamaica and working on events like the MTV Spring Break, the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, Reggae Sunsplash and the Bob Marley TNT Tribute.

Andrea was then asked to use her travel industry experience to help build a series of adventure travel trade shows. It was there she made her transition into full time event management.

Since then, she has helped to design events in the US and internationally – from creating strategy, marketing, activating, sponsorship sales, developing content, managing budgets and logistics to negotiating with vendors. Using her second sense to listen to her employer's or client’s needs, she has always brought her network of contacts to the table when she can, simply because she understands the magic of connecting people.

Andrea has seen the power of events to move the needle. She believes that there is no other medium that connects people, ideas and innovates the way that events do, allowing stakeholders to walk away from an experience having changed the way they see things or do business.

Andrea is currently Senior Manager, Marketing & Buyer Acquisition within the Travel & Hospitality group at Questex.