In 1990, Anthony Wong, the Managing Director, established the Destination Management and Conference & Exhibition Company, AOS Convention & Events Sdn.Bhd. (AOS), to meet the growth of the Destination Management and Conference & Exhibition market in Malaysia. To date AOS has successfully handled and managed groups from 20 to 6000 pax, and was awarded Tourism Malaysia's Gold for Best Incentive Program in 1994.
To improve the standards of conference organization, Anthony attended the 20th International Association of Professional Conference Organizers (IAPCO) seminar in Zurich. This experience has helped to provide a more personalized, professional and value for money service to event hosts.
Anthony is also on the advisory boards of the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) and Ministries of Agriculture, Youth & Sports, Education and Fisheries Development Authority. He is also the Chairman of the PATA Environment committee. His efforts to develop the tourism and convention industry have not gone unrecognized. He was an invited speaker on 2 PATA Adventure Marts - in Karachi, Pakistan and Balikpapan, Indonesia, the Australian Incentive Association conference as well as PATA European Chapters Meeting on Environment, Culture and Heritage Sustainable Tourism in Istanbul, Turkey.
In February 2007, Anthony was awarded "Industry Person of the Year" in the Asia Pacific region by Reed Travel Exhibitions in Melbourne, Australia during AIME 2007. This award is in recognition of Anthony's contribution towards the success of the meeting and incentives industry.
Locally he has spoken in a number of seminars and conference, such as the 1st and 2nd Asian Sport Tourism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, the Incentive Travel Seminar organize by Sabah Tourist Guides Association in Sabah, the Malaysian Incentive seminar organize by MTPB in Penang, Pahang Guide Association, MARA as speaker for their Tourist Guide Courses, Taylor's College School of Hotel Management Professional Activities for Diploma and Higher Diploma Students, ICCA Asia Pacific Educational Seminar on the meeting industry in Kuala Lumpur, Incentive Travel Conventions & Meetings Asia (IT&CMA) by SITE Malaysia Chapter and by the Global PCO.
Anthony is an International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) member and Asia Pacific Chapter.
AOS had successfully won a bid to host the World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) year 2003 which attracted more than 12 thousand arrivals to the country and generating an estimated USD1.4 million from this event.
His favorite motto "Don't go where the path lead, rather go where there's no path and leave a trail......."
