Philip Haines

Philip Haines has 40 years management experience in events and tourism. This includes:

• Founding, running and selling an event management software company.
• Buying, managing and selling a tourism technology company.
• GM of a international reservation management systems company.
• Financial and IT management of a travel group including a tour operator and event management company.
• Live event and concert promotion.
• Management consultancy to government, private sector and associations.
• Director of a professional services benchmarking company.

He is a Fellow of The Tourism Society, a regular speaker at conferences worldwide, and a former Advisory Council member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association.

Hainesnet projects are led by Philip Haines together with other experienced and professional partners.

Concert promotion in 1971 –1973 including David Bowie,

• Financial Controller at the Meon Travel Group 1976 – 1984, including responsibility for implementing a tour operator reservation system sourced from Canada.
• General Manager Infocentre Travel Systems, Canada 1984 – 1989 –
• Owner Infocentre Travel Systems 1989 – 1999
• Owner Eventbookings Ltd 1999 – 2008
• Owner Hainesnet Ltd. 2010 +