About Me
Shannon Bailey is a passionate, well cultured, results driven Trade Sales Director responsible for the development and execution of the overall Trade Sales strategies in the B2B and B2C network in the Asia Pacific region for leading global, world class attraction company Merlin Entertainments Group. Merlin operates over 140 attractions in 24 countries including the iconic Madame Tussauds portfolio, SEA LIFE brand and LEGOLAND Discovery Centres and Parks Shannon is a well-rounded, inclusive, experienced, hands on professional with over 20 years’ experience in leading and developing diverse, engaged, and adaptable Sales Teams to deliver high performance in a hybrid remote working environment while maintaining and building strong strategic partnerships.
Has Spoken At
Wednesday, June 24 2026 | 12:30 PM AEST
Purpose + Profit: Scaling a Tour Business as a Social Enterprise
Building a successful tourism business is challenging. Building one that creates meaningful social impact while remaining commercially sustainable is even harder. In this inspiring and practical keynote talk, the founder…
Wednesday, June 24 2026 | 09:40 AM AEST
Working with OTAs: An Arival Town Hall with Viator, GetYourGuide, Merlin, Sydney Opera House and Local Sauce Tours
The OTA landscape has reshaped how experiences are discovered and booked across the Oceania and APAC regions. Whether you're a world-renowned attraction like the Sydney Opera House, a global brand…
Monday, June 22 2026 | 16:25 PM AEST
Disrupted: Who Wins AI’s Distribution Wars? – The Great Debate III
As AI reshapes how travelers search, choose, and book, the distribution landscape is getting a major shakeup. Will AI agents and smarter tools tip the scales toward direct bookings? Or…


