Philipp Schlaefer is a senior executive with extensive international experience in travel, hospitality, digital commerce, and consumer-facing platforms. He currently serves as Director, Hotels.com APAC at Expedia Group, where he leads retail strategy and operations across North Asia, including Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore.

At Expedia Group, Philipp has held multiple senior leadership roles spanning product, commercial strategy, and regional management. His responsibilities have included oversight of market performance, partner strategy, and platform growth across highly competitive, digitally driven travel markets. His work requires close coordination across global teams, data-led decision-making, and alignment between commercial objectives, partner relationships, and operational execution.

Prior to his current role, Philipp held senior positions within Expedia Group’s product and commercial functions, including leadership roles focused on retail product strategy and B2C trading performance across Asia-Pacific. Earlier in his career, he worked in senior roles at Vodafone, contributing to product development, proposition strategy, and business development within consumer technology and mobile services. He also co-founded Forte Ltd., a leadership consulting firm based in the United Kingdom.

Philipp holds an MBA from RWTH Aachen University, a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Economics from the University of Basel, and a Master of Science in Psychology from the University of East London, where his academic work focused on performance, motivation, and behavioural drivers.

As an Advisory Board Member of Reflections Group, Philipp provides strategic insight on hospitality distribution, digital platforms, consumer behaviour, and international market dynamics. His role is advisory in nature, contributing external perspective and sector experience in support of long-term strategy, without executive or governance responsibilities.