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Our founder

Manuel Denoual — AI Marketing Consultant for Hospitality & Travel

Manuel is a full-funnel digital marketing leader with over 18 years of international experience. He has partnered with world-leading hospitality groups, independent hotels and travel brands, enabling them to deliver sustainable digital direct growth across their APAC destinations.

Manuel Denoual — Founder of Ahead Gaining, AI Marketing Consultant for Hospitality & Travel, based in Singapore
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Areas of expertise

Hospitality & Travel + Marketing + AI =
Ahead Gaining Consultancy.

Hospitality & Travel

Combines hands-on experience partnering with world-leading hospitality and travel brands on their digital strategies, with an MBA in Tourism & Hospitality Management from ESG Management School and a Certification in Hotel Distribution, Revenue and Demand Management from ESSEC Business School.

Digital Marketing

Held senior digital marketing roles across Dentsu, GroupM, Omnicom Media Group and Neil Patel Digital, with performance marketing expertise spanning SEM, SEO, paid social, programmatic, content, metasearch and affiliates. Proven track record in delivering marketing trainings.

Artificial Intelligence

Early adopter of AI to enhance marketing performance and personalisation. He has since then developed his expertise in generative AI and agentic AI through specialised training programs from IBM and Vanderbilt University, and by completing OpenAI and Anthropic online academies.