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Ann Marie Bush, appointed as new IBTM Portfolio Head of Sales. Ann Marie has over 15 years’ experience in new business sales to global Enterprise clients and joins IBTM from American Express Meetings & Events, where she was Senior Manager Global Business Development & Strategy.

SITE Crystal Awards open for submissions. Until July 26 is possible to present and opt for one of these awards that reward creativity, innovation and excellence in incentive travel. Candidates must collect incentive trips that have been made between July 1, 2018 and June 1 of this year. The winners will be announced during Global Conference in Vancouver in January 2020.

Creative dots grows internationally with the opening of headquarters in Germany. The consultancy agency has signed a strategic alliance with Gerrit Jessen, CEO of GJ Communication & Management GmbH.

CWT M & E has been selected as a partner of the 2021 Alpine Ski World Championship to be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The event will welcome ski professionals from 70 countries.

FCB & FiRe gets into eSports. The agency, following its focus on advertising and entertainment, launches its gaming division called FiReSPORTS. He has signed players in disciplines such as the League of Legends, Fornite, or Call of Duty to set up a sports club but online. The players train in their own spaces called gaming offices located in the offices of FCB & FiRe.

Vok Dams, the agency for events and live-marketing, has developed a new offer for its clients the Vok Dams Safety Check, a comprehensive security consulting – individually tailored to the customer’s event. This individual package of measures can be implemented either by the client or by the agency.

This June Kuoni Congress achieved ISO 20121 certification for the Sustainability Event Management System that has been established in its offices of Barcelona, Copenhagen and Geneva. In 2019 Kuoni Congress Vienna will also enter the scope of the certification which will eventually be extended to cover the whole of Kuoni Destination Management division.

Euromic announces Green Inspirations-DMC as its newest member, as from August 1st, 2017, covering two key meetings, conferences & incentives destinations: Tanzania and Kenya.

euromic welcomes new member in the British Isles from June 1st, 2017: Cashel Travel.A new member, covering two key meetings, conferences & incentives destinations: Great Britain and Ireland. Cashel Travel offers unique access to many of these locations, perfect for business travel and themed events. London is often referred to as the gateway to Europe, and Cashel Travel specializes in all the ins and outs of this highly visited and admired location. Within the British Isles, Cashel Travel also provides services in Scotland and Wales

EuBea has announced the name of EuBea Jury President: Andrea Faflíková, CEEMEA Senior PR & Event Manager of The LEGO Group. Andrea Faflíková, the first woman president of EuBea Jury, will lead a panel composed by representatives of big corporations with international responsibilities and by members of European national event agencies’ associations.

Pacific World set to expand incentive experiences into Mauritius, Dominican Republic and Turkey

Eventex Awards has announced an extension to the deadline for entry registration and submissions, with the deadline now set for 30 Nov 2016. This makes it an extra month for interested companies to register for the awards and send in their entries.

London’s convention bureau has experienced a major increase in enquiries this summer following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.Between June and September this year, London’s CVB received a 41 per cent jump in enquiries compared to the same period last year.

Marriott International has completed the Starwood Hotels & Resorts acquisition. Marriott becomes the largest chain in the world with 30 leading brands and more than 5,700 hotels.

1,500 world experts in otolaryngology will go to Sevilla next October.

Yarr TV presents new features to socialwall that will help multiply the impact on social networks: new ways of presenting information on screen, display multiple contents simultaneously in several rows or several columns.

Kenes Group has decided to include Latin America in its new strategic plan and has signed agreements with Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru for greater operational presence.

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) announces the acquisition of KDS, a global provider of travel technology solutions.

El Batel will host the 3rd meeting “Educando para Emprender” on 11th and 12th of November.