BESydney has appointed Rahul Shah as Director for North America to lead the organisation’s presence across the US and Canada to maximise global meeting opportunities in both the Association and Corporate/Incentive markets. Based in Toronto, Shah is an Association specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the North American business events industry, having represented the…
Joyned appoints Sergio Vargas Johansson as Managing Director of Travel
Award-winning Jerusalem-based startup Joyned has announced the appointment of Sergio Vargas Johansson as its Managing Director of Travel. Vargas Johansson will be responsible for the company’s commercial strategy, market expansion and business development within the travel sector. With a wealth of travel and technology experience, he has worked at Amadeus for over 20 years, most recently as VP of…
Singapore Tourism Board appoints Lim Kean Bon as the Area Director, India, South Asia, and Africa
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced the appointment of Lim Kean Bon as Area Director, India, South Asia, and Africa on September 1. He will succeed Raymond Lim as the India market lead based in New Delhi, leading STB’s promotion, and travel trade engagement activities in Northern and Eastern India to sustain and grow affinity…
HVS appoints Sophie Perret as Managing Director, London
Global hotel advisory firm HVS has announced the appointment of Sophie Perret as managing director of its London office. Sophie joined HVS Madrid in 2003 and relocated to London three years later. Since joining HVS she has advised on hotel investment projects and related assignments throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East and is responsible for the development…
FCM Appoints Kevin Yang Wen Xuan as Commercial Director of China
Global business travel management company FCM announced Kevin Yang Wen Xuan’s appointment as China’s Commercial Director. He will lead the team to fully expand the company’s business in the Chinese market and accelerate the realisation of business goals. Yang has nearly ten years of experience in the industry and has held several business development positions.…
Windstar Cruises appoints Joe Jiffo as Director of Field Sales
Windstar Cruises has named Joe Jiffo as the new director of field sales, where he is responsible for guiding the small ship cruise line’s North America field sales team and inside sales team, with a key focus on increasing brand awareness in the travel advisor community and connecting with our trade partners. Jiffo has an…
Richard Toomer taken over as Executive Director of the Tourism Alliance
The Tourism Alliance has announced that Richard Toomer has taken over as Executive Director of the organisation following the retirement of Kurt Janson OBE. The Tourism Alliance is the umbrella trade association representing more than 65 organisations in every part of the tourism industry, including inbound, outbound and the domestic sector. The Alliance’s main roles are…
