UKinbound has recruited two new staff to work on its event operations and marketing as the organisation expands.
Ann Marie Meaney joins as Events and Commercial Manager and Stephanie Blackwell-Graham as Marketing and Communications Manager. Both will report directly to Chief Executive, Mary Rance.
Meaney is tasked with organising and facilitating the increasing number of events UKinbound holds each year, including workshops, seminars and familiarisation trips, as well as handling the association’s business needs and opportunities. She will also hold responsibility for the UKinbound Annual Convention in February, which brings together expert speakers, key political figures and important influencers from the travel industry.
Meaney joins from VisitScotland and has over 15 year’s experience in travel trade exhibitions and events, having previously worked with Reed Travel Exhibitions.
Blackwell-Graham will oversee all marketing and communications activity for UKinbound, increasing awareness of the trade association and promoting its interests in order to publicly push the importance of inbound tourism to the UK.
She will create a strategy that will include online communications and social media channels, as well as traditional media. Prior to joining UKinbound, Blackwell-Graham was Senior Marketing Executive at Visit Kent.
Rance said: “Both Ann Marie and Stephanie bring key skills and experience to the team and their appointments are pivotal for the continued growth and development of UKinbound as we head into 2013.”
UKinbound is the only trade association that represents the UK’s inbound tourism industry including accommodation providers, inbound tour operators, destination marketing, attractions, tourism service providers and ground handlers.
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