Joshua Amiel Joins MeritBiz as VP, Sales and Account Management

Merit Travel Group has appointed Joshua Amiel as Vice President of Sales and Account Management for their corporate travel management division, MeritBiz.

Amiel will have overall responsibility for developing and implementing new sales and client retentions strategies for MeritBiz, as well as providing leadership to the Sales and Account Management teams. Working closely with Dirk Baerts, President, MeritBiz, Amiel will ensure successful alignment of sales and new business prospecting in support of business growth objectives.

"We welcome Joshua Amiel as a very strong addition to the team." said Dirk Baerts, President, MeritBiz. Baerts added, "He brings a wealth of travel industry experience in sales and account management, with local, regional and global accounts. Our promise to clients is delivering high quality travel management services so they can focus on their core business, without travel becoming a time-consuming distraction. Joshua's proven relationship building and leadership skills are an asset to our team and align well with our brand promise."

Joshua Amiel brings more than 15 years of travel industry experience to the role, in a combination of leisure, airline, teaching, travel management company (TMC) and tour operator roles. He holds a Bachelor of International Business from Carleton University as well as an MBA from Queen's University. His experience includes Hotel Management in the Dominican Republic, Director of Product Development at Zoom Airlines & Go Travel Direct, as well as teaching as a part-time professor in Travel and Tourism at Algonquin College. Joshua's TMC experience includes time both as a Global Business Manager where he was responsible for all aspects of client contracts, planning and execution, and as Senior Director of Global Sales responsible for the Canadian market. Joshua is an active member of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives [ACTE] and is currently the co-chair for Canada.

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