AIC Creates Host Agency Sales Department

Image: UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya. (Source: Travel Impressions)
Image: UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya. (Source: Travel Impressions)
Claudette Covey
by Claudette Covey
Last updated: 12:10 PM ET, Wed August 6, 2025

Bolstering its support for the travel trade, AIC Hotel Group has formed a host agency sales department, naming Laura Blanco to head up the new venture as director of host agency sales.

“As AIC Hotel Group embarks on this exciting new chapter, partners can anticipate heightened collaboration and a renewed emphasis on partnership excellence,” the company said.

Blanco, who spent 15 years at Cruise Planners, where she played a crucial role in “diversifying the business in land travel and working as the supplier relations liaison.

She also served as a business development manager for Sandals and Beaches resorts and Costa Cruises.

“Supporting entrepreneurs and growing businesses has always been my passion, along with a deep love for the travel industry and world-class resorts,” Blanco said.” With AIC Hotel Group, I’m fortunate to combine both – focusing on a vital segment of the distribution channel while doing what I truly love.”

AIC Hotel Group is responsible for the sales and marketing of Eden Roc Miami Beach; Nobu hotels in Miami Beach and Chicago; Hard Rock all-inclusive hotels in the Caribbean and Mexico; and UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya.


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