Kuoni Destination Management, part of the worldwide Kuoni Travel Group, announced today the hiring of Mr. Robert E. de Leon as the newly designated Senior Sales Manager Meeting & Incentives North America.

Renowned for its extensive worldwide travel network and ground operations, Kuoni Destination Management has spent the past several years laying the groundwork for its MICE product lines before culminating its strategic move into the US marketplace.

Mr. de Leon has over 25 years experience in the Travel Industry, having started his career with Air France in Los Angeles, California. In 1987, Air France moved him to Atlanta, Georgia where he developed the market in the South East, focusing on Groups, Meeting and Incentives. He has also worked for Concorde Hotels, Fiesta Americana Hotels and Jet Vacations.

Kuoni Destination Management is interacting with its thirteen strategic DMC divisions throughout Europe and its six AlliedTPro offices in North America. The company offers a comprehensive network of event specialist personnel able to handle services throughout the world, be it from a snowmobile safari in Lapland to a private concert in the rich cultural center of Prague.

Kuoni gives its Meetings & Incentives target market (Incentive & Marketing Houses, Travel Fulfillment Houses and Meeting Planning companies) the security of knowing that whatever their needs are, they can count on the exacting standards, services and personal commitment that the Kuoni name has stood for since its founding in 1906.

The destination management network’s main offices are located at: Austria (Vienna), Benelux (Amsterdam), China (Hong Kong), Czech Republic (Prague), France (Paris), Southern France & Monaco (Nice), Greece (Athens), Hungary (Budapest), India (New Delhi), Italy (Rome), Kenya (Nairobi & Mombassa), Scandinavia (Copenhagen), South Africa (Cape Town), Spain (Madrid & Barcelona), United Kingdom (London), USA (New York) and Switzerland (Zurich & Geneva). http://www.kuoni-incoming.com