Accor has announced its global strategic partnership with United Networks of International Corporate Event Organizers (UNICEO), making it the second hotel group to establish a strategic partnership with the association for corporate events excellence. UNICEO is the international association bringing together senior decision-makers in charge of corporate events representing major companies and associations internationally.
The partnership includes providing support for the activities of the non-profit association based in Geneva and collaboration with its global membership of senior corporate event and meeting planners worldwide. By partnering with UNICEO, Accor will benefit from closer access to senior decision-makers responsible for the corporate events of major international companies and associations, strengthening Accor’s position in the meetings and events segment.
Laurent Fuchs, who leads UNICEO globally, commented: “Accor is one of the leading hospitality companies in the world and owns the most prestigious brands. We are honored to be selected as one of their global partners. This partnership will provide our association with valuable support, and our members with a global expertise of hundreds of venues for their events therefore positively contributing to their events ‘excellence and to UNICEO development and leadership.”
Meenaz Diamond, Accor SVP M&E, airlines and trade marketing, said: “We are delighted to announce our partnership with UNICEO, as we believe in the power of collaboration to create positive change. Working with UNICEO’s community of event planners will provide important insights to help us design initiatives that improve the hotel experience of corporate event planners.”
For more information, visit www.uniceo.org.
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