About Us - Destination & Hotel Consultancy

How We Work

Uniqueworld promotes hotels, resorts and Destination Management Companies (DMCs) worldwide. By using Uniqueworld in planning your next group meeting, incentive or event you benefit from knowing our members have undergone 'preferred supplier' checks:

Background

Uniqueworld is a hotel and destination consultancy serving the meeting and incentive industry.

Our team has combined client, hotel and destination Management (DMC) experience of over 35 years.

We provide specialist knowledge of the Meeting and Incentive (MICE) travel industry.

We offer tailor made sales and marketing solutions for our member DMCs and Hotels.

We offer a FREE service to Event Planners with destination and hotel solutions.

The Team

Bios are as follows:

Andrew Harvey co-founder & Event Consultant

• Over 22 years International Sales experience within the Events, Meetings and Incentive marketplace.

• 3yrs with a major UK incentive travel company operating programs on behalf of companies worldwide.

• 15 years in International Sales with Global Hotel Groups selling to the Meetings and Incentive Marketplace. Client relationships across all market sectors in UK, Europe, USA and Asia.

• Ran a team of six Sales people in UK selling Globally-Sales in excess of £50m.

• Spent 8 years working in New York City with International Hotel Group.

• Successfully launched and integrated Global Incentive and Meetings Sales Strategy for Hotel Group.

• Active member of key Industry and Sporting organisations & Associations

Christian Hobbs co-founder - Sales & Marketing

• Over 8 years International Marketing & Hospitality experience with major Blue Chip Organisations & the UK Agency Events Industry

• Designed and implemented Marketing Programs in both UK and USA/Canada/ & Asia. – Kempinski Hotels & Resorts, Pan Pacific Hotels & Resorts, Omni Hotels & Resorts & Rydges Hotels.

• Planned and ran events for both external and internal customers in UK and overseas. • (BA hons) International Hospitality Business Management.

• (Active member of Board for Key Event Industry and Sporting Organisations and Associations.

• Strong relationships within agency & corporate market for generating new business.

James Balaam – Group Sales Manager

• 5 Years teamleader telesales experience with 3 years hotel management experience.

• Strong planning/hospitality skills within the 4 & 5 Star environment.

• Experience within the UK & Europe and has planned a number of promotional tours and events.

Heike Kiefer – Sales Co-ordinator

• 3 Years hotel experience.

• Strong planning/hospitality skills within the 4 & 5 Star environment.

Clients

Uniqueworld work with UK & Ireland based event planner agencies involved in; Event Management, Production, Venue Finding/Site Selection and Experiential Marketing. We believe traditional face to face sales with appropriate marketing support is imperative to regularly update key UK accounts. Ultimately providing true and ‘active’ representation of our members.

• Adding Value
• AYMTM
• Banks Sadler
• BI International
• Euro RSCG Skybridge Plc
• Flexi Conference & Incentives
• Grass Roots HBI
• Incredibull
• Jack Morton
• Kuoni Events LTD
• Line Up
• Olive 360
• Oxford International
• P&MM
• River Event
• Universal Procon
• W&O
• World Event Management Ltd
• Worldspan International Plc
• WRP
• Zibrant

Member organizations

ITM/Eventia, MPI