AITO has announced the appointment of Marietta Maidman to the newly created role of trade partnerships manager.
She was formerly a sales manager at Belmond where she worked with its trade partners. In her new role at AITO, Marietta has been tasked with increasing and strengthening memberships, together with improving communications and relationships across all trade partnerships.
Martyn Sumners, executive director of AITO, said: "We are delighted to welcome Marietta to the AITO team, who has a wealth of specialist travel industry experience, and to create what I see as a vital new role for the continued growth and success of AITO."
She earlier worked at Fred Olsen as well.
On the new role, Maidman said: "It was wonderful to kick off my new role at AITO's annual Meets the Media event last night. I'm very excited to join AITO and use my skills and knowledge gained from my previous positions within the industry to develop new partnerships and strengthen existing relationships."
