TORONTO — Merit Travel Group has appointed Joshua Amiel as Vice President of Sales and Account Management for its corporate travel management division, MeritBiz.

Working with Dirk Baerts, President, MeritBiz, Amiel will develop and implement new sales and client retentions strategies for MeritBiz as well as provide leadership to the Sales and Account Management teams.

“We welcome Joshua Amiel as a very strong addition to the team,” said Baerts. “He brings a wealth of travel industry experience in sales and account management, with local, regional and global accounts.”

Amiel’s 15 years+ of travel industry experience includes a combination of leisure, airline, teaching, TMC and tour operator roles and covers hotel management in the D.R., Director of Product Development at Zoom Airlines & Go Travel Direct and part-time teaching in Travel and Tourism at Algonquin College.

“I look forward to being part of a brand that has earned a reputation for service-centric corporate travel management,” said Amiel.