The seasoned hospitality expert to direct the business and oversee its partner agencies in the Middle East. Originally from the UK, she adds well-honed expertise to MPI’s top management team.
The destination management agency-cluster headquartered in Dubai completes a seamless handover of the baton in its leadership position: As of now, Paula Lacey takes over responsibility for the DMCs in the UAE and Oman from Josep-Antón Grases. With her background in partnership management, sales and marketing, the experienced general manager enriches the focus of the subsidiaries.
“We would like to thank Josep-Antón for his dedication and trustworthy work and look forward to shaping the future of Meeting Point Emirates and Oman with Paula. With her, we have gained an internationally experienced and passionate tourism expert as the new head of one of our largest DMCs”, says FTI GROUP CEO DMC Mario Habig, adding: “We are confident that with her more than 30 years of experience in the industry, her extensive business network and her strong team spirit, our company will continue its success story under her leadership.”
Throughout her career, Lacey has demonstrated her expertise in the tourism industry in various positions in the Emirates and Europe: Previous roles include Group Commercial, Marketing and Membership Director at Advantage Travel Partnership, a number of senior roles at TUI UK and Global Franchise Director at Easy Hotel. In her most recent role as Commercial Director of Connecting Travel in Dubai, she designed and implemented the pre-launch and launch strategy from scratch and developed commercial relationships across the region. Paula Lacey reports to Mario Habig, CEO of Meeting Point International.
