Global DMC announced at EIBTM
27 November 2007
Ovation Global DMC, the world’s first global, wholly-owned DMC organisation, today announced its launch at the global meetings and events show EIBTM, Barcelona. Headquartered in Dublin Ireland, Ovation Global DMC is the world's first and only professional organisation offering consistent world class destination management services at over 10 local destination locations throughout the EU and beyond.
Today’s announcement represents an ambitious expansion for the Ovation brand established by industry veterans Patrick Delaney and Pádraic Gilligan in Ireland a decade ago to service the North American market. This new development will draw on the experience of expert local teams in delivering high touch incentive and corporate meeting programmes all around Europe and the Middle East. Memberships and awards from SITE, ISES and MPI are testament to the company’s expertise in the field of destination management.
Commenting on the launch, the company’s Managing Director Patrick Delaney said “Ovation Global will redefine the concept of destination management services by creating a truly professional global organisation run by people who intimately understand the logistical, creative and strategic requirements of meetings, events and incentive travel planners”.
Joint Managing Director Pádraic Gilligan added “At a time when corporations and associations are consolidating their spends and working with fewer, more strategically selected partners, Ovation Global DMC offers the benefits of one-stop-shop, single invoicing over 11 key MICE destinations coupled with consistency in customer service and delivery”.
Ovation will operate initially in Abu Dhabi / Dubai, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Switzerland and the UK with immediate effect. Offices will open in Austria, China, India and Portugal during 2008.