euromic, one of the world's premier associations of destination management companies, met on January 13-15, 2012 for their Annual General Meeting in Aqaba, Jordan. The gathering provided euromic's members and World Affiliates to welcome new members, set strategies and plans for the coming few years, discuss association and industry issues with clients and media representatives and get re-energized for the year ahead.

“We are very happy with the successes achieved during our stay in the remarkable country of Jordan,” says Mr. Giancarlo Carrera, President of euromic. “Our strength as an association is derived from the combined local knowledge of our members and affiliates, and it is at our annual meetings where we can share and learn from one another.”

Jordan was selected by euromic as the host country for the recent meeting as a gesture of solidarity in response to the last year's situation in the Middle East. Euromic's 1999 annual meeting was held in Amman and the return to Jordan for the 2012 meeting is a testament of the association's commitment to the region and their members who operate there.

The event, organized by Ghada Najjar of Karma House (euromic's Jordanian member), was an incentive-style meeting which featured visits to many of Jordan's top sights, including Amman, Jerash, the Dead Sea, Petra and Wadi Rum, and was generously supported by the Jordan Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities, the Jordan Tourism Board, Royal Jordanian, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) and the Movenpick Hotel & Resort Aqaba. A highlight of the visit was a cocktail reception at Wadi Rum, where a grand piano was brought in to entertain guests while the sun set over the desert.

His Excellency Mr. Nayef Al Fayez, The Minister of Tourism & Antiquities and Mr. Abdelrazzak Arabeyet, Acting Managing Director of the Jordan Tourism Board joined Mr. Carrera in presenting trophies of appreciation at a gala dinner to a few of euromic's clients and media supporters who traveled from across the world to take part in the annual strategic meeting. The Movenpick Hotel ballroom was transformed into a replica of Fort Aqaba for the ceremony, generously sponsored by Mr. Issa Ayyoub, the Chief Commissionaire of ASEZA. Mr. Hussein Dabbas, CEO of Royal Jordanian, and Mr. Peter Hoesli, General Manager of the Movenpick Hotel Aqaba also lent their great support.