04 May Your Event Solutions Celebrates 20-year Anniversary
LONDON (May 4, 2021) –Yorkshire-based MICE company, Your Event Solutions (YES), is celebrating its 20th year in business this May, following a tumultuous year for the global events industry.
-Sue Gill, Founder and CEO of Your Event Solutions
Founded in 2001 by Sue Gill, former travel agent and entrepreneur, YES was launched with the intention of creating a fully bespoke global events service that put the client at the heart of operations. In 2019, YES embarked on its next chapter of growth by joining Internova Travel Group, one of the largest travel companies in North America.
The MICE organisation has significantly grown its worldwide footprint over the last few years with eight office locations throughout Europe and North America. Its twenty-strong team work across prominent client accounts including L’Oréal, Bentley, Invisalign and Estee Lauder.
Its 20th anniversary comes after fourteen months of disruption across the events and MICE industry with face-to-face meetings and conferences grinding to halt. Despite challenges, the business has bucked trends to generate positive trading figures thanks to successfully pivoting to virtual events and are now anticipating early signs of recovery for the coming year.
Founder and CEO of YES, Sue Gill, said the challenges the business has faced over the last year makes the occasion feel even more poignant. She said:
“As an events-focussed business, the very start of the pandemic was really daunting and unsettling. We were on a trajectory of growth pre-pandemic, going from strength-to-strength with global expansion and new client wins.
“We had to quickly re-evaluate the entire business model and adopt new services and a new way of working. We launched our Events Evolution campaign shortly after lockdown to meet the needs of clients who still needed to find ways to host critical conferences and interactive meetings.
“Having a creative and passionate team meant we had the ability to sharply pivot in 2020. We had to immerse ourselves in emerging technology, different ways of working and find new services to support our clients. I don’t think I could have ever predicted that we’d be spending over a year planning virtual conferences and team building, loyalty programmes and experiences, but here we are – and we’ve learned a lot along the way. I am incredibly grateful to our team and customers who have been so loyal and supportive, in fact so kind – they really are what make YES the brand it is today.”
The YES anniversary will be marked with an open-invitation virtual event – The Kitchen Disco – where YES is inviting clients, suppliers and colleagues to toast the celebrations by joining a virtual fundraiser. During the event, taking place on 5th May, the YES team will raise funds for Maggie’s Cancer Charity, where Sue Gill stands as a volunteer non-executive board member, with prizes such as cruises, luxury 5* hotel stays and coaching sessions up for grabs.
The YES team invite all those who have supported them locally and globally – including suppliers and colleagues throughout the travel trade – to join them in their celebrations.
Find out more about their event by clicking here.
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About Internova Travel Group
Internova Travel Group is one of the largest travel services companies in the world with a collection of leading brands delivering high-touch, personal travel expertise to leisure and corporate clients. Internova manages leisure, business and franchise firms through a portfolio of distinctive divisions. Internova represents more than 65,000 travel advisors in over 6,000 company-owned and affiliated locations predominantly in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with a presence in more than 80 countries.