LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anastasia K. Mann, CEO & Founder of the Corniche Group, Inc., and Dabney Bixel, CEO and President of Bixel & Company, both headquartered in West Hollywood, California, announced the opening of GEP Destination Management Las Vegas, a full service destination & event management company. The new company includes Sofisticado, focusing on managing groups, events and travel inbound to Las Vegas from Mexico, South America and other international markets.
Tom Kostoff, formerly senior catering executive at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Resort, Las Vegas, is the president of the venture. Kostoff has served as director of catering, convention services, and other top meeting service positions at hotels including The Beverly Hilton, The Westin Bonaventure, and The Westin St Francis.
GEP Las Vegas and Sofisticado will offer complete event management and destination services from small groups to large conventions, including but not limited to event production, destination management services, tours, entertainment, sporting events, concerts, meet and greet services, transfers and transportation services, and air travel services.
Las Vegas has rebounded from the nation's recession beyond anyone's expectations. The city has recently announced innovative plans for new projects ranging from casinos to event arenas.
Mann and Bixel are leaders in the tourism and hospitality industries. They both spent their early careers as hotel executives and eventually founded their own thriving Los Angeles-based companies.
Corniche Group, Inc. includes Corniche Travel, now in its 26th year; Anastasia's Africa, the customized safari operator, and Corniche Entertainment, a music management and production company. Mann has dedicated over 35 years to promoting and developing tourism for California and the United States. She has served on numerous delegations promoting tourism worldwide.
Bixel & Company is a prominent event production & destination management company in its 25th year of operation. Special Events Magazine consistently rates Bixel among the top 25 DMCs worldwide. Bixel was one of the first members of the Global Events Partners group, which has long been recognized as the leader in event production and destination management.
"With our combined experiences and contacts, we have confidence that this company will provide the utmost in full service to the meetings, group and FIT markets coming to experience Las Vegas," stated Mann.
Bixel adds, "We are thrilled to be part of an exciting and vibrant hospitality market and we plan to bring our unique, fresh, and creative edge to Las Vegas.”
