OUR TEAM - You get the seasoned professional working on your account!
Every aspect of our business is conducted with total professionalism, integrity and unmatched personalized service. Our goal is to be widely recognized for providing an exceptional level of service and attention to detail in a timely manner for all our clients.
SANA KELLER- PRESIDENT, PULSE COMMUNICATIONS & TRAVEL MARKETING INC.
In September 2007, Sana Keller branched out and opened Pulse Communications & Travel Marketing Inc. after over 15 years of working in the travel and tourism business. Keller brings with her a wealth of tourism marketing and public relations experience having previously worked for Discover the World Marketing for 10.5 years as Public Relations & Marketing Manager in Canada
and prior to that was employed in leading positions with BMW Canada (P.R.), Four Seasons Flag Ship Hotel in Yorkville, Air Canada (Reservations) and Worldways Airlines (In-flight Service Manager).
With a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Ryerson University and a Masters in International Business & Mass Communications from Florida International University, Keller brings her broad knowledge and International skills to the client and marketplace with innovation, creativity, market sensitivity and commitment to quality through her team of experienced individuals.
Her natural passion for public speaking has won her many awards across Canada in the past and makes her a natural in her field.
Sana is currently the President of the Discover America Committee Canada and previously sat on the Boards of the Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC), and ANTOR (Association of National Tourist Office Representatives).
She has many years of experience in working with current and past clients including: Virginia Tourism Corporation for 15+ years, Dallas C
VB, Tropical Incentives, Discover America (Currently Brand USA), Chicago & Illinois, Dallas, The State of Louisiana, Kenya Tourist Board, Singapore and numerous airlines & hotels worldwide.
ANNIKA KLINT – MANAGING PARTNER
In a successful travel industry career spanning over three decades, Annika Klint has hands on industry experience including owning, operating and holding senior management positions with numerous travel enterprises.
Her successful senior and executive level responsibilities include VP/Sales & Relationship Marketing – Retail position and My Travel Canada (now Thomas Cook). She has over 30 years’ experience in tourism sales and marketing with airlines, tour operators and retail, producing revenue generating programs with innovative Preferred Supplier strategies and national loyalty programs.
Before starting her company in January 2008, she was VP/GM of a $50 million dollar luxury travel agency in Toronto. She has organized numerous individual travel agent, tour operator & media fams to destinations including many of the Caribbean Islands, U.S., Australia, Europe, Scandinavia and China. She has done hundreds of presentations to consumer and special interest groups, media, travel trade, etc. Annika has equal experience in sales, trade marketing and public relations and is a member of various organizations including Discover America Canada, SKAL, ACTA and TICO
ILONA BIRO- P.R. ACCOUNT MANAGER
Ilona has more than 20 years experience as a senior writer and editor for some of Canada’s most popular online news sites, including AOL Canada and Huffington Post, and has contributed to ELLE Canada, enRoute, The Globe & Mail, National Post, Endless Vacation, Porthole and other leading publications. She has deep knowledge of the Canadian media landscape and has won multiple awards for her travel writing from Discover America and TMAC.
With prior public relations experience as Media Director for Greenpeace Canada, for the last three years she has been hard at work representing top travel brands such as Copa Airlines, San Antonio, Texas and Cheapflights.ca, helping secure millions of dollars of earned media exposure for her clients in Canada’s most prestigious publications.
SOHEILA HAKIMI – SOCIAL MEDIA “GURU”
Soheila is a professional blogger and lifestyle influencer covering a wide range of lifestyle topics including food, travel, events, fashion and beauty! She utilizes many social media platforms that are steadily gaining popularity including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Youtube successfully reaching targeted audiences for Pulse Communications & Travel Marketing Inc.’s clients. When working with a company, she has been able to create so much buzz, that her posts have become some of the most trending topics on social media. In addition to working with Pulse Communications & Travel Marketing, she has successfully engaged with other tourism companies including destinations, hotels, transportation and airlines.
REBECCA SEEDS – NATIONAL TRAINING MANAGER
Rebecca Seeds has worn the Sales Manager hat for over 15 years in the Travel Industry. Rebecca graduated from Humber College with a Travel & Tourism diploma, and her adventures started the day she became a reservation agent at Hillcrest Tours. She quickly moved up in the company and found her true calling as Sales Manager of Canada.
After 9 years she ventured into the destination marketing world. Her career in sales and marketing has taken her all over Canada, and allowed her to represent some exciting destinations such as Texas, St. Maarten, North Carolina, US Virgin Islands and more. After 15 years of working in the industry and 2 kids later, Rebecca’s love and passion for the travel industry still excites her. She looks for new and creative ways to keep that excitement alive for the travel agents and partners she works with.
We have support staff in – TORONTO • MONTREAL • VANCOUVER
Actively involved in the travel & tourism community through membership and Board level positions along with membership and participation with:
SOCIAL MEDIA
OUR GALLERY
