The CD Team

15/10/2024

08/09/2024

Another great week in Seattle at our CD Srategic Meetings Management Summit. I hadn’t been to Seattle in over a decade and wow - what an incredible city for a conference or citywide. The new Seattle Convention Center Summit building is stunning. And thanks to our hosts with HYATT Hotels who did an amazing job!

27/08/2024

Great time with our friends at Marriott Hotels for our annual baseball event last week! Thanks again to our clients and friends for joining us!

15/08/2024

Memories of another great Canadian Meetings + Events Expo. Started with our annual client lunch event with IHG Hotels & Resorts to kick off the show and then of course on to the hosted events with Accor Group and Marriott Hotels
Thanks to all of our partners for your continued support! And a special thank you to InterContinental Toronto Centre for hosting our luncheon for the 5th year! Can’t wait to be back next year!

15/08/2024

Great night with Loews Hotels and Omni Hotels & Resorts at the PINK concert! Thanks as always to our amazing partners for putting together such an incredible night!

29/05/2024

As a global full-service meeting solution, we partner with our customers on all aspects of their events to ensure they meet their goals and attendees have an amazing experience.

Find out why our customers, including Lush and Gove Enterprises love working with us!

02/05/2024

Carolyn is honored to have been recognized and featured in ConferenceDirect's associate newsletter this month by Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Brian Richey!

CD Success... NEVER by accident... ALWAYS on PURPOSE!

29/04/2024

If you haven't yet read the spring issue of MeetingMentor magazine, you should! There are some great articles on mitigating the rising cost of meetings as a whole, strategies to manage rising food costs specifically, tips for working with short-staffed suppliers, and so much more.

24/04/2024

Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa in Cayman Islands is a special place….
Looking for that next incentive - my new favourite spot .. with Alexandra’s approval!

#1 in Best Cayman Islands Hotels"

- U.S. News & World Report, 2023

"Best Resorts in the Caribbean"

- Travel and Leisure Worlds Best Award, 2022

22/04/2024

Proud of our accomplishments this year and making the ConferenceDirect Top 25 again with Anastasia DeFrancesco and Lindsey d'Andrade. Couldn’t do it without the support from our amazing partners and clients!

22/04/2024

Happy Earth Day!

Happy Earth Day! ConferenceDirect is committed to creating a more sustainable world.

We are proud to share that APM 2024 in Arlington, Texas was our first carbon neutral event! Carbon offsets were purchased to mitigate the carbon footprint of attendee travel to the event.

ConferenceDirect can assist you with developing and implementing a sustainable meetings and event plan. We follow the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG, that were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. Our experienced team of sustainable meeting planners have completed the Sustainable Events Professional Certificate by the Events Industry Council. ConferenceDirect has committed to a 30% carbon reduction by 2030.

Learn more about how ConferenceDirect can help plan your green meeting: https://conferencedirect.com/customers/green-meetings/

17/04/2024

27/03/2024

Welcome to the Comedy Club at the Fairmont Royal York where we were hosted by our friends from Accor for a fun filled night of laughter and hilarious antics with our ConferenceDirect clients and associates
Thanks so much for a great night!

20/03/2024

Carolyn Poole had a magical week at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua with her colleagues from ConferenceDirect. Thanks to the Jessica Chapman and her team for inviting us to experience the resort, the destination and the incredible hospitality of the Ladies and Gentlemen of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. A perfect place for your next incentive… or just time to chill and take in the beauty

08/03/2024

Had the pleasure of attending the MPI Awards Gala yesterday and got to spend time with some amazing women.
Happy International Women’s Day …

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day to all the Strong, Smart, Beautiful, Funny and Incredible Women!

Who Runs the World??? 😉

22/02/2024

Thank you to the incredible teams at The Pendry Newport Beach & Visit Newport Beach California for a truly memorable and special Women@CD committee retreat last week! Every detail was thought of and you definitely spoiled us … best way to spend Galentine’s Day with such an amazing group of women! I highly recommend this property & destination if you want a unique experience.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts Visit Newport Beach Pendry Hotels & Resorts ConferenceDirect

21/02/2024

While bookings are forecast to continue to increase this year, food and beverage is expected to get even more expensive, and planners anticipate AV and production costs will keep rising as well. These are just a few of the things new research suggests meeting and event professionals can expect to see in 2024.

While bookings are forecast to continue to increase this year, food and beverage is expected to get even more expensive, and planners expect AV and production costs to keep rising as well. These are just a few of the things new research suggests meeting and event professionals can expect to see in 2...

07/02/2024

Find out why hotel partners love working with ConferenceDirect.

03/11/2023

Missing my friends at Cashel Travel! My amazing DMC partners in the UK and Ireland! Loved my Scotland experience and can’t wait to see you again soon
Carolyn Poole

24/10/2023

Day 1 of the Scotland Leaders in Hospitality Educational Summit continues with lunch and a tour of the National Piping Centre in Glasgow. Then off to Crossbasket Castle where our group stayed overnight in the 14 suites and rooms at this exclusive castle. The day ended with an incredible dinner in Baillie Room. The CD Team VisitScotland Air Canada Cashel Travel Carolyn Poole

24/10/2023

Welcome to Scotland Leaders In Hospitality Educational Summit 2023. Thanks to Air Canada VisitScotland and Cashel Travel for hosting us this week. Day 1 arrivals in to Edinburgh and off to breakfast and tour of Hopetoun House - ancestral seat of the Hope family for over 200 years - and a place for many episodes of Outlander! Followed by a tour of textile designer Araminta Campbell Ltd known for her hand crafted Scottish tweeds. The CD Team

23/10/2023

IMEX 2023 another great year. Good times with clients and partners in Vegas. Thanks to for hosting us! Yes we know everyone was talking about U2 at the Sphere…. But Staz and Carolyn were Dancing on the Ceiling with