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WHAT WE DO:At ConferenceDirect our industry experience runs deep. We are professionals, consultants, and event management specialists. Since our founding in 1998 we have grown to one of the largest and most respected meeting and event management firms in the world.We leverage our experience to help clients reduce costs, increase revenue, minimize risk, and enhance attendee experience.Site Selection:Our site search services range from destination research and site visits to negotiating contracts and everything in between. At no cost to you, ConferenceDirect will find all available best-fit venues for your event, facilitate the bidding process, and help negotiate contracts, taking into account both hard dollar costs and hidden risks.• Understand your goals• Search all available options• Find the best-fit venue• Leverage our buying power• Negotiate best terms and rates• Mitigate riskContract Negotiations:We negotiate more than 11,000 contracts every year, which gives us tremendous insight into the economics of the meetings industry. Insight and experience we put to work for our clients.• Single Point of Contact• Independent Representation• Seasoned NegotiatorsHOW WE DO THIS:Our Associates are experienced professionals who understand every detail of hospitality-related services, expenses, and complicated contracts. We put our knowledge to work for you, negotiating better rates and protecting you from potentially costly mistakes.OUR MISSION FOR OUR CLIENTS:Save time, money and frustration by streamlining the tedious process of finding a destination and hotel for your meeting/event. Partnering with one another to strategically get to the end goal.WHO WE WORK WITH:Businesses and organizations that gather a group of attendees once a year. I primarily work with businesses that are in the Nanny and Nanny Agency space. It’s been an honor to assist and be a part of finding hotels and cruises for my clients. ABOUT ME:I’ve been fortunate to spend most of my adult life working in the hotel/hospitality industry. Almost all of my 18 years were in the sales sector, where I worked directly with customers and agencies on bringing a meeting to the hotel(s) that I represented. Having had that experience, it became clear that I desired to help people on the other side of the fence. It has been a wonderful shift to help customers now find a destination and hotel (or even a cruise) and assist in securing the best venue, at the best terms possible.

Listed skills include Hotels, Hospitality Industry, Catering, Hospitality Management, and 13 others.