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SCOPE OF SERVICES
Conference Travel is an industry-leading full-service destination
management company, with professional capabilities in:
· Hotel and meeting facilities selection, reservations, coordination,
and accounting
· Locating and securing unusual sites for meetings and special events
· Fully-coordinated ground operations
· Customized airline ticketing services and exclusive air charters
· Custom-designed adventure travel, scenic tours and travel-study programs
· Quality group transportation
· Restaurant selection, coordination, and accounting
· Custom-designed food and beverage functions
· Unique activities, entertainment, and amenities
Our professional capabilities are unmatched in our region, including the world-renowned
natural and cultural attractions of Sedona and Grand Canyon. We excel in areas of
extraordinary natural beauty and cultural resources.
Secure the best rates through us because of our ongoing large volume discounts with key
suppliers. Especially for in-depth, customized programs, we provide outstanding
value because you deal directly with the travel source.
Two key differences separate us from ordinary DMCs. First, we design and conduct our
own programs instead of piecing together standard offerings available to anyone through
retail suppliers. Everything is specialized and unique, and is based on each
client's needs. Nothing is mass-produced. Second, instead of conventional
guides, we obtain a quality edge by using our own highly-qualified staff of naturalists,
archaeologists, geologists, art historians, leading travel professionals, etc., based on
the specific program. All are very personable, skilled communicators.
“Superb coordination.
Excellent, easy-to-work-with staff…”
Kathie Wilson, American Express
COMPANY PROFILE
History. Conference Travel was founded in Sedona by
Stephan Block in 1984. Our many high-level corporate, institutional,
professional meeting management, incentive, and association group clients include
organizations like Bristol-Myers Squibb, 3M, Columbia Pictures, AT&T, Pfizer, McDonnell
Douglas Helicopters, Maritz Travel, Mitsubishi, and the Smithsonian Institution. We
also are hired to provide secure travel arrangements for political dignitaries and
celebrities, and location services for the film industry. We excel at designing and
sequencing innovative and unique special events for groups, to create the kind of
destination experience our clients seek, one that cannot be duplicated.
Management and staff. Company President Stephan Block, in addition to
operating the business, is a professional naturalist, speaker, and author. He holds
a double Bachelor's Degree from UCLA in Psychology and Sociology, and a Master's Degree in
Speech Communication from San Diego State University.
Stephan was employed as a Park Ranger-Naturalist by the National Park Service at Grand
Canyon, working on both rims and inner canyon. He has authored several published
papers and articles on natural history, geology, and hiking, including the Rhythm of
the Rocks geology brochure, and the top-rated On Foot in Arizona's Red Rock Country
hiking guide, now in its eighth printing. He is an active outdoorsman, with
extensive backpacking and whitewater river running experience.
Conference Travel staff and associates comprise some of the region's finest people,
including professional naturalists, archaeologists, biologists, art historians,
geologists, and leading travel industry professionals. Many hold advanced degrees;
all possess outstanding credentials. Most importantly, individuals on our staff all
share a passion for our extraordinary land, and a passion for sharing their work with
others. Overall, we offer an unparalleled team of caring, qualified, and talented
individuals at your service.
Company goals. (1) Provide our clients with the highest quality
destination experiences possible. (2) Operate in a sustainable,
environmentally-responsible manner. (3) Reward employees in a supportive work
environment. (4) Maintain a profitable business.
References and
Quotes
"Powerful Partners."
Learn how professional travel planners use DMCs like us to
their advantage, as described in the January 2007 issue of The Meeting
Professional magazine, which includes comments by Conference Travel president Stephan
Block.
“Sensational
Sedona” in the February
2007 issue of Corporate & Incentive Travel, extensively
quotes Conference Travel President Stephan Block. Scroll
down to the Sedona section, in which Stephan discusses group
travel in Sedona and Grand Canyon.
"Desert
Meetings" in the November
2006 issue of Meetings West magazine features
Conference Travel President Stephan Block describing
ways to incorporate the region's spectacular natural resources
into client programs. Under Arizona, scroll down to the Sedona
description.
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