Canada Meetings & Conventions Testimonials

I can't thank you all enough for all you did to make our Board Retreat such a success. Everyone had such a good time and all felt completely welcome. All your suggestions were perfect ... all you did for the group - AMAZING. Your city has a good deal of charm, very clean, the people are what made it however. I am not sure I have ever been to a city before where everyone, and I do mean everyone all the way down to the cab drivers, were so friendly.

The enthusiastic support of all the volunteers, local businesses and golf fans in Edmonton made the 2007 CN Canadian Women's Open the most successful ever held in Canada. The Royal Canadian Golf Association looks forward to bringing the event back to Edmonton in the near future.

Canadian Automobile Association's 95th Annual Meeting held in Jasper was an outstanding success. Each year, the conference program gets better and expectations from the delegates continue to soar like the beautiful mountains that surround Jasper. The weather cooperated and was picture perfect but our success was largely due to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge team exceeding all expectations and going over and beyond in ensuring each of our guests were pampered and well taken care of. The most common feedback we received from our delegates was: We can't wait to come back and stay longer next time!

As is the case for all large medical congresses, the preparatory route is a long one and requires the cooperation of all kinds of local and national organisations. We’ve been planning this congress for six years. And here I should pay high tribute to the Vancouver Convention Bureau, which has helped us enormously in drawing up the bid and pulling in the congress. There’s a lot of hard work involved in bringing more than 4000 delegates to a city. Especially lots of collaborative work!

Scotiabank has chosen Kelowna for the destination of our National Key Partners Platinum Event because of the beautiful landscape, first class golf courses and fantastic wineries. Kelowna Tourism provided a wonderful introduction to Kelowna and really solidified that we had made the perfect choice for our customers.

We have hosted a few events in Victoria at the Victoria Conference Centre and the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The city is a beautiful venue and very attractive for our international delegates. It truly showcases the West Coast and shows off some of our Canadian history.
The location of the Empress and VCC is perfect for conferences. We were able to hold a reception at the Royal BC Museum, which is across the street from the venue. The Museum is a huge draw for international visitors, and a fantastic and unique venue for a reception. The VCC itself is a wonderful facility to work in. Everything is laid out well, there is a lot of flexibility in the space, and the staff are fantastic. By the end of our conference, I felt I was leaving many new friends at these facilities.
Our events tend to be 95% international delegates. They loved the city and the venue, and found Victoria to be easily accessible, whether using the international airport, BC Ferries, or the ferries from Washington.

We had a wonderful trip to Whistler. Some of our attendees felt it was the one of our "best" reward trips. Your assistance was very thorough and helpful. Thank you so much for encouraging our group to dine at Bearfoot Bistro. It was AMAZING. Thanks to the complete package of service, food and setting we had a most memorable evening and our group was exceptionally impressed. It really added to our overall experience in Whistler. Thanks again

In 2010, The Royal Canadian Legion came home to Winnipeg, the birthplace of our organization, for our 43rd Dominion Convention. What a homecoming! The city and its people rolled out the red carpet and warmly welcomed all Legionnaires. With the first-class facilities at the Winnipeg Convention Centre and the excellent hotel properties throughout the downtown core, together with the outstanding support from Tourism Winnipeg, a successful convention was all but guaranteed before we even arrived. Thank you, Winnipeg.

Hosting our 2009 Annual Conference in Winnipeg was a great experience, from the Convention Centre to area hotels; the city was welcoming and well-suited to our conference delegates.

New York State Land Title Association has come and gone and was a huge success. We travel with this group to Canada, the United States and Bermuda and therefore, work with several Convention Organizations. However, Destination Halifax wins the top award for professionalism, service, follow up and overall partnership. Halifax was a new destination for over 90% of the attendees and marketing was paramount to the success of the conference. The follow up marketing campaign, pre event promotional mail out materials and seb site features were excellent. The constant follow up and communication was also first class. It was a pleasure working with you and I hope that we will have a chance to bring many other groups to Halifax.

The 12th International Conference on Fracture held July 12-17, 2009 was by all accounts a resounding success! The success of a conference such as ICF12 depends on the support and cooperation of many people.

..I can honestly say no city has ever made us feel so welcome. From the moment I came out of customs to find a welcome sign for us, I knew our members were going to fall in love with your city -- Your staff made it so easy for us and all the special services you offer were truly appreciated. Again, no city can top your services! We certainly thank your staff -- They all went above and beyond to make our meeting so special.

Montreal is a great city. It was exciting, vibrant, sophisticated, fun, cosmopolitan and with lots of history. That combined with our great program meant that we were able to attract more people than what was originally anticipated.
June 2008

Words alone cannot express the immense beauty of Québec City, it was more than I expected. Québec City is definitely a well-hidden treasure.