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Meet Our Company: WTTC.com connects event and meeting planners to over 10,000 pre-qualified suppliers in key convention cities across North America. With over 6,700 registered members and 15,000 pages of content, WTTC.com is the largest independent online resource for the meetings and conventions industry. WTTC.com provides a comprehensive and searchable database of venues and services -- from convention centers to hotels and audio-visual to transportation providers. Planners can search for, find and contact suppliers of all kinds. The Website is free to all planners and includes a private ‘planners’ page, where event information can be stored and shared. The site also features real time help through a flat-rate, fee-per-use review service provided, on a city-by-city basis, by DMC experts.
Launched in March 2008, WTTC.com is a business venture of Welcome To The City, Inc.
Meet Our Partners: Welcome To The City, Inc. is owned and operated by Mary Ellen Tristram, Andrew Maxwell and Randy Markus. Together, the three partners have over 100 years of collective experience in the meetings and convention industry, most recently as owners/operators of Welcome To The City, Inc. a Toronto-based destination management company (or DMC).
Mary Ellen TristramWelcome To The City, Inc. co-founder and partner Mary Ellen Tristram directs all national sales efforts and provides senior-level support to WTTC.com advertising and listing partners.
With over 20 years of experience in the meetings and convention industry, Mary Ellen has an excellent reputation building and nurturing business relationships thanks to her relentless pursuit of service excellence.
Mary Ellen is an active member of The Toronto Convention and Visitors Association (Tourism Toronto) and the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). She is also a past President of the Toronto PCMA Chapter.
Andrew MaxwellAndrew Maxwell joined Welcome To The City, Inc. in 1996, after a successful stint as co-owner of The Exeter Group, a Toronto-based restaurant management company. With over 15 years of experience in hotel operations, Andrew has held several senior managerial positions, including Senior Operations Manager with Canada's largest hotel, Toronto's Delta Chelsea Inn.
Andrew's financial acumen and ability to develop and enhance the company's business strategy has helped propel Welcome To The City’s latest venture -- WTTC.com -- to its current level of success, making it the largest independent online resource for the meeting and conventions industry in North America.
Randy MarkusA partner of Welcome To The City, Inc. since 1992, Randy brings over 15 years of experience in operations and data management to WTTC.com. Responsible for building and growing WTTC.com’s network of suppliers and registered planners, Randy brings formidable skills as a problem-solver and a well-earned reputation as a genuine people-person to the tasks at hand.
Prior to joining Welcome to the City Inc., Randy played a key role in opening The Metropolitan Hotel, one of Toronto's most successful hotel properties. She is an active member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI).
To talk directly with any of our partners, call 416-924-4778 or 1-888-224-3178.
Meet Our Affiliates:- MPI - Meeting Professionals International
- HSMAI - Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
- PCMA - Professional Convention Management Association
- TOURISM TORONTO (The Toronto Convention and Visitors Association)
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