Find and Hire Travel Directors and Meeting Planners in 24 to 48 Hours
Event ConnecTD connects companies with verified, experienced travel directors — searchable by availability and specialization, hireable direct in 24–48 hours. No staffing agency. No retainers. No middlemen.
- Fill staffing gaps in 24–48 hours, not weeks
- Hire travel directors who’ve already run programs like yours
- Scale your team for any program size without full-time hires
How It Works for Companies
Search the Directory
Search by availability, destination, and specializationReview Full Profiles
Review full profiles with program history and referencesMessage Directly
Message talent directly with no intermediaryConfirm Your Hire
Confirm your hirePay Only When Hired
Pay only when hired: 18% commission on contract value, no subscription, no retainer
How It Works for Travel Directors
Create Your Profile
Create a free professional profileShowcase Your Experience
Showcase experience, specializations, languages, and availabilityGet Discovered
Get discovered by companies actively searchingReceive Invitations
Receive direct program invitationsKeep Your Full Rate
Keep 100% of your rate
What Is a Travel Director?
A Travel Director (TD) is an experienced event professional who manages the on-site logistics of corporate travel programs, incentive trips, and group events. They are the primary point of contact for attendees throughout a trip — coordinating transportation, hotel check-in, dining, activities, and resolving issues on-site.
Travel Directors are distinct from travel agents: they do not book travel, they manage it in person.
Companies hire Travel Directors for:
- Corporate incentive trips and reward programs
- Sales conferences and leadership retreats
- Group travel for associations
- Hosted buyer programs
- Meeting and event staffing support
What Is a Freelance Meeting Planner?
A freelance meeting planner manages the planning and execution of corporate meetings, conferences, and incentive programs on a contract basis — vendor sourcing, negotiations, budget management, attendee experience, logistics, and on-site execution.
Companies hire them when internal teams are stretched or specialized expertise is needed for a specific program.
Who Uses Event ConnecTD
Corporate Incentive Travel Companies
Meeting Planning Firms
Freelance Event Planners
Association Event Teams
In-House Corporate Event Departments
Built to Fix a Broken Process
Event ConnecTD was founded to solve a problem the events industry has accepted for too long: finding qualified Travel Directors and meeting planners relies almost entirely on word-of-mouth and LinkedIn searches, costing planners 10–20+ hours per event with no standardized vetting. We built the marketplace to fix that.
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