Season 4 Episode 3:

The World of Travel with Anne Marie Rogers

Anne Marie Rogers (CIS, CITP) is Direct Travel’s Director of Meetings, Incentives & Events. Anne Marie has been part of the Direct Travel team since 1996 and is an active meeting planner, overseeing all aspects of client meetings and events, including sales, procurement, planning and operations for the Direct Travel meetings, incentives and events.

She has been in the travel industry for many years and is known in the events industry for strong supplier relationships, her understanding of contracts, and her leadership and negotiation skills. She has received both her CIS (Certified Incentive Specialist) and her CITP (Certified Incentive Travel Professional) designation.

Anne Marie is a board member of the international Board of Directors of SITE ( the Society of Incentive Travel Excellence)  & serves as a member of the executive committee. She is a former chapter president and Member of the SITE MN chapter. She was awarded Planner of the Year from SITE MN in 2019.

Our Non-Profit Spotlight is: M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital. One special event Anne Marie wishes to highlight for the locals in Minnesota is FashionFest.

FashionFest has raised more than $1.5M to support life-changing programs and services for our pediatric patients and their parents at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital.

FashionFest takes place on Friday, November 18 at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel and features a strolling wine and food tasting; a stellar shopping experience with elite Twin Cities boutiques; an extraordinary live auction; and a fabulous New York-style fashion show.

You can learn more and buy tickets at Fashion Fest 2022.