Company History In 1993, a small travel agency in Orlando, FL opened its doors under the name CLT Meetings. This privately owned travel agency rapidly expanded into a renowned full service event planning and corporate travel company. With services and capabilities constantly growing, a commitment to outstanding customer service always remained the central focus. Over the next few years, CLT Meetings earned recognition from organizations such as Inc. Magazine's top 500 fastest growing private companies in America for 2001 and 2002, Florida's Fastest Growing Companies in 2001, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 2001, and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year nominee in 1999 and 2000. In 2004, CLT partnered with Publicis Events to become Publicis Meetings USA. Publicis Events is a division of the Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth-largest communications group, ranking #1 in Europe and #3 in the U.S. Publicis Group is also the world leader in media buying and consultancy, with agencies present in 229 cities in 109 countries on 5 continents, with over 35,000 employees.