The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2020

She has also felt encouraged to keep thinking about international travel and ensure that events are still being planned, rather than cancelling them. Incentives are, perhaps, the most exciting part of MICE travel and involve attendees having highly unique experiences at a destination. But what is an incentive?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Since June, however, borders that had closed in March of last year have begun to open back up for business travel. While tourism has not yet resumed in full, international destinations are developing plans to reopen to tourists in the final months of 2021 and at the start of new year. More : Incentive Experience – Mexico.

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Traveler's Q

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Companies just need to book the best business travel destinations, as shown by their $269.3 billion spending on corporate travel in 2021. Business travel will reach 483 million trips by 2026, and cities worldwide are adapting to welcome more travelers. The city attracted $28.70

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In fact, according to our State of The Industry Survey , 64% of planners believe hybrid events will be the most common experiences in 2021. From creating broadcast studios of their own to offering monetary incentives, find out how venues are adapting to the hybrid future, and becoming hybrid venues in their own right!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2021

More precisely, it is discretionary travel that is permissible again for the first time since the pandemic. Travelers need to upload proof of vaccination and travel details at least 72 hours prior to arrival using the Canadian government’s ArriveCAN app , whether coming by air or land.

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Fox World Travel

JUNE 24, 2021

Six months into 2021, Fox is seeing the demand for incentive trips soar. Face to face conversations, reuniting with business acquaintances, awards given in front of peers, and traveling the world have been bouncing back. The post The Evolution of Incentive Travel appeared first on Fox World Travel.

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SITE

JULY 9, 2021

Miek Egberts 1966 - 2021. The world of business events and incentive travel is shocked to its foundations by the sudden passing of Miek Arnolda Egberts, Founder at InspireMe, Monaco and member of the international board of directors of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE). May she rest in peace.”

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Motivation Excellence

JUNE 18, 2020

The impacts of COVID-19 on incentive travel have been widespread and profound. While the situation remains dynamic and ever-changing, evidence is emerging that travel is about to rebound. Despite completing the survey at the peak of the COVID-19 spread, weather was the lead cause of travel cancellation or postponement.

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ITA Group

MARCH 1, 2022

A Guide to 2022’s Top Incentive Travel Destinations. Incentive travel remains a top motivator, and many reward earners are eager for a new adventure (or just a change of scenery). Related: There are a lot of reasons to be excited about incentive travel in 2022. See our top 5. Classic European Sites.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

International travel grew gradually in 2021 after the quarantine of 2019, yet 2022 has seen a huge spike. With more countries opening their borders and lifting Covid restrictions, 2022 international travel has increased exponentially since 2019 and progressing towards pre-pandemic numbers.

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Motivation Excellence

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Carrie Fox is a repeat employee, and we’re sure happy to have her back as a coordinator in our travel department! What’s your current title and how long have you been in the incentive industry? I’m a Travel Program Coordinator. I returned in November 2021 and am so happy to be back! Every day is a little different.

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Achieve Incentives

APRIL 27, 2021

Our Safe Travel Ambassador, Ashley Lawson, is traveling to top incentive destinations this year. As a “Safe Travel Ambassador,” she hopes that by providing essential education and resources—she can equip the meetings industry with the tools needed to usher in the next era of safe, engaging events.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Whether traveling to exotic locations or hot-spot United States destinations, meeting profs can elevate this experience from simply grabbing a drink, to a unique and special drinking event for their attendees. . The hotel offers the option for a full property buyout for executive retreats or incentive trips. While Rusacks St.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Our new brand captures the essence of New York City in its entirety: an ever-expansive destination that offers diverse and authentic experiences that enrich the traveler and benefit all New Yorkers. increase over 2021. million international travelers visit the five boroughs—more than triple the number in 2021.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2022

K&N Travel Associates is known for services such as corporate event management and incentive travel, yet also for its dedication to use its platform for social improvement. Responsible Tourism as Travel Climbs. One of the non-profit organizations K&N supports is Invisible Cities.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 13, 2021

We knew that in April 2021 we would still be unfortunately in various stages of open to stay-at-home for our members on six continents, and that our passionate and resilient community still needed each other. In 2020 we hosted a 2-hour event featuring the talent found within SITE , our first in what would become a series of digital events.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2021

The aim was to gauge their perception of what lies ahead for business meetings, conventions and incentive trips. Considering that others surveyed plan to travel internationally in either the first or second half of 2021 (seven and 32 percent, respectively), this is promising news for the international hospitality industry.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

He has consulted with Fortune 500 companies for more than two decades and has produced sales meetings, incentive trips and conferences in more than 50 countries. This marks a return to the property as he previously worked as hotel manager in 2021.

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Solimar International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The 2021 theme chosen by the World Tourism Organization is “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. For 2021, the UNWTO decided to emphasize that in this growth we must not forget the most vulnerable and underserved communities. This is done not only with economic incentives, but also through social interest and call for conservation.

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ITA Group

JULY 20, 2021

Happy Glampers: Why You Should Consider Glamping for Your Next Incentive Trip. Nature's biological and psychological benefits make glamorous camping, or glamping, an ideal award for incentive recipients who have earned a retreat. On top of that, leisure travel is driving demand and premium rates. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 07:50.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They reopened to the public in July 2021 and continued to renovate by section. An onsite team event coordinators help you curate and personalize your meetings, incentive travel, executive wellness retreats and more. The final phase included a renovation of the Nalu Spa.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Now, here you are in 2021 adding another cog in the wheel as you are tasked with writing a blended RFP for your upcoming event that will most likely include a hybrid plan for 2022. Lowers the incentive for in-person attendee collaboration if they can view the entire meeting virtually. So, what do you need to know and include?

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ADMEI

AUGUST 9, 2024

Corinthian Events, a DMC Network Company , won a 2023 ADMEI Award for Best Entertainment Production for a two-wave incentive program that concluded with 100 drones all designed and choreographed to their client’s theme with perfectly traced music. This versatile tool is an excellent way to take your event to the next level. During the U.S.

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Ulterior Events

DECEMBER 2, 2020

We need to know about the countries, airlines, hotels and airports with an offering that inspires confidence in travel. . Striving for a ‘full recovery’ is a red herring, there have always been countries that aren’t safe to travel to at one time or another. The post 2021 vision: What does the future of incentive travel look like?

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Fox World Travel

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The landscape of Meetings and Incentives has dramatically changed since Covid. So what are we seeing for incentive trends? Crystal Zawilinski, Fox’s Meetings and Incentives Sales Director, provides […]. Crystal Zawilinski, Fox’s Meetings and Incentives Sales Director, provides […].

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Most of the larger hotels here are locally owned, the Space Needle is locally owned, so there’s an added incentive for the businesses community here to work together,” adding that many community leaders and those involved have either grown up or continued to live in Seattle and are passionate about guiding the city to a prosperous future.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2023

In this role, she will develop and implement strategies for sustainable travel practices in meetings, conventions and leisure travel to Washington, D.C. Horton holds a CMP and is a recipient of the Hilton Brand “Circle of Excellence Award” and the Westin Brand “Sales Incentive Award.”

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Motivation Excellence

JULY 10, 2024

As a leader in the performance improvement and incentive industry, David helped create an award-winning culture , as well as a competitive and long-standing company in a niche community. He was thrilled when his team recently won back-to-back Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Crystal Awards for outstanding travel programs too.

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SITE

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The 14 th annual SITE Classic concludes later today at Hotel del Coronado – aka The Del - with 240 incentive travel professionals gathering in person following the extended lacuna caused by the global pandemic. Thanks to our 2021 SITE Classic Sponsors. Full results will be available later this month.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And almost a third were new since 2021. Traveling to Jamaica has been even easier after the island removed all Covid-related entry requirements in April 2022. Jamaica recently served as the host destination for the International Board of Directors Meeting of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Global. “It

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Meet Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Here’s where you will find us: PNCWA 2021 September 12 – 15, 2021. To kick off the fall season the Pacific Northwest Water Association 2021 conference is a hybrid event to accommodate their community to attend this year’s event. PNCWA 2021. SPLC Deep Dive September 29, 2021. ROSWorld 2021.

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SITE

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Chicago, 2 September 2021 – Today SITE President, Aoife Delaney, CIS, CITP, Director of Global Marketing & Sales, The DMC Network, announced the appointment of Krzysztof “Kris” Michniewicz, CIS, CITP, Founder & CEO MrPoland, to SITE’s International Board of Directors.

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ITA Group

MAY 11, 2021

Reimagining the Future of Your Incentive Travel Program. I often hear clients resistant to make changes to their incentive trip structure because their winners love what they do now. Personalizing the Incentive Travel Experience. If you’ve always traveled internationally consider the choice to stay domestic.

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SITE

AUGUST 9, 2021

Eloquent, heartfelt tributes from all over the world have been to posted on social media this past weekend following the passing on 6 August 2021 of James T. Adams, former member of SITE’s international board of directors and founder of Indiana-based, Performance Strategies, Inc.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Brightspot is honored to be recognized as a top meeting & incentive travel company on the MeetingsNet 2022 CMI 25 list. In researching for the 2022 CMI list, it found that these companies executed 56,000 corporate meetings and almost 500 incentive travel programs in 2021. “Of – Mike May, President.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Domestic Incentive Travel will Lead the Charge for the Return of Club Trips. Domestic destinations will be more popular for incentive travel programs in a post-Covid economy, according to the Incentive Travel Industry Index , the preeminent research study published jointly by IRF, SITE, and FICP. CLEARWATER.

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ITA Group

MAY 20, 2021

Distributor Incentive Program Ideas & Examples. As we look to the future of distributor incentive programs, we should factor in not only what we know to be best practices, but also adjust and adapt to the ever-changing landscape in which they operate. This means having a full suite of incentives from top to bottom.

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