Plan a Family-Focused Incentive Trip
| F | FUN: Your goal is to create fun family time, as well as to stimulate the children's understanding of all that the company does for their family. |
| A | ACCESS: Access to their parents is important to children of top producers, who travel often, so carefully schedule all business events to avoid conflicts with outings. |
| M | MONEY: To save money on transportation, child supervision, and insurance, complement a few top-notch, off-site family activities with a movie night, a board-game night, or a talent show. |
| I | IN “SAFE HANDS”: Regularly provide security details to parents, beginning with your first communiqué. Never post security specifics on the program's Web site. |
| L | LOCATION: Consider all-inclusive resorts with pools, family-sized suites, and kids' menus, in cities with a built-in “kid infrastructure,” from zoos to museums to amusement parks. |
| Y | YOUNG & OLD: Create a program that includes age-appropriate activities, allowing one parent to take the older children and the other to take the younger ones. |
Carl A. Mahnke, CMP, is senior director of catering and convention services at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego.
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