Take a deep breath and you can smell it in the air—it’s incentive season! Travel incentives are meant to give qualifiers an experience like no other. Planners work tirelessly to introduce their groups to the sights, smells, sounds...
The cruise experts at Seasite.com, Josephine Kling and Joyce Landry, have amassed pages of resources for first-time cruisers and experienced pros. The checklist below is just a sampling. For more, including what you should look for in cruise...
Pacific World regularly checks in with its offices in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia to create a monthly Destination Index, showing the currently trending cities and countries for meetings and incentives. Now, the DMC and event...
Coulter Nonprofit Management will take over management of the St. Louis–based Incentive Research Foundation July 1, moving IRF’s headquarters to McLean, Va. Melissa Van Dyke, who has been president of IRF since 2010, will remain in her position a...
Cruise Lines International Association sees seven trends ahead for an industry that continues to grow globally:
1. Passengers Come BackCruise travelers intend to continue to set sail: 62 percent are return cruisers. Overall, CLIA member ocean pa...
It’s a meeting planner’s biggest challenge: How to find a regular supply of new and engaging designs for events, activities for meetings, and ways to wow a jaded audience. One-up yourself with this collection of ideas we’ve...
The war for talent is heating up! With improvement in the global economy, it’s getting increasingly difficult for companies to attract and retain the high-potential and skilled employees who are necessary to compete globally. The fight to retain ...
As the new year begins, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence is celebrating the industry’s recovery at the same time it commits to addressing an issue that has long been in the shadows—child sex trafficking. SITE is identifying ways it can...
