The 2017 Trends Study just released by the Incentive Research Foundation identifies 10 key areas of change—and their implications for workforce engagement, incentive travel, and recognition. The full report is available for download from the...
Before the 2016 World Series is a distant memory, I want to share my observations about what made the Chicago Cubs so great and how those qualities translate to great meetings and events teams...
In what could be a shot across the bow of destination management companies and online experience companies like IfOnly, homesharing giant Airbnb has launched Trips, which extends the sharing economy model from housing to local excursions and adve...
Conference space at The Grand at Moon Palace Cancun. Photo courtesy of Palace ResortsMexico’s luxury all-inclusive resort brand has expanded to Jamaica and added a resort-within-a-resort to its signature property in Cancun—and it’s well on its wa...
Great attendee gifts should be both tightly tied to your destination and a bit surprising. Memorable doesn’t have to mean expensive, but it does take some thinking. Whether your event is in Denver or Dublin or Rome, ask yourself a few...
Almost half of incentive travel buyers say they expect to see their budgets increase over the next 12 months, and 60 percent say they plan to increase incentive eligibility for their programs next year. These were among the positive...
Image by hit003 on Thinkstock by Getty ImagesWhile money may make the world go around, when it comes to motivating employees in small businesses, merchandise rules. Eighty-two percent of respondents to a recent survey sponsored by the Incentive M...
