Trends: INCENTIVE TRAVEL USERS SPAN MANY INDUSTRIES, SAYS STUDY

The companies spending some $8.4 billion annually on incentive travel programs are spread across business sectors, from manufacturing to service. Still, nearly three quarters of the nation's ten million businesses are not using travel or merchandise to motivate employees or customers, according to a new study of 1,013 executives conducted by The Incentive Foundation, a coalition of leading associations, manufacturers, and suppliers in the premium and incentive field.