The power of incentive trips can’t be overstated—they can be just the morale boost your group needs. From the properties available to the experiences offered (including one of our own), in 2024 we shared numerous ideas and resources to get the ball rolling for your next incentive trip.
All-Inclusive Incentives: Stormy Waters or Smooth Sailing?
Incentives can be easy on the wallet—if you know where to look out for. Melissa Moten, vice president of experience and event solutions at The Collective by BCD M&E, spoke with Smart Meetings to discuss six elements that can contribute to a successful and financially smart incentive trip.
New and Renovated: Incentives in Every Destination
Properties great for incentives debuted this year in Austria, China and Belize. Given their distant locations, each property has its own flavor, influenced by their surroundings just as they’re influenced by the desire to provide luxury to their guests.
IRF Invitational Went All-in on Incentive Event Personalization
Incentive Research Foundation’s Invitational 2024 took a note from the “make it personal” playbook. More than 500 meeting professionals took to Baha Mar in the Bahamas for the annual event, which consisted of discussions about event trends and the power of incentive programs.
Spring Break! Far Out Incentive Destinations
Smart Meetings compiled a list of five domestic and international destinations that make for fitting incentives and executive retreats, including Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Anchorage, Alaska; and Cartagena, Colombia.
The Smart Meetings Incentive Experience Modeled Positive Behavior
The Smart Meetings Incentive Experience at Phoenix’s Arizona Biltmore was the last Smart Meetings experience on the docket for 2024.
Three days under the roof of this newly renovated property fostered new connections, a lesson on the importance of influence by author and TEDx programmer Joshua M. Evans, an explanation of incentive travel chaos by SITE Global CEO Annette Gregg and tips on how to make incentives more motivating by Terramar DMC Vice President of Global Engagement Kate Patay.
