Group Travel
4 Reasons Why More Meetings Should Be Face-to-Face
Fostering trust. Facilitating meaningful interactions. Driving productive collaborations. We’re willing to bet that some of your main business objectives are encapsulated in at least one or more of those sentences. One of the key modes by which these objectives happen? Face-to-face meetings. Forbes places an ‘immeasurable importance’ on in-person meetings, and we think your organization…
READ MOREBang For Your Buck: Getting the Most Value Out of Destination Incentives & Meetings
Planning group travel – whether it’s an incentive for employees or destination meetings – can drain resources pretty quickly. For planners who don’t deal with the day-to-day fluctuations of the travel industry it can feel overwhelming. Add to that general uncertainty and questions (am I really getting the best price? Is it going to be…
READ MORE4 Tips to Market Your Incentive Program
Incentive programs have long used travel to motivate employees. The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) reports that nearly 40% of US businesses use incentive travel to reward and recognize top employees and salespeople as well as channel partners. So we can safely assume that the word is out: incentive programs can be used to drive profit…
READ MORENumber Crunching Motivation: The ROI of Incentives
As a travel management company, Carrousel Travel works with organizations of every size on their incentive travel and rewards programs. And while every organization is unique, some things never change. One of the most common questions organizations ask is around their return on investment. What’s the ROI of rewards programs? Like everything in this data-driven…
READ MORECash Isn’t King: Non-Cash Rewards Speak Louder Than Dollar Bills
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) is one of the industry’s most respected sources for well-researched information. Their content focuses on the workplace: rewards, incentives, motivation, and recognition. When it comes to the global incentive and recognition industry, they’re pretty much the experts. Which is why we’re super excited to see what’s coming up in their…
READ MORE5 Tips for Planning Cost-Effective Meetings & Incentive Programs
Your organization could see huge cost savings for meetings with a little bit of foresight and planning that crosses over into incentive programs as well. Consider options around hotel negotiation, group air contracts, and more. Negotiate for multiple years Repeat business is the name of the game when it comes to hotel bookings. Being able…
READ MOREThe Biggest Incentives are the Most Intangible: Why Travel Reward Programs Work
There’s something of an explorer in all of us. This takes different forms depending on what’s happening in our lives, varying from mental frontiers to physical places. However, the reality for most people is that travel is a treat (well, those who travel often for business might disagree a bit). This is why, when it…
READ MOREBeyond the Board Room: 2018 Meeting Trends
It sounds crazy to believe that we are almost midway through 2018. As we hone in on the second part of the year, there are some definite meeting trends and new incentive ideas becoming more prominent in 2018. As any event or meeting planner can confirm, the details that go into successfully pulling off an…
READ MOREHow to Optimize Your Incentive Program
When it comes to designing an incentive program, how does your company go about it? Chances are, if you’re relying on cash as your primary motivational tactic, there’s potential to do a lot better. Carrousel Travel recently hosted a Motivation Forum featuring Lantern Group president and behavioral scientist Kurt Nelson, Ph.D. As an expert in…
READ MORE4 Ideas for Companies of Any Size to Engage In Corporate Social Responsibility
Each generation brings a different set of ideals and expectations to the culture as a whole. And from shopping habits to workplace environments, one of the biggest shifts to come in recent years is around corporate social responsibility (or CSR), and how it relates to incentive travel. Corporate social responsibility is a term open to…
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