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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Extreme Incentives Post Titan: How Much is Too Much?

Smart Meetings

Ever since incentives began there has also been a thrill-seeking, adventure-driven component to them. From extreme team building to incentive trips in far-flung destinations with adventure components, risk-taking incentive travelers are not an unknown commodity in the MICE industry. The liability is just too much,” he said.

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IRF: Incentive Travel ‘Very’ or ‘Extremely’ Motivating for Millennials

Smart Meetings

Meaningful rewards are more important than ever for Gen Z and remote workers In the age of Apple, AI, bytes, bits and working from home, incentive travel today is more important than ever. Remote Workforce Driving Demand for Incentives The Incentive Research Foundation underlines that the U.S.

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Smart Chat: Q&A with Annette Gregg on Incentive Travel and Leadership

Smart Meetings

Gregg discusses trends in incentive travel, the importance of mentorship, being a woman in the industry and what the future holds as we enter the new era of the post-pandemic meetings industry. A: I went to a fairly large association, my first job in our industry, and I was on the conferences and exhibits team for Food Marketing Institute.

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Get Ready for a Human-centered IMEX America 2023

Smart Meetings

Learning tracks cover challenges that keep meeting professionals up at night When what is expected to be the largest crowd ever for an events industry trade show arrives at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in October for IMEX America 2023 , the focus will squarely be on connecting people in new, effective ways.

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Arabian Travel Market 2023 to take net zero pledge

Travel Daily Media

The post Arabian Travel Market 2023 to take net zero pledge appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. With COP27 being held in Sharm El Sheikh this year and COP28 in Dubai in 2023, it is essential that hotels, airlines, leisure resorts and all associated companies start to put their sustainability strategies in place.

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Event Marketers’ Power Tools: TikTok, Reels, YouTube

MeetingsNet

Last year was a watershed for short-form video, and especially for videos less than four minutes in length—perfect for event marketers who want to deliver maximum impact before interest in a piece of content fades among potential attendees and exhibitors.

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Adding Incentives to your 2023 budget, blog

One10 Marketing

Tips for incentive and recognition budgets For many, fall isn’t about football or pumpkin spice lattes. Budgets may not be fun, but they can – and should – contain fun elements that contribute to your company’s bottom line, like incentive programs. Third: How long do you want your sales incentive program to run? Is that helpful?