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Smart Moves in Monterey, Seattle and More

Smart Meetings

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, and as a local for many years, she will support the tourism board’s multifaceted strategy to drive corporate meetings and event business to hotels and hospitality partners throughout Monterey. She most recently served as incentive group senior director at Opus Agency.

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Sky-High Airfares Plus Delays Mean Fewer Attendees, Say Planners

MeetingsNet

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. In fact, one planner said that “canceled flights are currently our biggest concern above all else, even Covid.”.

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Great Meetings Happen at Hyatt Zilara and Hyatt Ziva

Smart Meetings

All-inclusive Hyatt Zilara and Ziva luxury resorts line the most spectacular shores in Mexico and the Caribbean and have each been designed to deliver extraordinary events and guest experiences for savvy planners and their participants. Locations include: Jamaica: Hyatt Zilara and Ziva Rose Hall . All-new All-inclusive Experiences.

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Incentive Travel – The Ultimate Guide to the British Virgin Islands

Brightspot Incentive Events

Why bring your incentive trip to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) ? Are you ready to take your incentive trip to the next level of luxury? and British Virgin Islands made our list of Top 20 Incentive Travel Destinations for 2023 after undergoing extensive renovations following hurricane Irma in 2017.

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To-Do’s for Meetings

Brightspot Incentive Events

Teams and executives are looking to get back to face-to-face meetings with their colleagues in a post-Covid world. However, increasing costs mean budgeting and planning for these corporate meetings can become a substantial and complex task. Another ramification is many organizers are evaluating 2 nd -tier cities as a cost saver.

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2024 Outlook and To-Do’s for Meetings, Incentive Travel, and Sales Incentives

Brightspot Incentive Events

Brightspot aligned with the Incentive Research Foundation think tank this year and sponsored The IRF 2024 Trends Report [add link when published]. Not surprisingly, many predictions align, and our list here is split across segments of corporate meetings, incentive travel, channel incentives, and sales contests.

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The Inc. 5000 List Gives Insight into Meeting and Event Trends

MeetingsNet

5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is out and some of the entries provide insights for meeting planners into what trends in travel and entertainment they should be paying attention to. How many of your attendees want to be locked up? It’s a serious question. Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages.

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