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DMC Network Talks Meeting- and Incentive-Planning Trends

MeetingsNet

Challenges with event budgets, timelines, and staffing—plus air-travel complications—were among the issues discussed at Global DMC Partners’ annual meeting. This is leaving less money for the other program elements that DMCs often handle.

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

Smart Meetings

Smart Women in Meetings: Industry Leader winner and CEO of SITE Annette Gregg sat down with Smart Meetings on the brink of SITE’s 50th anniversary. Gregg gained experience during her more than 3 years at Meeting Professionals International (MPI), moving from senior vice president of the experience team to chief revenue officer.

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Meeting Professionals in the Caribbean

Smart Meetings

Extraordinary Incentive Experience in St. Thomas immersed meeting professionals in luxury When top incentive meeting professionals gather in the U.S. Thomas where The Westin Beach Resort & Spa Frenchman’s Reef hosted meeting planners and hotel and destination partners for three days of education and networking.

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Elevate Your Group Travel Experience: Incentive Travel Company vs. Travel Agency

Brightspot Incentive Events

In travel planning, the choice between a traditional travel agency and an incentive travel company will significantly impact the success of your group trip. Read on to explore why opting for an incentive travel company like Brightspot can transform your group travel experience.

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2022 Incentive Trends Explained

Smart Meetings

Incentive travel is changing, but how? Stephanie Harris, president of Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), tells us exactly that in the Smart Chat Live! webinar, “2022 Incentive Trends Explained.” The need to network [and] the need to connect is one that almost supersedes everything else.”.

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Confident planning strategies for the return of incentive travel 

The MICE Blog

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. The return of incentive travel has given clients the opportunity to book these trips with confidence. After more or less four weeks, at the end of March, nearly all incentive trips were cancelled.

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How to Host a Brava Meeting in Italy

Smart Meetings

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. Read More : A Manifesto for Good Travel and Tourism 3. The post How to Host a Brava Meeting in Italy appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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