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Incentive Travel: Interactive Connection is the Name of the Game

Smart Meetings

Walking tours provide distinct experiential learning that you can’t get any other way As incentive travel continues to be a critical tool for retaining and motivating talent, planners are looking for ways to make excursions more meaningful and memorable. One of the simplest ways to do so is by employing a local organized walking tour.

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Stratospheric Incentives: The Future of Tourism

Smart Meetings

We’re talking space travel—and soon, meeting professionals will be able to join the fun. With the arms race toward space travel and tourism by companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Origin, the possibility of full-scale space tourism seems more likely every day. The Future of Space Travel.

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3 Lessons for Planners from Global Meetings Industry Day

MeetingsNet

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S.

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Navigating Comfort Levels: Third-party Planning in an Age in Flux

Smart Meetings

May is president and owner of Bright Spot Incentives & Events, and one of the guests on the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “Meet the Secret Weapon in the Quest to Return to F2F.”. That’s just where we are right now,” Whitney said. Read More : Healthy World: The Very Air We Breathe. Desi Whitney.

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Doing Well by Doing Good: The Importance of the Triple Bottom Line

Achieve Incentives

In the corporate world, nearly every day we hear the buzzwords “social impact,” “corporate social responsibility,” “sustainability,” and “environmental, social, governance (ESG).” What is social impact in tourism? Tourism is a force that has the potential to shape communities, economies, and cultures. Let’s take a closer look.

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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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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

Smart Meetings

What to consider when planning an event at an all-inclusive resort Meeting Professionals International (MPI) CEO Paul VanDeventer likes to say that when planning the association’s World Education Congress (WEC), MPI takes chances so members don’t have to take on the risk. We were able to give people options,” VanDeventer said.

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