All-Inclusive Incentive Travel
How Clients’ Concerns Can Help You Be a Better Meeting Planner
You just got a call from a client who wants an inclusive travel plan but is worried about “things.” Rather than rolling your eyes at yet another paranoid patron, you can use this information to help you find out exactly what will make her happy.
In fact, before you plan anything for anyone you should find [...]
Your Education in Inclusive Travel
It’s important to break the news to all of you who want to specialize in inclusive incentive travel–or already do–but you should be doing more research for your profession. That doesn’t mean you should be on the Internet all day looking for even better inclusive package deals. I means that you should be going on [...]
When Clients Delay
Many businesses are trying to put off spending a lot of money right now, especially if it’s on incentive or reward travel. Although delays may help them in the short run, they are not only delaying spending money, they are delaying rewarding a star performer. The ROI on that will be zero, and maybe in [...]
Inclusions You Can Use
A good selling point to inclusive travel plans is that you don’t have to worry about being nickel-and-dimed to death. Some clients like to think about inclusive plans like this: Can I embark on my trip with a couple hundred in my pocket and come home with most of it intact? Plans where they could [...]
A Man, A Plan, A Canal…
Many of you reading this blog know how that famous palindrome ends, but did you know that Panama is a great choice for inclusive travel planners? There are three reasons for this: It’s exotic, it has much to offer, and it’s easy.
Inclusive travel planners have one of the most difficult planning jobs. They have to [...]
One Price Fits All
While the economy has been in a downturn, and the travel industry overall has suffered, one segment has still done quite well. All-inclusive travel providers have been among the big winners in the past year.
Cruising is one of the best examples of all inclusive vacation deals. With fares generally including all meals, entertainment and even [...]
Meetings at All Inclusive Club Med Resorts
From: ETBMICE.com
30% off your entire package, free wi-fi, booking incentives, no budget blow-outs
Saving 30% off, and with the whole Club Med Business Division at your fingertips is reason enough to call Club Med, but if you are a PCO or a Corporate booker or agent, when you sign up for 20 room nights, you’ll get [...]
All Inclusive Packages Attractive for Business Incentives
While the economic downturn has caused many companies to reduce their spending, there is still the need to motivate employees with incentives.
All inclusive travel is a great way for businesses to reward top employees, while keeping costs under control. Travel packages such as cruise meetings, or all inclusive resorts in Mexico and Jamaica offer a [...]
Inclusive Deals: Are They Better, Or Are They Just More?
To answer this question, you have to consider what’s in the inclusive package for the traveler. Whether you are booking a family vacation or a business incentive award package, you should be considering quality as well as quantity. How to decide when something is just “more” as opposed to “better” sometimes requires a little experience.
The [...]
Things to Watch Out for in Inclusive Travel Overseas
So you have been hired to plan a trip for a three-person sales team that has helped the company achieve more than ever before. These are star performers, and the company wants to reward them with an overseas trip. You should wait until you have the team back home–and happy–before you congratulate yourself too much.
Why? [...]
