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Inclusive Travel for Incentive Planners

Today more than ever companies need to motivate employees. The economy has them all scared, and employers know this. The problem is, employers are scared, too–it’s more difficult for them now to call you, the planner, and tell you it’s time to plan an incentive trip for their key employees.

And yet it needs to be done. Rather than send out gift certificates to valuable staff members and hope they don’t compare the gift to last year’s trip to the ski resort, there may be an answer and you can supply it: inclusive travel.

Of course, no one needs to spend money they don’t have to motivate employees they may have to let go if they continue spending that way. You can point out to them that knowing what it will cost ahead of time, and knowing what is included so they can choose the best additions to the incentives for the best price, will make it affordable.

This implies that inclusive travel planning is also exclusive–the employer can pick and choose what is important. For instance, perhaps last year a company’s travel plans to the ski resort were in the Colorado Rockies. Rather than send their employees to the local bowling alley this year, the company could cut the tour at the Coors beer facility, exclude one or more meals, or cut other events and activities that seem only marginally entertaining.

You can help your client by knowing the details of the destination and what is possible to include in the travel package. In the case of our company treating employees to the ski vacation, there might be a little known snowshoeing tour, or some cross country skiing opportunities that would save lift ticket prices.

Anywhere you can save your client money–and reputation–will curry favor for you. Look for these opportunities and boost your inclusive travel business.

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