Incentive planners who work with corporate groups are currently faced with clients who just don't have much of a budget to spend. While smaller businesses are trying to cut any luxuries with the hope that producing employees will not notice, and larger companies -- especially those who accepted Federal bailout money -- are trying to regain their image of competence and frugality. Incentive travel is a scary proposition for them both.
Enter the incentive cruise. These are often much more affordable choices for people who love to travel in general, and could be your answer to the problem of affordable incentive travel. Why? Because cruises are relaxing, cruise lines have expanded their ports of call, and a cruise is typically all inclusive. A cruise meeting can save you as much as 40% compared to a land based hotel venue because almost everything is included. Meals, meeting rooms, A/V, coffee breaks, activities, entertainment and even room service are part of the all-inclusive cruise fare. You spend nothing more for linens, floral arrangements, lighting, labor or state/city taxes, which saves your client money and gives you time to devote to your business agenda and attendees.
Incentive planners will save yourself some headaches other than financial ones. If you have a small incentive travel group that is from a foreign culture, you might consider a cruise that will appeal to that culture. For instance, let's pretend Irish music and culture has become all the rage in Eastern Europe. You have been hired to find a cruise for a group of Eastern European business people. Your logical choice will include Ireland, and expand to the other British Isles if there is time just for a bonus.
Cruises can, indeed, be a port in this financial storm the world is in right now. Next time you are trying to find an affordable incentive travel program, take a few minutes and check into meetings at sea.
You will be surprised at how easy it is to plan a meeting at sea, and stay within your budget. - 33387
Enter the incentive cruise. These are often much more affordable choices for people who love to travel in general, and could be your answer to the problem of affordable incentive travel. Why? Because cruises are relaxing, cruise lines have expanded their ports of call, and a cruise is typically all inclusive. A cruise meeting can save you as much as 40% compared to a land based hotel venue because almost everything is included. Meals, meeting rooms, A/V, coffee breaks, activities, entertainment and even room service are part of the all-inclusive cruise fare. You spend nothing more for linens, floral arrangements, lighting, labor or state/city taxes, which saves your client money and gives you time to devote to your business agenda and attendees.
Incentive planners will save yourself some headaches other than financial ones. If you have a small incentive travel group that is from a foreign culture, you might consider a cruise that will appeal to that culture. For instance, let's pretend Irish music and culture has become all the rage in Eastern Europe. You have been hired to find a cruise for a group of Eastern European business people. Your logical choice will include Ireland, and expand to the other British Isles if there is time just for a bonus.
Cruises can, indeed, be a port in this financial storm the world is in right now. Next time you are trying to find an affordable incentive travel program, take a few minutes and check into meetings at sea.
You will be surprised at how easy it is to plan a meeting at sea, and stay within your budget. - 33387
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