As incentive destination experts, our role is to find the perfect location for each and every client—it feels like serendipity when we find a property that checks all the boxes and that we know the client will absolutely love. As humans, we tend to gravitate...
Across industries, sustainability is now a top priority. After all, we’ve all seen the United Nations' IPCC report declaring a “code red” for climate change. For the meetings and events industry, the movement is more important than ever because as companies move toward a greener...
The 2021 M&IW Summit truly captured the best of both worlds: For the first time, the annual event was held in a hybrid format after being virtual in 2020 and in-person in years prior. Over two days, industry leaders and suppliers along with the M&IW...
Unsurprisingly, the demand for domestic travel has skyrocketed this year and for 2022. The United States not only topped the list in gold medals during the 2021 Olympic Summer Games, it is also claiming gold with the propitious timing of new properties. Seeing the return of...
Naomi Tucker, CMP, HMCC is one of the most dedicated professionals within the meetings and event industry. Her list of accomplishments, customer awards, and awards spans more than 25 years. Naomi volunteered on the board of directors for MPI Wisconsin for many years and served...
When it comes to building registration sites for an event, we often find ourselves under time constraints, limited budgets, and last-minute content additions. This can create a frantic sense of “just get it done and launched.” As a result, registration for your event might go...
Ever try to do two tasks at the same time? This is how most meeting planning professionals are feeling about hybrid event planning. And, you may be asking yourself the same question, “how can I possibly plan two meetings at once?” What we are finding in...
In support of cultural awareness, we recognized Juneteenth as a paid holiday for the first time in 2020. “Declaring Juneteenth as a paid holiday last year allowed me an opportunity to do something important, at a time when I felt helpless and overwhelmed by everything...
As we hit a tipping point with more than 50% of the US population vaccinated and organizations beginning to consider incentive travel programs again, the Incentive Research Foundation invited corporate incentive program owners and third-party incentive house executives from across the country to Palm Beach,...
As we approach mid-year, we are halfway through many incentive contest programs. Whether you call yours President’s Clubs, Top Performers, Achiever’s Trips, or something unique -- they all have one thing in common; the qualification period is an extremely important time in an incentive contest. It...