Incentive Travel & Merchandise

Virtual gifting is taking on added importance as many incentive trips are postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We sailed away from Vancouver into calm waters that soon grew treacherous. Who could have ever imagined the sheer speed and the global nature of this pandemic?"

Julie Blank, Director, Strategic Accounts, Brightspot Incentives & Events, offers her insights about the impact COVID-19 has had on incentive travel.

For some this summer, vacation has turned into staycation. And now, wet paint group has created a gifting concept around this new reality.

The Incentive Research Foundation has released a study, "COVID-19 and Disruption in the Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events Industry: Adaptation and Recovery," that reviews threats to running travel incentives with a focus on the impact of COVID-19.

See and get a taste of Australia Friday, May 15 through Saturday, May 16, coordinated by Tourism Australia during a live virtual travel experience called, “Live From Aus.”

Prevue has turned to the experts in the meetings and incentives industry for their predictions of how the pandemic will reshape the landscape.

These are unprecedented times given the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), but many are still taking the time for doing good.

The SITE Crystal Award Winners for 2019 were honored at a luncheon during the association's Global Conference in Vancouver, Canada, January 24 to 27.

Black-tie dinners, award ceremonies, business lunches, these are all part of the typical incentive travel trip. These gatherings can also make packing complicated. Enter Rent the Runway, the company that pioneered apparel rental, and select...

Top 10 incentive trends for 2020 include regional diversity and authentic immersive experiences, according to SITE and Brightspot Incentives.

“There is a big difference between a room drop and an experience where you go into a room and select your gift. This is particularly true for incentives, where guests may go from table to table selecting their gifts.”

The editors at Prevue are in an enviable position to evaluate holiday gifts, between choosing amenities for our own Visionary Summits and sampling the many creative gifts at industry events.

The Incentive Research  Foundation has compiled a go-to list of resources for planning channel partner incentives.