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Are Your Clients Building a ‘Culture of Recognition’?

IRF's new report examines how good reward program design enhances the effort to weave recognition into everyday culture.
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Top 2025 Incentive Travel Trends

What’s hot in incentive travel trends for 2025, from new destinations to cruises to AI.
IRF survey says personalized rewards are key to motivation.

IRF Study: What Keeps Employees Motivated?

Personalized rewards can make all the difference, say incentive program qualifiers.
IRF predicts 2025 incentive trends.

IRF Predicts a Shifting Incentives Landscape

Incentive programs and rewards are responding to new priorities and generational change, says IRF report.
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3 Reasons Why Group Dining Is Top Incentive Activity

Surprisingly, while sightseeing activities and free time are prized when it comes to group travel incentives, group dining is what they most appreciate.
Incentives for men and women

Are Your Incentives Gender-Specific?

Incentives aren’t gender neutral — women and men tend to respond differently to different types of incentives, recognition and rewards, according to a study by the IRF.
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Top-Performing Companies Are Big on Incentive Travel

Top-performing companies motivate employees with incentive travel and gift cards more frequently than lower performers, according to new research from the IRF.
Travel incentive participants interacting with AI

7 Ways AI Already Is Helping Incentive Planners

A fictional case study outlines how incentive planners are already using AI to plan their incentive travel programs.
Above and Beyond Foundation Honorees accept their awards at the IRF Invitational.

The Above and Beyond Foundation Honors Hospitality Heroes

Four hospitality front-line workers received Hospitality Hero grants from the Above and Beyond Foundation at the IRF's 2024 Invitational.
A group of international incentive travel buyers met at the Breakers in Palm Beach to discuss the state of international incentives at a gathering sponsored by the IRF and the Palm Beaches.

International Perspectives on Incentive Destination Selection

The IRF and The Palm Beaches bring together a group of European and Canadian incentive travel buyers to discuss the state of international incentives.
Group incentive travel remains highly motivating for attendees, says new IRF study.

Incentive Qualifiers Rank Group Trips as Top Motivator in IRF Study

Results of IRF's 2024 Attendee Preferences for Incentive Travel reveal the most popular travel destinations and program design preferences. 
Two IRF studies discuss current use and future possbilities of AI in the incentive industry.

Two IRF Studies Explore Current Use and Future Potential of AI

In two IRF studies, Incentive professionals share intel on harnessing AI for efficiency and creativity.
Incentive budgets are up in 2024, but so are costs.

Incentive Industry Outlook: 5 Top Trends for 2024

A new report from the Incentive Research Foundation predicts a booming but challenging year ahead.
The new IRF study, Generational Expectations of Incentives, examines the reward preferences of different generations.

Generational Preferences: Travel Incentives Rank High With All Ages

IRF's new study, Generational Expectations of Incentives, explores the differences—and similarities—among three distinct age groups.