Tag: IRF
IRF Releases First-Ever Biometric Study on Cash vs. Non-cash Rewards
This groundbreaking project was the first of its kind in the field of rewards and recognition to used biometric techniques to measure response to potential incentive rewards.
Take the Healthy Meetings Pledge—We Are!
For a Standard Healthy Meeting, you would commit to offering fruits and/or vegetables every time food is served, offering reasonably-sized entrees and appropriately-sized serving utensils and plates, and using whole grains whenever possible.
IRF Survey Explores Top-Performing Incentive Program Design
Incentive programs are most successful when they are designed to reflect and enhance the organization’s corporate culture.
In Maui, You’ll Get Innovative Meetings Wrapped In Warm Aloha Spirit
The Incentive Research Foundation's (IRF) latest annual conference wowed over 200 incentive planners with Maui's aloha spirit.
3 Takeaways from the Incentive Research Foundation’s Education Invitational
Last month, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) held its 24th Annual Education Invitational conference in Maui, Hawaii, and wowed over 200 incentive planners.
5 Key Strategies for Channel Incentives
If incentive travel in general or a certain destination in particular did not have appeal, the channel incentive program is less likely to succeed.
On Site at Meet Well: The Premier Conference on Wellness at Meetings
From Tai Chi to aromatherapy, attendees at the premier Meet Well conference, held last week in Las Vegas, experienced dozens of wellness touches that they could take back to their own events.
5 Meetings Industry Events You Shouldn’t Miss This Year
The meetings industry's major convention, IMEX 2016 attracted 3,250 exhibiting companies and 3,216 hosted buyers from 60 countries.
New and Meaningful: A Punjammies Pajama Bar
The Punjammies Pajama Bar lets attendees choose from lounge pants, tops and robes that they can take back to their rooms and then home.
Announcing Meet Well: A Brand New Event from Prevue & The IRF
"Wellness tourism is a $494 billion industry, and the latest trends survey from the IRF showed that more than 50% of planners are increasing the inclusion of wellness/well-being activities in their meetings and incentive travel programs. That's why we created Meet Well."
Two Sides to the Story: An Infographic on the Planner-Hotel Relationship
Check out the first-ever survey that assesses the dynamics of the hotel-planner relationship
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Two Sides to the Story: Research on the Hotel-Planner Relationship
Talk to any planner or hotel sales person and they will tell you that the meetings industry is a relationship business. We teamed up with the Incentive Research Foundation to put that statement to the test with the first-ever survey asking both sides the same questions about how they work together.
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On Site at the Annual IRF Invitational
Topping off the Education Day was a closing keynote by the U.S. Navy's first-ever female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot Carey Lohrenz.
Debunking Myths About Employee Rewards
In this shakedown, we asked Melissa van Dyke of the Incentive Research Foundation to explain what's so groundbreaking about the IRF's "groundbreaking" study on employee rewards.
