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February 23, 2016 / in Incentive Travel Hot air balloons are among the oldest forms of air travel that are still in use. Unlike the modern age of sleek, high-speed jets, hot air balloons coast from a nest of treetops to more than 4,000 feet in the air over the course of hours. The view is obvious. Nothing quite like gazing at the earth in a luxury hot air balloon ride. Sure, you can get a nice view of the earth below by gazing out a jet window, but you don’t experience the panorama of scenery that stretches for miles in all directions like you do when you ascend thousands of feet in the air in a hot air balloon that gracefully drifts into its destination. This is one reason why scheduling a hot air balloon trip is a great idea for companies that wish to reward their hard working employees with an unforgettable experience that helps them feel in co-worker’s ranks, makes them feel important to their employer, and helps motivate them to operate at the highest level in anticipation of the next, awe-inspiring incentive travel opportunity. If you would like to provide a hot air balloon trip for your employees that strive to improve your company’s bottom line, Incentive Travel Solutions routinely coordinates ballooning events on a hot air balloon trip to one of the most scenic wine regions in the world: California’s Napa Valley. As you contemplate the trip, consider the following unique trip options that we can arrange for you to make the ballooning trip as unforgettable in reality as it sounds in this blog: Let Professionals Navigate the Air Balloons Air travel always involves the consideration of passenger safety. At Incentive Travel Solutions, we will coordinate for your groups’ hot air balloon trip to be guided only by the most experienced air balloon pilots. Let them take the stress out of the rigors as you and your employees enjoy the breathtaking scenery of beautiful vineyard harvests that expand in every direction. If you live no where near Napa, we’ll get you there in a way that you have never seen them before! Make a Famous Winery Your Destination What would a hot air balloon vineyard topography be without making a famous winery your air balloon destination? Napa wine vineyard territory has an ample supply of fields that stretch for one vineyard from another. With our assistance, you can make a famous winery the destination of your hot air balloon trip. After the exciting, scenic experience of hovering above vineyards, you can descend near a famous winery and taste what the fields of grapes have to offer. Make it a One-Day Trip or a Multi-Day Journey Hot air balloon incentive travel arrangements that last for as little as one day and as long as several weeks. If balloon trips are planned in line for a reward program, they can encompass several hot air balloon outings that are part of a singular “travel plan” that can wrap around the most scenic and flavorful destinations throughout the Napa Valley. We’ll create an itinerary that lets your employees float above the cream of California’s most scenic, famous wine regions. Schedule Other Forms of Travel for Your Journey Scheduling a hot air balloon trip for employees isn’t your only travel option in Napa travel. There are plenty of memorable destinations throughout the area, from five-star restaurants to upscale shopping boutiques. You can easily visit by traveling on wheels. If this sounds like something that would appeal to your team and yield employee performance results, rely on everything from luxury rental cars to professional limousine service to take you to your destinations in style. Want to Offer Your Employees a Memorable Journey? If so, scheduling a hot air balloon trip over Napa Valley should be on your list of considerations. Everyone enjoys wind, so to speak, but few people enjoy the opportunity of gazing at length on the scenic region that produces the highest quality wines in the world. If you’re rewarding your employees for their work, think of the types of incentivized travel solution you want to offer. With the assistance of Incentive Travel Solutions, the only thing you have to decide is who attends the trip, and which vineyard they should visit. We handle everything else, from coordinating that you receive a crew trained in air balloons to making sure that you receive five-star treatment upon your arrival at the final destination. Planning incentive travel has never been this relaxing. To get started on planning your trip, and helping your employees unwind from daily pressures, call us today at (704) 540-1482, or fill out the contact form on our website. We look forward to helping you create a trip that your talented employees will always remember!

March 5, 2016 / in Incentive Travel Program A company that possesses top sales talent and doesn’t reward the people that comprise the talent in a meaningful way is living on borrowed time. If top sellers feel that they are unde rappreciated and/or unrewarded, there is a good chance they will seek employment elsewhere, and target companies that have an excellent rewards structure, as they conduct their search. The good news is that your company can prevent this from happening by deploying a sales incentive program that entails an escalating series of rewards over the course of the year to help keep top talent motivated. Weekly Professional sports organizations hand out “player of the week” awards to honor the exceptional performance of an athlete within a given week. Implementing the same type of award for your sales team is a good idea for the same reason: It pays tribute to commendable performance that should be recognized because it differs sharply from the norm. In most cases, there isn’t money attached to the reward, but notice of top performance is still quite rewarding. Honoring top performers weekly creates an incentive for these employees to keep up the good work. Monthly Salespeople who perform the best within a single month usually don’t do so by a stroke of luck. They possess elite sales talent and know how to transmute it into generating quality leads and closing sales for nurtured leads. Because sustained, monthly success is inherently more valuable to the bottom line than weekly success, consider offering monthly top performers a modest financial reward, such as generous gift certificate to a five-star restaurant in the area. Annually Annual sales success should be rewarded the most generously because it demonstrates the most benefit to the bottom line. We recommend that you offer top sales associates a travel trip that is unique in terms of travel, destination, lodgings, and activities. Such trips give employees something to look forward to all year. Contact Incentive Travel Solutions If your company needs to develop a sales incentive program for top performers on the sales team, we can help you plan the ultimate, annual reward for sustained excellence in sales: A travel trip to an exotic destination that features unique entertainment after you arrive at the destination, and lodgings that make the trip feel like one that could not be easily accomplished on a personal travel budget. To get started on planning the ultimate reward for your sales incentive program, call Incentive Travel Solutions at (704) 540-1482, or refer to our contact page. We look forward to helping you plan a trip that your top sales performers will remember forever – a trip that will motivate them to work hard and qualify for the next trip to receive an unforgettable reward. The more you motivate your sales team, the better results you can expect from the sales process.

March 14, 2016 / in Incentive Trip Incentive travel trips are a popular way to reward employees for excellent performance in the workplace. As reported on the website smartmeetings.com , according to a recent study from the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), “At least 46 percent of U.S. businesses use incentive travel”. Furthermore, “U.S. businesses spend $22.5 billion a year on incentive travel.” Benefits of an Incentive Travel Trip Companies that shell out thousands of dollars for each employee who qualifies for an incentive travel trip do so out of more than good will. They also offer the trips hoping to receive a tangible return on the investment, particularly in the form of great business performance in the coming year. To this end, companies can benefit from incentive-based trips at least four crucial ways. 1. Customer Retention The IRF says that companies with the highest customer retention rate provide group travel to reward annual sales goals. When an incentive travel trip has the desired effect on business productivity by motivating employees to qualify for the next trip, a high rate of customer retention can result. Incentive trips are well-known for helping companies retain talented employees, but they can also help companies retain customers through the efforts of these employees. 2. Sales Growth The IRF also lists sales growth as a benefit of using incentive travel as a business reward. Specifically, companies with the highest sales growth offer group travel to reward year-end business goals. In addition to helping their employers retain customers, employees who are motivated to qualify for incentive trips help add new names to the customer roster. The IRF notes that “Incentive travel programs can increase sales productivity by 18 percent”. 3. Revenue Increases Growing the customer base is a benefit of incentive travel trips that yields yet another benefit: increased revenue. According to the IRF, companies that offer non-cash rewards experience revenue increases that are three times higher than the national average. Every company wants the bottom line to look better next year than it looks this year. An incentive travel trip can help make the dream of a significant revenue increase a reality. 4. Excellent ROI The return on investment (ROI) for incentive travel trips differs in each case. However, the IRF reports that, on average, “well-designed and well-executed incentive travel programs can produce an ROI of up to 112 percent.” The keys to realizing such a profitable ROI, of course, are offering a trip that is “well-designed and well-executed,” which is why many companies entrust the trip planning process to a provider of incentive travel services. Let Us Plan Your Incentive Travel Trip The experienced travel trip planners at Incentive Travel Solutions are here to help you plan a well-designed, well-executed travel trip. In creating the trip, we take several measures to ensure its success, including: planning the trip within your budget, selecting unique destinations and activities that are unforgettable, and sending travel staff with you to handle any loose ends. To learn about additional benefits of incentive travel, give us a call today at (704) 540-1482, or fill out our contact form, to set up a free consultation. We’ll assist you with creating a trip that helps deliver the four benefits above and others. Contact us today to get started!

March 29, 2016 / in Incentive Travel An incentive travel program that rewards top business performers with exciting travels begins with developing standards that let employees qualify for the excursions and assists them in doing so. Companies put their own spin on what workers must do to earn incentivized travel, but there are basic building blocks of the reward structure that every company should implement. Four Building Blocks for Success According to Incentive Research Foundation (ISR), there are four items that create a successful incentive travel program in terms of using the program as a motivational tool for stellar business performance. In the following sections, we take a brief look at each one, and explain the importance. For additional information, feel free to contact our incentive travel organizers. 1. Designing a Program That Creates Excitement As experienced incentive travel organizers know, a travel program needs to generate excitement about the upcoming trip to motivate employees to qualify for it. You need both an intriguing destination and exciting activities to do when you get there, but that isn’t all. Through research, ISR has found that including “leisure time” for travelers in the trip also adds to the excitement that precipitates taking the journey. 2. Selection Criteria Tied to Business Objectives Because the main goals of incentive travel trips are to reward exceptional performance and motivate it in the future through offering additional trips, the selection criteria for trips should be tied to business objectives. Objectives differ for each company, but one thing is certain: Incentivized travel is meant to reward a specific level of success, not simply to commend good performance, as some other types of awards do. 3. Clear Communication About Employee Progress Most companies plan incentive travel trips based on the performance of employees throughout a calendar business year. Consequently, it’s a good idea to give employees feedback about their progress toward qualifying for the trip on at least a quarterly basis. It’s basically the same kind of information presented in company meetings that review business progress. The only difference is that the information specifically applies to qualifying for the trip. 4. Detailed Records That Quantify Productivity According to ISR, a company that uses incentive travel should keep “detailed records that prove the productivity of the earners and their contributions to the company’s financial performance.” Not only does the information tell employees exactly why they qualify for the trip; it also provides a quantifiable record of success that eliminates notions of favoritism or leniency when selecting trip participants, which helps a company be a good steward to its employees. Ready to Put Your Travel Program in Motion? If so, our incentive travel organizers are here to assist. We start by helping you choose a fantastic destination and exciting activities that wow your travelers. Then, we make taking the excursion hassle-free by providing services such as airline contract negotiation, securing hotel contracts, flawless web registration, and providing on-site travel staff to address unexpected needs. To put your company’s travel program in motion, call us today at (704) 540-1482, or use the contact form on our website, to set up a free consultation. We look forward to helping you plan a trip that rewards top performance and encourages it in the future through upcoming trips.

April 5, 2016 / in Incentive Travel Each year, millions of people pour into the offices of vacation travel planners with the hope of planning a scenic, relaxing trip to a place that lets them leave their cares behind for awhile. Would these planners also serve as a good option for creating a group incentive travel trip to reward your company’s top performers? In most cases, the answer is no. Both work in the travel industry and can help you plan amazing journeys, but vacation travel consultants and incentive travel consultants are birds of different colors. Below are four things that incentive travel planners offer that so many vacation planners don’t. 1. Custom Designed Trips When you use an incentive travel consultant, you typically don’t choose a pre-planned travel package. Instead, you work with the consultant to plan a trip that’s totally unique. As for what constitutes “unique”, the sky is the limit. The consultant’s job is to facilitate an original travel experience that perfectly suits everyone’s tastes and surpasses expectations — two things you often don’t receive when planning a group trip through a vacation consultant. 2. Trips That Incentivize Performance Because incentive travel trips incentivize top performance in the workplace, they should consist of more than a nice destination and travel arrangements that glue the trip together. Rather, they should deliver what we call the “wow factor” — a sensation travelers experience when they reach an epic destination and enjoy fabulous activities while there. Leaving the cares of the workplace behind is a part of the trip, but motivating future business performance is a part of it, too. 3. Hassle-Free Trip Planning Unlike the average vacation planner, incentive travel consultants will literally plan your group trip from start to finish, scheduling all of the travel arrangements and handling all of the communications that ensure arrangements go as planned. All you do is choose a destination and activities with the help of a consultant, provide payment for the trip, and then prepare to travel to an amazing destination and enjoy yourself — it’s that simple. 4. Dedicated Travel Staf f When travel arrangements don’t go as planned with a traditional vacation, it’s often up to you to make the situation right. When you use incentive travel consultants that offer a full line of elite travel services, you have the option of traveling with dedicated travel staff, who move swiftly to address any problems that arise, if indeed they do. Moreover, using travel staff helps you enjoy the trip without worrying about any of the arrangements that support it. Ready to Plan an Incentive Travel Trip? If so, contacting our incentive travel consultants is your next move. Unlike most vacation planners, we do more than help you choose a great destination and a travel package to get you there. In addition to helping you select intriguing destinations that have an overwhelming “wow factor”, we can perform airline contract negotiation, execute hotel contracts, supply on-site travel staff, provide flawless web registration, and more. To get started on planning a trip that rewards your hard workers and motivates them to qualify for the next trip, contact us today at (704) 540-1482, or use the contact form on our website. We look forward to helping you plan a journey that’s like no other and creates lifelong memories.

April 20, 2016 / in Employee Motivation Motivating their employees to perform at the highest level has always been a challenge for companies. In most cases, employees perform well, but how do you get them to go the extra mile and maximize their capabilities? One way to provide this motivation is to implement a performance-based reward program that compensates employees who reach important business goals. Below are five great examples of employee incentive programs that work. Salary Increase Most employees enter a profession with an idea of how much salary they expect to earn, as they gain experience and attain higher positions within the company. Providing employees with meaningful annual bonuses both satisfies them presently and motivates them to work harder to realize the dream of business success that they have envisioned achieving for many years. Performance Bonuses Every company knows that the business performance of employees is tied to financial compensation. As honorable as a company’s mission may be — and as enjoyable as the work environment is — money still makes the business world go around. The nice thing about performance bonuses is that they aren’t set in stone. The harder employees work, the more they can expect to receive in performance bonuses. In terms of productivity, this is a winning situation. Valuable Special Gifts Rewarding excellent performance with a special gift is another way to keep employees motivated from quarter to quarter. Naturally, the nicer the gift, the more motivation it inspires. For example, there is a big difference between offering a top performer a gift certificate to a salon and offering him or her a new BMW. If you want your employees to strive for even business heights, put your money where your mouth is, and offer them a truly valuable, special gift. Opportunity for Promotion Failing to be promoted after they have demonstrated business excellence is one of the main reasons employees leave a company in pursuit of better opportunities at companies where they would expect to feel more appreciated. Human resources are the most valuable resources, as the old saying goes. In order to put the principle into practice, you need to reward top performers with lucrative promotions. Otherwise, they may become bored and feel poorly paid. Qualifying for an Incentive Travel Trip When it comes to employee incentive programs that work, giving top performers the opportunity to qualify for a travel trip that entails a highly desirable destination and travels filled with unforgettable experiences, is the most unique incentive presented here, but it is also one of the most effective, especially for well-paid employees who are near the top of the career ladder. The exceptional uniqueness of the trip naturally motivates such employees to qualify for the next one. Ready to Plan a Travel Trip? If your company is dedicated to retaining top talent and compensating top performers with meaningful awards, it should consider making incentive travel trips a part of the reward structure. With the assistance of Incentive Travel Solutions, the trips you offer will be ones that create lasting memories, help employees form stronger bonds as co-workers, and motivate them to work diligently to qualify for the next incentive-based travel trip.

April 27, 2016 / in Incentive Trip Companies that have a sales team spend lots of time and effort searching for talented salespeople. After these workers become employees, companies motivate them to use their talent to the fullest degree by providing them with lucrative, exciting rewards for doing so. Two common examples of rewards that are offered to top performers on sales teams are private incentive travel trips and performance-based bonuses. Which type of award is more effective for motivating sales throughout the year? In the experience of many companies, private incentive travel trips are more effective than bonuses for the following three reasons, among others. 1. Top Performers Already Receive Bonuses Practically every top performing salesperson receives an annual bonus for his or her success in bolstering the company’s bottom line. Consequently, adding an additional, performance-based bonus to the bonus that will already be received is redundant. In terms of motivating top performance, this is why adding a private incentive travel trip to the reward structure is more meaningful than tacking on another bonus, especially for workers who already receive top pay. 2. Trips are Once in a Lifetime Experiences When private incentive travel trips are planned with the help of an incentive travel trip planner, the goal is to make the excursions as memorable as possible to motivate the sales team to perform at the highest level. Special bonuses can motivate great performance, too. However, because bonuses aren’t as unique as well-planned travel trips, they don’t entail the “once in a lifetime experience” factor that can motivate employees in a way that monetary rewards can’t. 3. Trips Make it Easy to Envision the Reward Top performers on the sales team know they’ll receive an annual, performance-based bonus, but exactly how much the bonus will be is impossible to predict until all of the sales numbers are tallied. Incentive travel trips are different. Salespeople know exactly what they will receive for performing at the highest level, and can constantly envision the reward as they develop quality leads, perform lead nurturing process, and turn prospective clients into clients. Need Assistance Planning a Travel Trip? If your company is looking for a new way to motivate salespeople to perform their best, offering private incentive travel trips is a great option for the reasons listed above. However, if you want an incentive travel trip to be so exciting that it provides your sales team with more motivation than a special performance bonus, using the services of an experienced incentive travel trip planner is strongly recommended. This is where Incentive Travel Solutions enters the picture. For years, we have helped companies plan private incentive travel trips that are once in a lifetime experiences, and thus help to motivate salespeople to perform their best. Rewarding top talent with performance bonuses is important, too, but just as a travel trip can’t take the place of a bonus, a bonus can’t take the place of an awesome travel trip. To get started on planning a trip for your sales team, give us a call today at (704) 540-1482 to schedule a free consultation.

May 18, 2016 / in Press and News Corporate travel incentives are popular for motivating employees to perform to the best of their abilities. However, the level of motivation the trips provide is inherently based on the uniqueness and overall quality of the travel experience. To create corporate travel incentives that work for their intended purpose, companies should make at least four considerations when planning incentive-based travel trips: destination, cost, activities, and support from a travel trip planner. 1. Destination Because the allure of corporate travel incentives depends heavily on the uniqueness of the travel destination, the goal is to choose a destination that those who qualify the trip will remember for life. For example, while taking a trip to coastal Florida may be enjoyable, for most U.S. citizens, taking a trip to coastal Sardinia would be a far more memorable experience regarding the travel destination. When planning a trip, focus on choosing a rare destination. 2. Cost When the cost of incentive travel trips is discussed, the focus is typically on how much a company should spend based on its operating budget. Less discussed is how much money companies should dedicate to making the trip enjoyable and highly memorable to employees. Because the enjoyment of a travel trip naturally motivates workers to qualify for the next trip, focus on creating a trip budget that is large enough to afford a truly unique travel experience. 3. Activities The money you set aside for an incentive travel trip naturally determines the activities you enjoy while traveling and how many activities you and your diligent workers get to experience. The activities you choose are based on where you travel and how you get there. However, in all situations, the goal is to select activities that are as pleasurable and unique as the destination itself. The activities you enjoy are largely responsible for creating lasting memories of the trip. 4. Support Because corporate travel incentives generally apply to trips that involve several unique activities, special lodging accommodations, and special travel accommodations, it’s a good idea to take your trip with the support of an experienced incentive travel trip planner. The planner can provide support staff that travel with your group to ensure that everything goes as planned, which is an important aspect of motivating employees to qualify for the next incentive travel trip. Start Planning Your Trip Today Creating corporate travel incentives that motivate employees to qualify for incentive-based travel trips can be a tedious affair in terms of choosing the right destination, deciding how much to spend on a trip, deciding what activities to participate in while traveling, and receiving third party support to ensure that a trip goes exactly as planned. This is why many companies turn to Incentive Travel Solutions for assistance with planning and executing incentive travel trips. For your trip to be truly enjoyable, it needs to be hassle-free on your end — and this is what we can help you accomplish. To learn more about how we can assist you with taking a unique, exciting trip that motivates your workers to qualify for the trip and trips thereafter, please call us today at (704) 540-1482 to schedule a free consultation. We look forward to hearing from you!

May 24, 2016 / in Incentive Trip Sales incentive trips are exactly what they sound like: unique excursions that serve as strong motivators for salespeople to perform at the highest level. However, because the point of the trips is to reward top performance, not every salesperson may qualify to take them. Ultimately, it is up to a company to decide how sales team members will qualify for incentive trips. With this in mind, we take a look at four scenarios for establishing the reward structure for travel trips. 1. Reward a Certain Percentage of Top Performers With this option, salespeople qualify for a trip when they fall within a certain percentage range that indicates top performance. For example, in terms of revenue generated from sales, you could reward the top 10 percent or 20 percent of your team with a sales incentive trip. This is a good option because it helps companies predict exactly how much they will spend on the trip. 2. Reward Salespeople Who Reach a Certain Goal Another way to establish the reward structure is to reward salespeople with a trip when they reach a pre-set goal. For example, you could offer a trip to employees who generate at least a certain number of quality leads or nurture at least a certain number of leads into clients. This is a good option because it provides employees with a set goal for qualifying for incentive trips. 3. Reward Salespeople Who are Most Improved A third option for the reward structure is to offer sales incentive trips to workers who show the most improvement from the previous year based on specific criteria, such as lead development or sales. This is a good option because it gives encouragement to blossoming employees who may not qualify for a trip based on the structures above. The drawback is that top performers may not show significant improvement because they already perform at the highest level. 4. Reward Levels of Performance With Different Trips Yet another option for establishing the reward structure is to offer different types of trips to employees who perform at different levels. For example, the top 10 percent of salespeople could be rewarded with a unique trip to an international destination, while the next 10 percent could be rewarded with a tourist trip to a national destination. Some companies aren’t interested in this option due to cost concerns. However, this reward structure is valuable for motivating employees who are on the cusp of top performance to keep working hard and perform better. Why Use Sales Incentive Trips to Motivate Your Team? Here are several reasons to use sales incentive trips to motivate your sales team to reach new heights. Some of the most important ones are: What the reward consists of is known from the start, which helps provide motivation to qualify for it; when planned with the help of an incentive travel trip planner, travel trips can truly be once in a lifetime experiences; and highly unique travel trips offer something that many people consider as valuable as money: world class travel. Incentive Travel Solutions has years of experience in helping companies plan sales incentive trips that are once in a lifetime experiences, and thus, motivate sales teams to qualify for the journeys. Regardless of the reward structure you choose, we’ll help you plan a trip whose uniqueness provides your sales team with a strong motivation to qualify for the reward. To start planning a sales incentive trip, call us today at (704) 540-1482 to set up a free consultation.

June 8, 2016 / in Employee Motivation Planning incentive-based travel trips that reward employees for great performance is similar to playing the game of golf: Almost anyone can do it, but few people do it exceptionally well. This is why your company should consider using the services of a travel planner that has experience in helping companies get the most value from their corporate travel programs. Compared to travel planners that lack experience with corporate travel programs, planners that specialize in corporate travel typically possess three key features: They help you plan the trip down to the smallest detail, assist you with choosing trip activities that are unforgettable, and provide travel staff to attend you on your trip. Let’s take a look at the benefits of each feature. 1. Comprehensive Planning Comprehensive planning starts with major tasks such as hotel negotiation and airline contract negotiation and ends with detail-oriented tasks such as ensuring that hotel spa services include specific treatments and ensuring that a specific type of champagne will be available on the flight. Your standard travel planner will handle the big details, but it won’t spend hours making sure that your trip is meticulously planned down to the smallest, value-added travel benefits. 2. Unforgettable Activities We like to say that unforgettable travel activities have what we call the “wow factor”. Unless employees are “wowed” by what they experience on a trip, their motivation to qualify for the next trip may not be especially high, which could translate into mediocre sales growth and an average customer retention rate for the coming year. Activities for trips we plan are more than just fun. They are unforgettable occasions that motivate employees to qualify for the next trip. 3. Dedicated Travel Staff Almost everyone who has taken their fair share of vacation trips has experienced some type of glitch in travel plans that a trip would have been more enjoyable without. This is why travel planners that have expertise in corporate travel programs commonly include on-site travel staff for your trip. If any aspect of the trip isn’t going as expected, or you need personal assistance during activities, on-site travel staff will be there to make the situation right and lend a hand. Ready to Plan an Incentive Travel Trip? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Incentive Travel Solutions has years of experience helping companies of all sizes in various industries leverage corporate travel programs to provide highly meaningful rewards for top performers, and increase annual productivity by motivating these employees to qualify for the next trip. Comprehensive trip planning, planning unforgettable trip activities, and providing on-site travel staff are three essential keys for achieving the goals. To get started on planning a corporate travel trip that can have a positive impact on customer retention and sales growth, please call us today at (704) 540-1482, or complete our contact form. We look forward to helping you plan trips that are highly memorable for your top performers and motivate them to work even harder for the success of your company.

June 20, 2016 / in Incentive Travel Companies use incentive travel trips to motivate employees to reach business goals, but all employees need to focus on is qualifying for the trips. As their employer, planning the details of the trips up to you. If you don’t specialize in arranging incentive travel trips — which is the case for most companies that participate in incentive travel — implementing full service incentive travel will likely require the help of an experienced incentive trip travel planner. When you use us as your trip planner, your trip is arranged to be “full service” in the following six ways. 1. Budgetary Considerations An incentive travel trip is no fun at all if it doesn’t synchronize with your company’s travel budget. This is why the first step of a full service incentive travel trip is selecting a destination and activities that accommodate your budget. With our assistance, you can plan a fantastic trip that doesn’t compromise your budget concerning other business travel needs. 2. Destination Selection When companies conjure up their version of the best travel destinations, it often includes heavily toured places such as tropical Hawaii, European cities such as London and Paris, and U.S. destinations such as New York and L.A. Travels to these locations can make great trips indeed, but there are also a variety of other special destinations a professional trip planner can send your way. The goal is to choose a destination that thrills you and your hard workers. 3. Travel Arrangements For most vacationers, making great travel arrangements is a necessary evil of embarking on a great vacation. The same applies to companies that provide incentive travel trips. We eliminate the hassle of planning complex travel arrangements by performing airline travel negotiation, securing hotel contracts, providing flawless web registration, and handling other essentials. 4. Planning Special Events There’s a lot less enjoyment in arriving at a splendid destination if you have nothing to do after you arrive. This is why we specialize in arranging travel activities that provide memories that will last a lifetime. The activities you enjoy obviously depend on where you travel. Given our experience with travel world destinations, we’re the perfect choice for planning special events. 5. On-Site Travel Staff Full service incentive travel is capped off by having a dedicated, on-site travel staff attend your group to its destination, and oversee activities after you arrive. The staff stays in the background and only comes into play to resolve special needs and take care of incongruencies between the event itinerary and events. Having a dedicated travel staff helps you, as the trip provider, relax, knowing that everything will be overseen and attended to by the well-trained travel staff. Need Full Service Incentive Travel? When they’re implemented with the assistance of an experienced travel trip planner, full service incentive travel trips provide the most hassle-free, enjoyable travel experience. If this is the type of travel experience you want for you and your employees, Incentive Travel Solutions is here to make the difference. To get started on planning your full service incentive travel excursion, please contact us today by calling (704) 540-1482, or fill out the contact form on our company website.

July 20, 2016 / in Press and News Corporate incentive travel services are designed to help companies create luxurious, unique trips that reward employees for reaching business goals that make them qualify for incentive travel — a form of travel that helps employees come closer together as a team, share unforgettable experiences, and motivates them to qualify for future incentive travel trips. If your company is looking for new ways to reward performance, and this is your first time considering using corporate incentive travel services, you may have some questions about what you can receive from us as your trusted trip planner. That’s why we’re taking the time to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about our corporate incentive travel services. 1. Can you help me decide who qualifies for the trip? Many companies establish their own travel trip qualifications, but we can certainly provide with examples of qualifications that other companies have used to great success. Once you decide how many people you want to potentially qualify for the trip, it becomes easier to set qualifications. 2. Do you facilitate travels to foreign destinations? Yes. In addition to providing corporate incentive travel services for U.S. destinations, we provide the same services for foreign destinations. As long as it’s safe for you to travel to a particular foreign country, we’ll ensure that you get there in style, and thoroughly enjoy the destination. 3. How will I handle hotel and travel reservations? You don’t need to handle hotel and travel reservations; that’s what we’re here for. We have years of experience in airline contract negotiation and negotiating hotel contracts. In addition, we help you select methods of travel and forms of lodging that help make the trip unique. 4. Can you help me plan an itinerary of activities? Yes. This is another area of incentive travel that we specialize in. When we plan your travel itinerary, we strive to deliver what we call the “wow factor”, which means that your travelers will literally be wowed by the activities that they experience on the trip, from start to finish. 5. What role does your on-site travel staff play? Our on-site travel staff go with you on the trip to handle any unforeseen wants and needs, and to ensure that the travel itinerary delivers the pleasurable experience you anticipate. Moreover, our travel staff let you focus on the trip without worrying about it going as planned. 6. How long do your travel trips typically last? How long a trip lasts is ultimately up to you, although the duration of the trip obviously depends on your budget, and what you wish to achieve with the trip incentive. With that said, most incentive travel trips last several days — enough time to let you truly enjoy the destination. Start Planning Your Trip Today Incentive travel trips are more than unique, enjoyable journeys that create lasting memories among coworkers. They also serve as a major motivator for improved business performance, especially for employees who are compensated to the point that receiving significant, annual salary increases and lucrative, quarterly performance bonuses is nothing novel or new. To get started on using our corporate incentive travel services to plan a travel trip that rewards your workers in highly unique ways, give us a call today at (704) 540-1482, or fill out our contact form. We look forward to helping you choose the best options for your unique vision of what should comprise an incentive travel trip for your best performers.