How to Announce and Promote Your Employee Incentive Travel Program
Incentive travel program communication isn’t just an announcement. It’s the engine that drives participation, builds anticipation, and keeps your program alive in employees’ minds long after the initial launch.
Bleisure Travel Is Booming, and Individual Reward Trips Are Built for It
For companies designing recognition programs, understanding bleisure travel isn’t just helpful context. It’s a strategic advantage.
Tax Rules for Incentive Trips: What HR Leaders Need to Know
The IRS treats performance-based travel rewards as taxable compensation to the employee, regardless of whether the award is cash, merchandise, or travel. The fair market value (FMV) of the trip, covering airfare, lodging, meals, and related costs, must be included in the employee’s gross income.
The Best Alternative to Cash Bonuses for Employees: Why Travel Rewards Win
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on November 20, 2025. It was last updated on March 23, 2026. When it comes time to reward top performers, many companies default to cash bonuses. It’s straightforward, quantifiable, and easy to administer. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Cash bonuses rarely create the lasting impact you’re hoping for. If […]
Business Travel Procurement: The Case for Individual Incentive Travel
The companies building cultures people don’t want to leave share a common understanding: recognition isn’t a perk, it’s a practice. It’s the consistent, intentional act of showing employees that their contributions matter, not just to the bottom line, but to the people around them and to the organization’s identity.
How to Reduce Staff Turnover with Incentive Travel
If you’re serious about figuring out how to reduce staff turnover, start by asking whether your current recognition strategy reflects the value of the people you’re trying to retain. If the answer is no, incentive travel might be the missing piece.
2026 Incentive Travel Trends: What Leading Organizations Are Planning Now
The incentive travel trends shaping 2026 reveal a fundamental shift in how organizations recognize achievement.
What Is a Destination Management Company? (And When You Need One)
If you’re planning corporate events or incentive travel programs, you’ve likely encountered the term “destination management company” or its acronym, DMC. Understanding what is a DMC, and how these services differ from destination marketing organizations, helps you make strategic decisions about when to engage specialized vendors versus exploring alternative approaches to recognition travel. A destination […]
What is MICE Tourism?
When you hear “MICE tourism,” you might imagine something entirely different from what it actually represents. In the corporate travel world, MICE refers to a specific segment of business travel focused on Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Events. MICE travel and tourism has become a multi-billion-dollar industry that drives economic growth in destinations worldwide, but it’s […]
What is Incentive Travel?
The shift from traditional group incentive trips to individual employee incentive travel reflects changing workforce expectations and operational realities. Today’s distributed workforce and diverse family structures make coordinated group travel increasingly complex. Not everyone wants to travel the same way. Some achievers value adventure while others prioritize relaxation.