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Incentive Travel Growth Healthy, Says SITE and ADMEI Report

The incentive travel sector is experiencing healthy growth, according to a report from the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence and the Association of Destination Management Executives International. 192 SITE and ADMEI firms took part in the study. Over three quarters are now working for more clients, and four fifths managing more events. From Meetings & Conventions…

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Cairns Wins 8,000 Delegate Chinese Incentive

In 2019 8,000 delegates from Amway China will visit Cairns, Australia, for a five day incentive and leadership seminar. 1,000 will travel at a time. Tourism Tropical North Queensland says natural attractions like the Great Barrier Reef – plus Cairns offering a personalised experience – were behind the significant winning bid. Photo: Leonard Low. From Meetpie.com…

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New Research Reveals how Leading Companies use Incentives

The Incentive Research Foundation has released a checklist of best practice for companies in rewarding employees. The foundation reviewed 900 organisations in its new Incentive Benchmarking Survey to reveal what the most successful do regarding non-cash bonuses and recognition. The results confirm the value of incentives as tools for recruitment, retention and engagement. From Meetpie.com…

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Perth’s Corporate and Incentive Market Triples

A year ago the Perth Convention Bureau created a strategy to target corporate and incentive groups, and set itself a four-year goal of taking its market from ten percent to 32 percent. PCB CEO Paul Beeson now says this share has been achieved in just a single year, filling the city’s increased accommodation supply. From CIM News Magazine…

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SITE and the Incentive Sector Mourn Jane E. Schuldt

The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) community is mourning the loss of its former president and legendary industry advocate Jane E. Schuldt, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 63. During Schuldt’s presidency in 1991, she focused on globalizing SITE by launching local chapters and designing local education with a global message. She vociferously championed SITE’s code of ethics,…

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