Incentives

The $2,000 Difference: How Incentive Leaders Stay in the Fast Lane

According to the Incentive Research Foundation’s (IRF) 2025 Top Performer Study: Automotive & Manufacturing Industries, companies that consistently hit revenue and retention benchmarks share one thing in common: they invest in rewards and recognition that go far beyond cash.

Canada’s Incentive Edge

With the exchange rate stretching a U.S. planner’s budget by some 30 percent, choosing America’s northern neighbor for incentive travel programs offers a smart solution for those tasked with delivering ever more dazzling experiences on ever tighter budgets.

How a Storm-Disrupted Incentive Trip Won a SITE Crystal Award

This is the true story of an incentive travel program that faced a sudden travel disruption crisis – and how the planning team’s preparation and quick thinking turned potential disaster into a success and earned them a SITE Crystal Award.

Inside the 2025 IRF Study on Incentive Travel and Performance

In a business landscape dominated by AI disruption, shifting employee expectations, and growing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, top-performing companies are turning to a surprisingly human motivator: experiential rewards.

IRF Program Builds the Next Generation of Incentive Leaders

If you're a senior-level incentive planner looking to develop your team—and maybe even line up your eventual successor—the IRF Accelerate program offers a golden opportunity to support and elevate the emerging leaders in your ranks.

Hilton Adding 2,000 Rooms in Hawaii

Hilton’s aggressive expansion in the islands is giving planners even more options to design programs that fit diverse budgets and participant preferences while capitalizing on the enduring allure of the Aloha State.

Standout “Cell-ebration” Venues

Why Former Prisons Are Your Next Unforgettable Event Venue The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield – now an in demand event venue thanks to its starring role as the site where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed – is just one of many former prisons getting a second chance as unexpectedly popular venue options. Once formidable […]

Shawshanked: A Historic Prison-Turned-Incentive Venue

Once a penitentiary, then a film set, now an event venue—Mansfield’s Ohio State Reformatory finds unexpected redemption in the incentive travel market. For meeting and incentive planners searching for the next unforgettable destination, one unlikely location is doing hard time as an event venue: the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio.

Recognition Isn’t Fluff—It’s Fuel

According to a new study from the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), "Building a Culture of Recognition," organizations that treat recognition as a strategic priority — not an afterthought — are seeing measurable gains in employee engagement, performance, and retention.

SITE NITE at IMEX Frankfurt

SITE (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence) brought together a record-breaking 500 incentive travel professionals for a night of meaningful connections, celebration, and cultural exchange at SITE NITE Europe 2025, held the night before the start of IMEX Frankfurt.

The Ultimate Cruise Checklist for Attendees

Cruises aren’t like land-based programs — the Wi-Fi is slower, the dress codes stricter, and “all aboard” really means all aboard. A clear, no-nonsense checklist keeps everyone from drifting off course.

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