Travel incentives enable business organizations to achieve a diverse number of benefits — from motivating and inspiring team members to fostering team spirit, loyalty and dedication to increase in sales. According to some studies, travel incentives are more effective compared to cash rewards. In designing and implementing travel incentive programs, business organizations have two basic options to choose from. First, they can form an in-house team to handle all aspects of design and implementation. Second, they can hire travel incentive companies to handle all or some aspects of the program. But what are the advantages of the second option? One of the chief advantages of enlisting the aid of travel incentive specialists is that you have a dedicated team to bear the brunt of the work for you. You may have a capable team which can handle the tasks involved. However, this may come at the expense of their other tasks which can compromise the smooth operation of the business over the short and long term. In some cases, your team may not handle all the aspects involved due to the overwhelming volume of tasks involved. A travel incentive company can offer invaluable help in a number of areas including logistics, management control, budgeting, site selection and more. One of the issues that business organizations must resolve in designing a travel incentive program is finding a suitable source of funds. With the help of these specialists, your organization can design a program that will pay for itself, enabling the organization to achieve its set of goals while employees feel recognized for their contributions to the team. In terms of selecting the destination for the incentive program, incentive companies have the experience in matching venues with the organization's requirements, including its budget. These specialists can perform prior research about potential venues which have the best value for money. These firms can also procure proposals and facilitate meetings between their clients and personnel from the intended destination. Once a shortlist has been drawn, these firms can help in negotiating contract terms and arrange for site inspections. Incentive companies can also make the necessary travel arrangements, which can be especially complicated for large parties. These services may include ticket reservation, payment and processing. These companies can also provide assistance in some areas involved in the promotion of the incentive programs as well as the awarding ceremonies.These include services like branding, multimedia design and production.
"I've been working with Bruce and his team on two projects and they've been great to work with. Bruce has helped us set up a referral/incentive program for us to roll out with our clients and strategic partners. Bruce was great to work with. He's set up a 7 tier program that allows for flexibility and he's also helped us to market the program."
"Beverly arranged and managed the early Envivio Sales incentive trips for us. Each of our events was an outstanding and motivating experience Our Sales team appreciated the attention to detail and to fun. Qualifying for the "trip" was a motivating factor behind many end of year sales pushes. I will use Beverly again in the future."
"Peak Performance’s attention to detail and personal service made me feel like I had a true corporate meeting planning partner that I could rely on throughout the planning process right up until I was on site. I look forward to doing more meetings with them."
"I have used your services two years in a row and you all have made my vacation a great one. You have the most helpful and considerate employees. Always very friendly, respectful and willing to make my travel experience a good one. Thank you and keep up the great job."
