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- Seasite.com Launches Version 2.0Business Planners Can Now Search Cruise Choices and Submit One Request to Five Cruise Lines Simultaneously Seasite.com, the first online portal for cruise meetings and events, launched version 2.0 that provides business and event planners direct access to major cruise lines. With the new electronic Request For Proposal (eRFP) feature, planners can send cus […]
- Not Enough Hours in the Day?What Meeting Planner hasn’t wished for just a couple more hours in the day to get more work done? With all the details and planning involved in orchestrating a successful corporate event, its no wonder sleep falls to the bottom of the totem pole in so many cases. The thinking is always, “I’ll get some rest after […]
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Factors to Consider When Shopping For a Cruise Event
Anyone planning on hosting a cruise event should certainly check to see which cruise companies can get the job done at the best price, but there is often more to consider than just the bottom line. In fact, some customers that have not given a lot of thought to the logistics and organizational side of the equation often find that... »
Planning Cruise Meetings is Easier Than You Think!
The idea of a cruise meeting and/or cruise event might seem overwhelming at first, especially if this is the first time planning such a cruise excursion. On the surface, it might seem as if there are many new variables being introduced and strange limitations, but there are also new options to make planning a lot simpler. Such new options include: Guaranteed... »
Augmenting All-Inclusive Options
When trying to decide whether to handle all of the planning for a meeting and/or event, many event planners fall into the trap of believing that there are only two extremes: all-inclusive and handling every little detail on their own. While it is true that there are many offerings at both extremes, it is often possible to find ways to... »
Selecting a Unique Venue
Even though all hotels are not the same, hotels are not necessarily unique. Even though various cities offer various attractions and forms of entertainment, cities are still just cities. When planning group incentive travel, a meeting planner will want to look beyond hotels and cities. There are numerous venues from which meetings planners can choose when organizing group incentive travel.... »
Setting an Agenda for Cruise Meetings
Meetings at sea are not all about pleasure, leisure, and recreation. While entertainment and recreational activities should be included as part of a group incentive cruise, the inclusion of seminars and meetings is equally important. Companies and organizations hope to see both intangible and tangible profits from incentive cruises, and participants want to enjoy the “vacation” atmosphere as much as... »
Why Incentive Travel is Important
For companies that desire to retain top-talent, paying employees a reasonable salary is simply not enough. Employees need to know that they are valued as people, not simply as workers. Therefore, it is essential that organizations wishing to recruit and retain skilled and capable employees reward top-earning employees with things such as incentive travel. Incentive travel, such as group cruise... »
The Return of Incentive Travel
During the economic downturn, incentive travel experienced a bit of a hiatus. As companies and organizations feared appearing “frivolous,” many shunned the idea of cruise events or other types of corporate travel and meeting planning. At the present time, companies are once again venturing into the group incentive travel realm. Meeting planning is rebounding and quickly becoming a topic of... »
Should You Charter a Ship for Your Next Event?
It's a well known fact that cruising for groups and corporate incentives offers exceptional value with savings of up 40 percent over land-based venues such as hotels and convention centers. According to a recent report in Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine, 34% of their readers had booked a cruise for an incentive event and an surprising 72% said they planned... »
Enhance Corporate Events with Group Cruise Deals and Convenient Planning Tools
No matter if you are a corporate business meeting and event planner, a wedding planner or a corporate travel planner, a detailed knowledge of group cruise packages and how they can help you and your clients is essential to successfully incorporating cruise ship venues and destinations into your planning services. It is one thing to have experience with sourcing cruises... »
How to Motivate Employees with Incentive Travel
Have you ever considered why or if employee incentive travel is more preferable than a cash bonus? Is there more to incentive travel than purely compensating employee(s) for a job well done? Discerning the things that motivate your employees is a crucial feature of conducting business. It is crucial to learn just what motivates each person as an individual. If the... »