Two days before IMEX America officially began, the 2024 SITE Young Leaders Conference took place at the iconic Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the event. 

The incentive travel segment has undergone a fairly radical transformation starting with the pandemic, when travel restrictions and outright shutdowns—especially to international destinations—caused a whole industry to reexamine itself or simply survive.

What does an “Instagram-worthy” incentive moment look like? According to Gen Z (and incentive industry experts), the answer is off-the-beaten-path destinations, authentic local experiences, freedom of choice and enough down time to make a program their own.

By the time you read this, Laurie Sharp will have been living and working remotely in Les Praz, France, in the Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley, for over a month. Here are a few of the venues she’s explored and people she’s met thus far.

Following Business Events Australia’s Dreamtime 2023 incentive showcase, Meetings Today’s Taylor Smith traveled to tropical Far North Queensland to experience the city of Cairns, the only city in the world “where the rainforest meets the reef.”

Senior contributor Jeff Heilman joins Lindblad Expeditions for an unforgettable journey to Patagonia, where high-end incentive experiences await.

A familiarization trip to Seattle found Meetings Today and streamlinevents racing through Seattle Convention Center's new Summit building and enjoying all the Emerald City has to offer.

Business Events Australia’s signature incentive showcase, formerly known as Dreamtime, will return in September 2024 in Tropical North Queensland under the new name Australia Next, in alignment with Business Events Australia’s bespoke magazine for incentive planners. 

During MPI’s Smart Monday, panelists broke down the results of this year’s Incentive Travel Index into four topics: The Purpose of Incentive Travel; Growth, Budgets and Spending; Channel Relationships; and Destination Selection. Here is a breakdown of results across all four.