Ask Madison: The Journey Back to Corporate & Incentive Travel was Slow – But Worth It.

mspetrino@madisonpg.com (Madison) — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:14:00 GMT

After planning for a great return to travel following an unprecedented two-year hiatus, in December 2021, Omicron reared its head. By that time, though, even with some travel restrictions still in place, companies were beginning to gather for in-person events. The first event managed by Madison Travel’s Erin Pennington, a Madison Certified Event Planner, was held stateside and the mood, while excited to see colleagues after 2 years, was still reluctant. Protocols were still restrictive – mask mandates intact, assigned distance seating and Covid-safety practices in place. Even with the most stringent of safety plans, when unforeseen circumstances arose, event planning experts sprung into action to plot a new course to bring the event to a successful close.

Ask Madison: Employer and Employees are Ready to Get Back on the Road

Dan Davenport — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:15:00 GMT

Both buyers and sellers of incentive travel programs were surveyed in the 2020 incentive Travel Industry Index (ITII), a joint initiative of FICP (Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals), IRF (Incentive Research Foundation), and SITE Foundation (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence in association with Oxford Economics.
The findings indicate we are ready, and barring factors such as timing, destinations, safety, etc., in 2021 summer, we will see a boom in travel.

The resounding answer is that travel for rewards and incentives, corporate networking events, and personal vacations will pick up this summer, in some cases, to a higher level than ever seen before the pandemic, for both personal and professional reasons.

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Ask Madison: The Journey Back to Corporate & Incentive Travel was Slow – But Worth It.

Ask Madison: Employer and Employees are Ready to Get Back on the Road