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Cruise Meetings Less Expensive Than You May Think
Incentive travel planners working with corporate groups are often faced with clients who just don't have a large budget to spend. Smaller businesses are trying to cut out luxuries with the hope that no one will say anything, and larger companies--especially those who accepted bailout money--are trying to regain an image of competence and frugality. Incentive travel is a scary proposition for them both.
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Enter the incentive cruise. Cruising is often a much more affordable choice for people who love to travel in general, and could be your answer to the problem of affordable incentive travel. Why? Because cruises are relaxing, cruise lines have expanded their ports of call, and a cruise is typically all inclusive. A cruise event can save you as much as 40% compared to a land based hotel venue because almost everything is included. Meals, meeting rooms, A/V, coffee breaks, activities, entertainment and even room service are part of the all-inclusive cruise fare. You spend nothing more for linens, florals, lighting, labor or state/city taxes, which saves your client money and gives you time to devote to your business agenda and attendees.
Planners may also save yourselves some headaches other than financial related ones. If you have a small incentive travel group that is from a foreign culture, you might consider a cruise that will appeal to that culture. For instance, let's pretend Irish music and culture has become all the rage in Eastern Europe. You have been hired to find a cruise for a group of Eastern European business people. Your logical choice will include Ireland, and expand to the other British Isles if there is time just for a bonus.
Cruises can, indeed, be a port in this financial storm the world is in right now. Next time you are trying to find an affordable incentive travel program, take a few minutes and check into meetings at sea.
You will be surprised at how easy it is to plan a group incentive cruise, and stay within your budget.
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An all inclusive incentive cruise can save you up to 40% compared to hotel venues since so much is included. Meals, meeting rooms, A/V, coffee breaks, activities, entertainment and even room service are part of the all-inclusive cruise fare.
by: Ellen Freeman
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Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 Time: 6:14 AM -
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