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	<title>Business Meeting Incentives &#187; Budget</title>
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		<title>Hotel vs. Cruise Ship – Differences You Should Know About</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Incentives]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to book a meeting at sea, instead of at a hotel, here are some differences between the two venues that you should be aware of. Arrival time: It is common for meeting and event planners to arrive at a hotel a day or two before a big event, but with a cruise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find Your Price Point</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Incentive Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because cruises exude luxury, many businesses mistakenly believe that incentive cruises are beyond their budgets. Many may not even consider a cruise event or ship charter as a business incentive due to the &#8220;cost&#8221; of the cruise. However, incentive cruises are really no different than other forms of business incentives. For example, the cost to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Eats as an Incentive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Meeting Planning Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bagels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continued Dedication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food Businesses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grand Gestures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes, businesses overlook the small things when trying to determine what type of incentives will work best with their employees. For meetings that do not require travel to some exotic destination or if a budget simply will now allow travel at the present time, there are other ways to reward employees and express appreciation. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Distant Lands Can be Motivational</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a business or organization typically plans incentive meetings within the same city in which the business is located or only a few hours a way, employees will probably not be as motivated to earn a spot on these trips. Even meeting venues in cities that are on the opposite coast of the U.S. may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All-Inclusive Amenities are Budget Friendly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ocean View]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recreational Activities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When companies desire to plan incentive travel for top-performing employees, they often choose meeting venues such as hotels and resorts. While there are many benefits that hotels and resorts can offer, these meeting venues often come with a hefty price tag. For budget conscious companies, this presents a real dilemma. They have to figure out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running out of Ideas? Take Advantage of Your Built-In Focus Group.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colleagues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monaco]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://businessmeetingincentives.com/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it becoming more difficult to come up with new, exciting meeting venues, unique excursions and entertainment options or enticing destinations? If so, it might be time to take advantage of an untapped resource that just might have been right under your nose all along. As a meeting planner or corporate event planner, you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Shuttles Really Necessary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Meeting Events]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When planning corporate meetings and conventions, reserving shuttles to carry your participants from their hotels to the event location, from the event location to planned excursions or between multiple venues is generally taken for granted as part of the meeting planning process. Meeting and event planners automatically add a line for shuttle expenses to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applying the Idea of Stay-cations to Incentive Travel Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Incentive Travel Destinations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crisis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two driving forces behind the push for stay-cations: the current economic crisis and the green movement. As individuals and families are feeling the pressure of financial hardships and increasing numbers of people are committing to lowering the impact their lifestyles have on the environment, the world of vacations and travel is changing. More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Considering the Costs of Incentive Travel for the Participants</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incentive travel planners are well aware of the many reasons they must keep a watchful eye on the costs associated with incentive travel programs. The company paying the travel expenses will naturally require a detailed list of expenditures and will have a budget that you must stay within, as well as greatly appreciating your efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shifting Towards Local Meeting Locations in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parallel to an overall cultural shift towards buying local and taking local vacations, many companies are also shifting towards planning meetings closer to their headquarters and forgoing high profile resorts and hotels. There are multiple reasons for meeting locally, as well as a number of benefits that may not be immediately recognizable, but can serve [...]]]></description>
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