Not everyone in the office can get the big promotion and the corner office, but that does not mean that there are no other rewards to dole out to encourage performance and loyalty. In fact, some of those rewards can be tax deductible while simultaneously offering an immediate and direct benefit to the company, such as incentive travel where meetings or other events are part of the plan. Here’s how it works:

• Corporate travel and meetings are very common, but usually the top few people in any department get to go. If a new promotion has been handed out, consider letting the runners up to the position go as sort of a second-place prize. This shows them that even though they may have come so close to getting that coveted promotion, that they are not truly that far away. Special perks are still available, and Joe’s corner office as much as perk as it is a ball and chain.
•  It is usually best not to announce the travel meetings or travel events as a secondary prize before any decision making is done regarding who gets which promotion. Instead, try approaching the proposition of meeting travel as a conically prize as a way to reward those that try so hard to please and perform their duties with diligence. Loyalty and hard work deserve rewards, and those rewards are even better when they help smooth over potentially ruffled feathers while still putting the needs of business first.

Hawaii is one of the most desirable meeting and incentive destinations.  It is a place that inspires your attendees, and  one that people everywhere in the world dream to visit.  Participation in Hawaii incentive events generally exceeds expectations, so Hawaiian incentives can be relied on to deliver on ROI.  This is true especially in tough economic times.

The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB), offers meeting and incentive planners "one stop shopping" to plan a meeting in Hawaii.  They have the resources, knowledge, and connections to maximize the value of a business meeting experience for planners and their clients. They recently launched an exciting new online initiative called the Added Value Resource Center at BusinessAloha.com.  Planners can go to the site and take advantage of several innovative programs to help them save money, without sacrificing the quality of the overall Hawaii meeting experience.

Hawaii always excites and increases attendance for incentive events.  In addition to more than 70,000 hotel rooms and top meeting facilities, Hawaii boasts some of the worlds best golf resorts.  

The Hawaiian islands' golf resorts are among the best in the world, and there are six distinctly different islands to choose from – here is a glance at what each one has to offer:

• Big Island – Nearly twice as large as the other Hawaiian isands combined, the Big Island has golf courses that incorporate tropical rain forests, lava beds, and rolling grasslands.
• Oahu – Has more golf courses than any other of the islands. 
• Maui – A resort studded paradise with 16 golf courses and a well-developed tourism infrastructure that minimizes logistical issues for incentive planners.
• Kauai – Offers a mixture of vegetation, canyons, streams, and waterfalls. 
• Lanai – More secluded.  Golf is dominated by tow of the biggest player-designers, Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman.
• Molokai – With pineapple and coffee plantations, Molokai offers a laid back style and limited golf options.  However, it's Kaluakoi golf course has more ocean frontage than any other course in Hawaii.