The nature of meeting and incentive bookings have changed in the twelve months of post-pandemic travel, a conference has been told.
Stephanie Harris told the online conference of the ociety for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) that you see a stronger propensity for all inclusive within North America.
That makes sense given the just your volume of them in nearby Mexico, Caribbean.
Asia Pacific has a slightly stronger propensity for resorts. When what I think is really interesting though is when you get into Western Europe there is a higher leaning toward shorter distant from the participant region.
On the chat accompanying the conference one of the participants pointed out that DMC like to bundle activities and other activities and often dislike all inclusive.
Pádraic Giligan of SITE hosted the panel discussions at the conference. He noted that Western Europe “has risen in the rankings from fifth position to second position for North American buyers. Which is an extraordinary performance for a destination that involves A minimum five hour flight. It is very strong performance for the likes of France, Spain, Italy.”
In a survey of MICE buyers 51pc said political considerations with override other destination considerations and 42pc said current DMC pricing models are outdated, they should be fee-based.
