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The Ultimate Event Planning Timeline for Meetings, Conferences, & Events

The first step in planning a successful corporate event is to come up with a detailed timeline that will ensure that you stay within your budget and meet your deadlines.

9 Entertainment Ideas for Corporate Events

Planning a corporate event that employees will find both engaging and fun requires the perfect combination of attention to detail and a dash of creativity.

8 Unforgettable Company Retreat Ideas

Corporate retreats are fantastic opportunities for employees to bond with one another, celebrate their yearly goals and achievements, and of course, have a lot of fun throughout the journey.

9 Fun Themes for Diversity Events

Aside from providing employees with diversity and inclusion training, a better way of highlighting and celebrating your company’s multicultural workforce is by hosting a diversity-themed event or activity. If you’re looking for themes for diversity events, here are nine different ideas.

How To Make an Event Sustainable

As more companies focus on improving their environmental footprint, a rising interest in sustainability in the events industry has started to gain steam.

How To Reward Employees For A Job Well Done At Every Price Point

At Celebrity Cruises, we offer a variety of incentive awards at every price point, making sure all companies can show how much they value their employees, regardless of their budget.

Event Industry Trends: What To Expect In 2021

From more exclusive travel destinations to stricter sanitation guidelines and entry protocols, there are a number of event industry trends to look for in 2021.

How to Host a Virtual Event

Companies are taking their events online until it’s possible to gather again physically. While virtual events don’t replace real events, certain techniques can make online gatherings much more engaging.

Seven Creative Wellness Event Ideas For Your Business

When arranging wellness-focused events, your programs should take into consideration the everyday concerns and stresses of both work and family life. Events and activities that help promote work-life balance and overall well-being are the ones that will resonate with participants and offer the best return on investment for your company.

Read our wellness event ideas to help drive employee productivity, engagement, and satisfaction.

13 Exciting Incentive Travel Destinations Your Employees Will Love

As a meetings and events planner, you’re tasked with organizing your company’s annual incentive travel program. When researching potential incentive destinations, the key is to look for spectacular places that will inspire and motivate teams and individuals to achieve their goals and maximize performance.

From Alaska to Europe and beyond, check out these 13 exciting incentive destinations that will surely motivate your team members to perform at the very top of their game.

How Much Does it Really Cost to Rent a Cruise Ship

Are you looking for an exciting, unforgettable experience for your organization’s next corporate retreat, offsite meeting, or annual event? Renting a cruise ship and sailing away to the world’s best destinations may be just the ticket.

On board the ship, nearly every aspect of the experience is customizable, with limitless branding possibilities to grab attention and drive business goals. Explore endless ways for guests to relax and enjoy themselves between functions.

5 Out of the Box Meeting Ideas to Keep Your Team Engaged

Authentic experiences and unique venues are key to meeting success.

It’s your meeting to plan and execute with excellence, so give folks something to talk about. Up your meeting planning cred and go all out with these out-of-the-box meeting ideas to keep your attendees engaged, excited, and focused.

33 Ways a Travel Incentive Program Boosts Revenue and Morale

Reward and motivate employees, customers, and other stakeholders.

Today successful organizations utilize incentives to reward and motivate employees, customers, and other stakeholders to adopt certain behaviors and avoid others. Incentive programs increase innovation and revenue, decrease losses and expenses, and reinforce corporate culture.

5 EXCITING INCENTIVE TRAVEL TRENDS FOR TOP PERFORMERS

Your incentive winners want meaningful  travel experiences—not more stuff.

A nice wristwatch made a fine incentive award for a previous generation. But in the 21st century, your top performers, who are increasingly millennial, crave transformational experiences more than merchandise.