Skift Take
If employees were given a choice between receiving a gift voucher or a “Well done!” from their bosses during an incentive trip, which do you think they’d pick?
— Peden Doma Bhutia
Incentive trips are making a comeback, according to FCM Meetings & Events India. The corporate travel firm noted a 30% jump in requests for them in the first quarter from a year earlier.
They’re also known as employee reward programs, and they’re big in India: Top-performing staffers get to go to a new destination, and the companies get a way to foster teams and motivate younger and mid-career employees. It’s business, but still a perk.
Manpreet Bindra, FCM Meetings & Events Leader, Asia, said both employers and employees prefer incentive trips to vouchers or cash-in-kind.
“The Indian business travel market has surpassed pre-pandemic levels and we do expect this segment to continue…
