Cash incentive for off-peak travel effective?
SINGAPORE: Dangling carrots such as discounts or rewards to get more train commuters to travel during off-peak hours is unlikely to be effective.
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A Little Recognition Goes a Long Way
Economic realities have forced some companies to get creative with their reward and incentive programs.
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Foreign travel no more an incentive for techies
For IT engineers, the periodical one- or two-year stints in the US or Europe used to be the primary attraction of their jobs. They not only got to live in places that most Indians aspire to but, during those stints, they also received salaries substantially higher than in India and which allowed them to make significant savings.
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Two Top Award Nominations For Leading UK Conference Venue
Lane End Conference Centre has been shortlisted for two major UK awards in a matter of weeks.The popular Buckinghamshire conference venue has just been nominated in the Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Industry Awards 2012 and the Meetings Industry Association’s MIA-List Awards.Lane End, Buckinghamshire (PRWEB) January 26, 2012 Lane End Conference Centre has been shortlisted for two major UK ...
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Landry & Kling Appoints Jenny de Borja Account Executive for Strategic Partnerships
Landry & Kling Inc., pioneering specialists in meetings at sea, incentive cruises, and ship charters, announced that accomplished sales professional Jenny de Borja has joined Landry & Kling, and will serve as the company’s new Account Executive for Strategic Partnerships, a newly created position.
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Italian National Car Rental Franchise Partners with Alitalia Airline
According to Incentive Travel & Corporate Meetings in a Jan. 4 article, Maggiore, the Italian franchise partner for National Car Rental, made a 5-year agreement with Alitalia to be the airline’s exclusive car rental provider.
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Travel views: January 28 to February 3, 2012
The best of our readers' feedback, including a nostalgic look at Berlin and recommendations for day-trips beyond Nice.
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Brisbane incentive riles punters, who reckon they've got a bum deal
''So the rich get richer and the battlers - well, bugger 'em,'' an internet critic wailed regarding the Brisbane Racing Club initiative to attract select horses to big events at the winter carnival.
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DAA makes €1.5m rebate to airlines
THE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has rebated €1.5 million to 30 airlines that increased their passenger traffic in Dublin last year under a growth incentive scheme operated by the airport manager.
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Rep. Kenneth Sumsion wants more people to use the express lanes on freeways. He would give them an incentive. He’s sponsoring a bill that would allow highway officials to raise the speed limit as high as 75 miles per hour in the express lane on highways where the limit in other lanes is 65 mph.
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