Given today’s economic environment,  it’s more important than ever for organizations to motivate and reward their best employees. But here’s the challenge: your company has implemented incentive travel programs in the past – with terrific results – but this year, you don’t have the budget or time to plan and execute a recognition program.

Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater!

While nothing can replace the memorable experiences created by a group incentive trip, individual travel certificates provide a simple, cost-effective reward alternative. This option is a growing trend – according to the latest online survey conducted in March and April by the Incentive Research Foundation, 29 percent of incentive professionals polled are considering a temporary or permanent switch from group travel programs to individual awards in 2010.

FAST – EASY – FLEXIBLE

When it come to employee awards, there’s no better way to say “Thank You” for a job well done than with the gift of a dream cruise. Award earners have the freedom to choose from a wide variety of departure ports, itineraries and ships – and they can sail when it’s convenient for them. You choose the value amount, they choose the when and where.

Individual incentive cruise awards make your planning job a snap because the cruise lines handle the award fulfillment and redemption. The only hard part is choosing who deserves an award first!

HOW TO USE INDIVIDUAL INCENTIVES

Here are some examples of how organizations are rewarding employees, customers, and business partners with individual incentive certificates:

• Recognition for achieving targeted sales goals
• Sales contests for distributors, manufacturers, wholesalers and independent representatives
• Motivation for non-sales goals:  productivity, safety, attendance, customer service objectives
• Loyalty programs, in-store promotions, contests,  multi-level sweepstakes
• Charitable raffles, silent auctions to stimulate donations
• Reward top clients

KEY BENEFITS

• Turn Key Program – the cruise line handles the fulfillment, redemption and booking
• Choose from a wide range of certificates in different price points
• Recipients have choice of departure ports, ships, itineraries, and accommodations
• Upgradable and transferable certificates
• No expiration dates, so your winners won’t feel rushed

To find out more about Individual Incentive Cruise certificates, click here.

SPECIAL OFFERS

Seasite’s teamed up with two of our cruise line partners to sweeten the deal with these exclusive offers:

Celebrity Cruises: Receive a free bottle of wine in each stateroom with every certificate purchase from Seasite.com.

Royal Caribbean: Get one free cruise award certificate for every 50 purchased through Seasite.com.

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