ASK A CORPORATE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: WHICH NEW INNOVATIONS SHOULD YOU FOLLOW?

The industry’s best corporate and incentive travel keynote speakers and futurists love to wax philosophical on many topics. Among them are…

• Hybrid events – More events will have both virtual/remote and in-person elements integrated together. From a corporate and incentive travel keynote speaker’s perspective, it allows broader participation.
• Bleisure travel – Combining business trips with leisure time to promote work-life balance. Companies embracing “work from anywhere” models.
• Wellness focus – More emphasis on traveler health/wellness through location selection, activities, food options.
• Personalization – Use of data and AI as corporate and incentive travel keynote speakers to enable hyper-customized experiences based on individual interests and needs.
• Experiential activities – Less emphasis on lectures, more on unique immersive activities for active learning and engagement.
• Sustainable travel – Increased use of carbon offsets, green venues, and low environmental impact transportation modes from a corporate and incentive travel keynote speaker’s standpoint.
• Safety focus – Rigorous health/safety protocols will remain important in travel decisions. More self-service and touchless options.
• Shorter trips – Business trips will be shorter to reduce costs and balance sustainability with in-person connection.
• Purpose-driven – Travel should increasingly have a clear purpose and measurable objectives tied to company goals.
• Multi-generational – Companies will need to cater to diverse perspectives, needs and priorities across multi-gen workforces or so corporate and incentive travel keynote speakers tell us.
• Localized – Itineraries will emphasize unique hyper-local and authentic experiences of destinations.
• Technology integration – Travel tech will be used before, during and after trips to enhance experiences and data collection.
• Talent-centric – Travel should clearly connect to talent acquisition, development, retention and culture strategies or so top corporate and incentive travel keynote speakers are reporting up the chain.