Choosing a destination for an incentive travel programme historically has been somewhere outside of the UK, somewhere with sunshine, a beach, great choice of activities and nightlife, and the like. The glitz and glamour of Dubai, the skyscrapers of The Big Apple, the snow-covered slopes of Whistler, but now it’s time for the UK to showcase the incredible destinations that lies within its shores.

Everything has changed, nothing has changed. Without doubt our world is different, the world of work is different, and it has yet to settle. A few months ago the conversation was all about remote working, closing down offices and the impact on the various sectors such as retail and hospitality in the centres of our large cities.

Everything has changed, nothing has changed. Without doubt our world is different, the world of work is different, and it has yet to settle. A few months ago the conversation was all about remote working, closing down offices and the impact on the various sectors such as retail and hospitality in the centres of our large cities.

The impact of the pandemic has changed so much in our lives.
As we emerge from Covid we look at how the shape of Group Incentive Travel will change to reflect not only the impact of the pandemic but also our changed view of ourselves and the world in which we live.

Today, the UK Government has confirmed the easing of lockdown measures will go ahead as planned. Hurrah, I hear you say!
We look forward (so called Indian variant permitting) to the further removal of the many restrictions we have endured over the last year on the 21st of June.

The BBC are reporting that there is an expectation that airfares are very likely to rise significantly as the opportunity to travel returns.

This is as a result of the move by airlines to reduce capacity by retiring their larger aircraft, most notably their fleets of Boeing 747 jets and in some cases their relatively new Airbus A380’s.

In line with the Virgin Media advert – you remember the one, the Unlimiting ‘I can do anyth-ing’ advert, where the motorhome flies off the edge of the cliff.  Well, prior to that release, I received a phone call on a Friday afternoon  – ‘Claire, we need to buy an old Winnebago…

One of my favourite events since joining destin8 came right at the start of my time here. I had been with the company for around 2 ½ months getting to grips with our products and services and learning the ropes so to speak. Then, unfortunately, one of our project managers became unable to travel so I was asked to step in.

Over the past 12 months during the COVID pandemic, all we have been hearing about is R.
Rules and Restrictions that tell us what we can and cannot do. The R-rate and how this is impacting daily life. And the Resilience we have had to have to see us through the challenges the situation has enforced upon us.

Walking Together -The big Team Challenge Written by Rob Courtney , March 23, 2021 Whilst amid ‘Lockdown 3.0, employees mental health and wellbeing is one of the most important factors to ensure staff stay motivated, positive, and engaged within the workplace. This week, destin8 were excited to launch a Team Walking Challenge for a broadcast […]