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2025 European Attendee Preferences for Incentive Travel

The IRF’s first-ever study focused solely on the European market explores trends in European attendee preferences, factors in destination selection, and how incentive travel program design can impact employee motivation.

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Academic Research in Action: Practical Strategies for Incentive Design and Application from Nine Interviews and Two Research Studies

Key findings and practical takeaways from two recent papers are presented alongside advice offered by incentive and reward designers themselves.

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IRF Webinar: IRF 2025 Trends Webinar

Our panel discusses what lies ahead for the incentives industry as reported in The IRF 2025 Trends Report.

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Non-Cash Value Perception: Identifying the Tipping Point

This study highlights the importance of determining the optimal monetary value for incentive rewards. While higher rewards can boost motivation and participation, there is a threshold where additional increases have diminishing returns.

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IRF Webinar: North American Incentives Industry Outlook for 2025: Merchandise, Gift Cards and Event Gifting 

You’ll get useful insights and benchmarks on non-cash reward types reported in the Industry Outlook for 2025: Merchandise, Gift Cards and Event Gifting.

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2025 IRF Trends Report

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Non-Cash Value Perception: Identifying the Tipping Point

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2025 European Attendee Preferences for Incentive Travel

Building a Culture of Recognition

Top 10 Things Top Performing Companies Do Differently

Top Performers: Industry Releases

2025 Incentive Travel Index

Industry Outlook for 2026: Merchandise, Gift Cards and Event Gifting