Retreat and incentive travel

We’re raising the bar on what corporate travel should do for your business. We’re raising the bar on what corporate travel should do for your business.

We don't just move people. We move the needle

corporate event travel planning

Travel that drives measurable outcomes

We’re an award-winning travel agency that helps companies turn corporate event travel into a business growth engine. From incentive trips to executive retreats to team events, we design experiences that excite your people – and deliver measurable business results.

Where most agencies act as glorified booking engines and event planners, Awestruck Incentives steps in as your strategic partner in event design, bringing business thinking back to business travel with our unique blend of world-class strategy expertise and travel industry experience.

Founded by a former McKinsey & Company growth strategist and a 16-year luxury travel veteran, we apply a proprietary approach to event travel that customizes every experience to support your business objectives with one simple goal: transform event travel from a cost line item to control into a strategic investment generating real returns.

We begin with your strategic goals, then curate programs that move the needle on the KPIs that matter most. Each experience is thoughtfully designed, flawlessly executed, and measured with the same rigor you’d expect from any high-value investment.

The result? Travel that inspires teams, strengthens culture, and drives real, trackable impact.

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why work with travel with awestruck 

Our team specializes in strategic travel designed by your needs, not our interests. Most travel agencies can plan a great trip, but we pride ourselves on helping you do more as a true strategic partner.

At Awestruck Incentives, travel is not the goal. It is the tool that we use to help our clients transform team culture, align leadership, and drive measurable business outcomes.

Our clients love working with us because we deliver:

Strategy-first travel

While most travel agencies start with trip logistics, we work backwards from your business goals to ground every program decision in your strategy.

Every program is structured using our proprietary Strategic MICE Travel Design Model, which brings ex-McKinsey growth strategy expertise together with decades of event travel experience to create truly differentiated programs.

memorable, measurable experiences

We take your investment in travel seriously and believe that it should be rigorously measured for ROI.

We align on business-relevant outcomes, then measure impact through pre- and post- data (including and beyond survey responses). No fluff. No filler. Just clear proof your event delivered real business value on the objectives you set out to accomplish.

Executive-led programming

Every engagement is led by a senior Awestruck Incentives executive, not passed down the chain in clunky handoffs to junior planners and coordinators.

You get direct access to experts who understand C-level expectations, manage complexity, and make you look like a hero from initial vision to final execution. No ticket numbers. No queues. Just continuity, ground expertise, and executive accountability.

Elite access that elevates outcomes

Through our multi-billion-dollar consortium and battle-tested procurement expertise, we secure perks and access others can’t.

We use the combined power of a global network, two decades of event travel management, and firsthand experience leading 8-figure procurement optimization programs to unlock venues, experiences, and moments that others don’t even know exist.

What Travel with awestruck advisors do

Retreats and incentive programs require advanced coordination of people, timing, logistics, and the structure of the experience itself against measurable strategic outcomes.

Through Awestruck Incentives, we manage that process end-to-end, ensuring that each element is aligned in advance and functions as intended once in destination.

But our role extends far beyond travel and logistics. 

We act as a true partner to help you set measurable goals for your travel program against enterprise strategic priorities, then collaborate with you to design every element of your itinerary in service of those goals.

Our team:

  • Collaborates with you to designprogram structure based on your objectives, group, and timeline
  • Recommends destinations, properties, and formats suited to how the program needs to operate
  • Manages the contracting process, including negotiations to secure the best rates, amenities, and concessions
  • Provides live budget tracking and reconciliation at every stage of the planning process
  • Manages attendee registration through custom-branded websites
  • Books all travel for attendees
  • Designs the flow of the experience, from arrival through departure
  • Coordinates accommodations, flights, and on-the-ground logistics
  • Manages participant communication and travel details
  • Aligns travel logistics with any planned programming or event components
  • Oversees execution in destination, including on-site support, so your team can focus on being present
  • Partners with your team to measure success on pre-determined KPIs after travel to drive continuous year-over-year improvement

The corporate event travel planning process

Our proprietary approach to travel design places strategy at the center of your event travel

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Once we align on the program structure, our team manages contracting and attendee travel from end-to-end, including managing booking logistics, on-site activity planning, and attendee communication.

03. Coordinate

Based on our aligned strategic objective, our team recommends destinations, trip structure, and experiences designed to move the needle.
We also align on KPIs to track and the approach to measure success.

02. design

We deploy our proprietary strategic travel design model to clarify the objective, KPIs, and constraints of the program in partnership with your team.

01. Define

04. Execute

Our team manages travel from beginning to end, including providing during-travel and on-site support for the duration of the program. We manage from behind the scenes, so your team can focus on staying present.

We help your team measure success on our pre-defined KPIs, reconcile the budget, and run a post-travel debrief to capture learnings and prepare for the next program.

05. Measure

corporate event travel we design

Private group travel takes many forms, from milestone celebrations to multi-family getaways and shared trips that bring people together from different places. Each one requires a different approach to structure, pacing, and coordination.

A few of our favorite kinds of group travel

unforgettable incentives

Incentive travel designed to recognize performance and reinforce what matters most. Destinations, structure, and experiences are selected not just for appeal, but for how they motivate, reward, and resonate with the people who earn them.

Recognition, thoughtfully delivered

Reimagined retreats

Incentive travel designed to recognize performance and reinforce what matters most. Destinations, structure, and experiences are selected not just for appeal, but for how they motivate, reward, and resonate with the people who earn them.

Intentional time away that brings you closer to home

memorable meetings

Retreats structured to create space for focused conversation, alignment, and decision-making. The setting, pacing, and flow are designed to support how teams actually work together once they are out of their day-to-day environment.

Structure without sacrificing engagement

elevated client appreciation

Experiences designed to strengthen relationships in a way that feels considered and personal. From setting to execution, each detail is aligned to reflect the value of the relationship being recognized.

Relationships, reignited

We believe that event travel should be as strategic and measurable as it is memorable. If you are ready to treat your event travel spend as a serious investment in your business growth, we look forward to connecting.

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Curated brand travel

Travel experiences that express a brand through environment, design, and execution. Each program is shaped to feel consistent with how the brand presents itself at every pivotal moment,

Travel as an extension of your identity

Frequently asked questions

Yes. We have extensive experience coordinating programs ranging from smaller leadership groups to large-scale incentive trips with hundreds of participants, including managing logistics, communication, and execution across the full group.

Can you manage large-scale programs with multiple participants?

Incentive travel is a structured program designed to reward performance and motivate specific behaviors within an organization, such as sales quota attainment. The experience is built around clear objectives — from recognition to retention — with destination, timing, and structure aligned accordingly.

What is incentive travel, and how does it work?

Traditional agencies typically focus on booking travel or coordinating events. Awestruck Incentives approaches these programs as strategic initiatives, combining travel expertise with structured program design to ensure the experience supports a defined objective.

What makes Awestruck Incentives different from a traditional travel agency?

Success is defined by the objective set at the outset, and we work with each client individually to set clear KPIs before planning begins. Each program is designed with that outcome in mind, allowing it to be evaluated against clear expectations rather than subjective experience alone.

How do you measure the success of an incentive trip or retreat?

Yes. We regularly collaborate with internal stakeholders, leadership teams, and external partners to ensure travel logistics and program structure align with the broader goals of the organization. We have significant experience working with internal and external event planning teams.

Do you work alongside internal teams or external event planners?

Most programs begin planning at least 12 months in advance, with more complex or large-scale experiences requiring additional lead time. Smaller programs can often be delivered in six to nine months.  Starting early allows for better alignment around objectives, as well as access to the right destinations and accommodations.

how far in advance should we begin planning a retreat or incentive trip?

We work with a range of organizations, from small leadership teams and founder-led companies to larger organizations running incentive or recognition programs with hundreds of global attendees. The common thread is a desire to use travel strategically, rather than treating it as a standalone event.

what type of companies use incentives and retreats?

We do both. Through Awestruck Incentives, we act as a strategic partner in how the program is structured, not just how it is booked. We draw upon nearly 20 years of corporate event travel expertise and experience coaching Fortune 100 executives to help our clients design strategy-first programs. That includes defining objectives, shaping the experience, and aligning each element to support the intended outcome.

Do you only handle logistics, or do you design the program as well?

Incentive trips are typically designed to reward and motivate performance, while retreats are structured to support alignment, planning, or team development. Both require a different approach than standard group travel, as the purpose of the experience shapes how it is designed and executed.

what is the difference between a retreat and an incentive trip?

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Memorable event travel, made strategic and measurable. If you're ready to turn your organization's event travel spend into an operationally efficient growth lever, let's connect.
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