Jul 28
Cruises are unique corporate destinations for a number of reasons, but one of the least considered reasons would be the fact that the trip really is the destination. Consider how much time busy businesspeople waste every year traveling all around the world in order to get to Conference A or Seminar B. Now take that time and multiply it by an executive salary, add in hotel and travel fees from multiple companies and the number quickly balloons in the billions or trillions of dollars.
Consider the difference that cruise meetings have ot offer to the bottom line:
- The amount of time that expensive business people spend on cruises tends to be more productive than time spent on aircraft and/or airports.
- Most cruises feature multiple ports of call, which makes flights shorter and less airline/airplane transfers likely.
- Businesspeople also get to recharge their mental and social batteries while on cruises, and that alone is difficult to put a price tag on. It certainly beats allowing high-powered individuals to take time off and spend time on the golf course.
- The fact that the method of travel is actually a destination in and of itself means that more work and more relaxation can be enjoyed.
- By getting more services from a single vendor, in this case the cruise line, it is possible to save lots of money.
