Groups, Incentive Travel, Meetings, Events,
Conventions and more...
DiscoverBrazil can help you with all your travel needs to Brazil and South America. Whether it be
Groups of Friends,
Family Reunions,
School Groups,
Incentive Travel Programs and Awards,
Company Site Inspections, Meetings, Business trips, etc.,
Weddings and Wedding Parties,
Research visits,
Church groups,
Meeting and Event Planning,
Team Building ,
Convention Planning
To specific destinations in South America, Sightseing, Adventure, Rafting, Wine tasting, etc. ...
Whatever your group or interest we can help you create an unforgettable experience.
For more information Specific to Incentive Group travel see clickable index in box below.
Specific to Incentive Travel Programs and Awards
IncentiveTravel (*)
1) What is Incentive Travel a) Group Travel
b) Individual Travel
c) Target Audience
d) Program Types i) Open-ended programs
ii) Closed-ended programs
iii) Multilevel programs
3) Differentiation of "DiscoverBrazil" a) Variety of Services
b) Differentiated and Personal Service
c) Quality Guarantee
d) Key Value
e) Best Services and Prices
4) Examples of Creative Services Offered a) Ilha Fiscal Island in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCarnaval Luau Dinner Show Latin Dance Dinner Show with Orchestra
b) Wedding Party at Iguassu Falls
c) Percussion Class with Olodum at the "Corcovado" (Christ Statue) in Rio de Janeiro
d) Northern Brazil Highlights e) Southern Brazil Highlights
a. Amazon Cruise, Lodges, Adventures
b. Boat & Sailboat, Charters, Cruises
c. Culture, Language, Dance, Culinary
d. Fishing
e. Nature, Adventure, Jeep, Off Road
f. Parties, Events, Holidays
g. Spiritual Growth, Wellness
h. Wine Tours
b) Incentive Travel to Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
a. Rio de Janeiro (4D/3N)
b Rio de Janeiro(5D/4N)
c. Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro (6D/7N)
c) Incentive Travel to the Iguassu Falls - Brazil - Argentina (3D/2N)
d) Incentive Travel to the Amazon - Brazil a. Amazon Package (4D/3N)
b. Amazon Cruise Package (5D/4N)
e)Incentive Travel in Bahia - Salvador, Praia de Forte - Brazil (4D/3N)
f)Incentive Travel to Machu Picchu - Peru (4D/3N)
g) Incentive Travel to Buenos Aires - Argentina(3D/2N)
1) What is Incentive Travel (*) An incentive travel program is always paid by an organization or a company. It is a prize offered for top performance by a company to employees, service providers or clients.Employees or clients are rewarded with an Incentive Trip for having met a specific target or achieved a specific goal that the offering company has set.
a) Group Travel Collective experience that provides a platform for participants to bond, network, learn and foster relationships in a unique environment. Traditionally, this is the format most commonly used by organizations.
· Once-in-a-life-time-opportunity: Group incentive travel is the ultimate form of recognition. Not only do attendees get to go to experience a fabulous destination with their colleagues, they also get personal recognition from their senior management. Plus, the trip involves activities and events that they probably could not duplicate on their own. The motivational staying power of this experience is high. · · Promote camaraderie: The positive environment allow attendees to celebrate their accomplishments with theirs peers and key executives, establishing a level of relationship that it difficult, if not impossible, to experience in the office environment. · Offers possible learning Opportunities: Having a target audience in one place allows companies to maximize dollars spent on such efforts. · Maintains Momentum for Future Incentive Strategies: At the completion of a group travel program, participants are likely to talk about their experience to colleagues. These success stories can create interest for future incentives as well as motivate those individual who didn't qualify to work harder the next time around.
b)Individual Travel
· Ease of use: Individual incentive travel programs give recipients autonomy. Program participants can celebrate the accomplishment on their own time, without the restrictions of other people or mandatory events. · Celebrate with friends and family: Often, individual incentive travel awards are designed to include the award recipient and another person of their choice, giving the travel experience more significance. · Fits all lifestyle: Sports enthusiasts, spa lovers, or wine connoisseurs - no matter what your target audience prefers, chances are that there are individual incentive programs designed to meet their interests. Offering an award that meets specific needs is easier and easier, as more specialized packages become available in the marketplace.
c) Target audience Incentive travel Programs can be directed to different audiences with different purposes:
· International sales people · Employee recognition · Dealer's distribution · Non-sales employee · Consumer or client promotion
Important factors about your target audience you should consider before organizing an Incentive Travel Program:
· Demographics: Characteristics about the level of sophistication and expense necessary to motivate your audience. · Lifestyle: People have different needs and wants concerning a destination. · Relationship: internal and outside salespeople, employers, distributors, service representatives, consumers - all potential incentive targets have different levels of interest in the successes of you program. · Variety: consider offering a range of choices within your award mix. Offer a range of destinations, accommodations and lengths of stay. · Timely: The sooner the award is delivered the more likely it is your winners will remember they are being rewarded for a particular behavior or achievement performed on behalf of your company. Travel awards for a year long incentive should take place as soon as the results have been verified, preferably in the first quarter of the following year. Individual travel certificates should be delivered within 72 hours of when they are won
d) Program types: You can differentiate between two types of programs:
Open-ended programs:
All participants who achieve a predetermined level of performance can take part in the program.
· Standard : Participants earn a predetermined number of points for every sale they make · Qualified: Participants earn points only after reaching a minimum goal
· Retroactive: Similar to a qualified program, but the payoff includes credit for sales leading up to the minimum goal · Escalating: the more you sell, the more you earn · Bid-and-make: participants set their own goals and are rewarded for achieving them · Team bonus: participants receive bonus awards if everyone on their team reaches the goal
Closed-ended programs: Only top qualifiers can participate.
· Lucky squares: make a sale and write your name in a square. Winning squares are picked at the end of the week · Pick 10: every tenth sales earns an entry in a sweepstakes drawing for the trip · Make your own odds: earn a chance to win for every sale · Only the top win: the top 50 achievers qualify for the travel award · Hit-and-win or buy-in: the top 50 achievers get the award; those who reach at least 50 percent of their goal can pay a premium and buy their way into the trip · Unequal thirds: Participants are divided into three groups and the top 20 performers in each group qualify for the award.
Multilevel programs:
Participants win increasing levels of reward based on their performance with higher tiers tying into higher performance.
2) Reasons for Incentive Travels: There are several reasons for companies to use Incentive Travel Programs:
·Increase market share
·Win new customers
·Promote a specific product
·Pump up productivity
·Boost morale
·Build customer loyalty
·Maintain business to business relationships
·Incremental sales gains during the qualification period
·Increase the percentage of audience that participates
·Percentage of audience that met goal
3) Planning an Incentive Travel Program
To maximize the motivational impact of the Incentive Trip, you should create a central theme of the campaign to keep it on every ones´ mind. Since the theme will appear on all collateral materials it should be fun, engaging, and universal. Whatever the theme, all graphics and written content should reinforce a positive message as well as promote the incentive travel award for maximum impact.
a) Step by Step Guidelines for Organizing an Incentive Travel Program
Start your communication blitz by understanding the 5 areas of greatest importance:
1) the Program Launch (create excitement)
2)the Qualification Period (create periodic summaries of the incentive program's progress; the shorter the program the more frequent the communication mailing should be))
3) Mid-Program Motivation (send special e-mails or promotional e-mails to the participants; personalize all incentive-related letters with an executive touch)
4) Award Delivery (send a product that serves as a reflection of the achievement and the program directly to the incentive winner; highlight their contribution in a company newsletter or e-mail memo)
5) Post-Program Assessment (evaluate potential improvements for future programs; recognition doesn't end at the completion of an incentive program it should be ongoing)
Remember, promoting an incentive is about generating excitement throughout the program, so be creative.
b) Check List for Organizing Incentive Travel Awards : Selecting the right activities and destinations is one of the most complex tasks in constructing an effective incentive travel program.
Consider some of the following items:
1) Destination: Research the general features of destinations, to guarantee enough variety at the incentive destination so that the trip will suit each particular incentive traveler.
2) Features and Amenities: Any destination that you consider should have a well-developed travel infrastructure: a competitive selection of air carriers, hotels, ground transportation companies, and other travel related vendors.
3) Natural Attractions: Beautiful weather is something to look for, as are clean beaches, forests, or other ecological wonders that will arouse the interest of the incentive group
4) Nightlife: A world-class selection of restaurants, cafés, and bars always creates a buzz among participants. Theater and musical performances are key for some groups.
5) Historical Attractions: Landmarks, museums, and famous institutions, such as forts, castles, and historic sites might have special group tours, and they make unique venues for meals or meetings.
6) Shopping: Make sure it's appropriate for the spending levels expected from attendees. Score a bonus if the kind of shopping is unique to the destination.
7) Local Culture: Consider location-specific cuisines, indigenous music, dancing or art, and special events like a Samba dance shows in Rio de Janeiro, a soccer game in a Brazilian stadium or a Capoeira dance show in Salvador. All these things count as valuable cultural selling points.
8) Sports: Diving, boating and hiking are just a few of the sports participants favor for incentive trips. Discover the physical activities that attendees value most and look for ways to not just satisfy but inspire them with potential destinations.
9) Spas: They have become an often requested amenity, appealing to both women and men. Ask for marketing materials and testimonial to find the right local spas.
10) Gaming: This is a selling point for many groups but a turnoff for a select few. Make sure there are entertainment alternatives for group members who choose not to gamble.
11) Cruise: Incentive travel buyers can take their qualifiers to sea in one of three ways: full-ship charter, half-ship charter, and as a group. Cruising provides a desirable novelty for many qualifiers and often offers more for the same money on sea than on land, thanks to cruises' nearly all-inclusive pricing.
Incentive Travel and "DiscoverBrazil"
1)Discover Brazil and Incentive Travel
a)Our Strategy
Discover Brazil offers only Pre-Selected Destinations, Accommodations, Packages and Tours to Travelers and MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Events) clients seeking a differentiated travel experience.
b)Product Selection Criteria
All products we offer have been visited and pre-selected by our team. Our pre-selection criteria include, among many, the quality of the product and service offered, charm, design, and the South American experience it transfuses to our clients.
c)Responsible Suppliers Policy
We at Discover Brazil strive to ensure a high standard of excellence in the travel services we provide for our clients. In order to achieve this level of service and quality, we implement methods of monitoring our suppliers to make sure they are providing the best possible travel experiences for our guests.
d)Our Goal To create differentiated experiences and to satisfy all created expectations by being in constant communication with our clients and by accurately portraying products sold.
2) Brazil and South America as Incentive Travel Destinations
Just a few destinations motivate more than Brazil and South America. The exquisite cuisines, the nice weather year round, the beautiful and friendly people, the culture and wonderful sites for social events with terrific views are just some of the many reasons why to organize an incentive travel program in this unique destination.
In recent years Brazil and South America have received large investments from big international hotel chains, which has expanded the product offerings as well as providing world class levels of service necessary for Incentive Travel Programs. Choose Brazil,Bolivia, Peru, Chile or Argentina as the venue for your next incentive or convention and be a step ahead of your competition! And do not forget to let us show you the way to success.
3)What makes DiscoverBrazil Different
a) Variety of Services
Discover Brazil works as a tour operator as well as a travel agency. These conditions make it possible for us to offer you every kind of travel services you need; ranging from airline tickets, accommodations, and entertainment and leisure activities. We are offering different types of travel products like "Online- Booking" of our pre-selected Hotels (Pousadas, Lodges, High-Class Hotels, Spa Resorts) and personal "Custom-made Trips" or unique "Vacation Packages". You just have to consider and to decide!
b) Differentiated and Personal Service
Our team consists of South Americans, North Americans and Europeans, who have been living in Brazilfor at least 5 years. By installing an office in one of our destinations Salvador, Brazil we have established a sophisticated customer-oriented service. What differentiate our work to other Incentive Travel Companies are our personal attention, flexibility and creativity. Every client is an individual case for us and we make everything possible to realize the imaginings of our clients for a successful Incentive Travel Concept.
c) Quality Guarantee
Our service guarantees high quality and the fulfillment of all your expectations, as we have high selection degrees in quality and services of all our suppliers. All products we offer have been visited and pre-selected by our team. Our Selection Criteria includes the quality of the product and service offered, as well as the charm and design of the location and its facility and the spirit of a living Brazilian hospitality of the service providers. By this way we ensure a high standard of excellence in the travel services we provide for our clients. In order to contain this level of service and quality, we implemented methods of monitoring our suppliers to guarantee that they are providing the best possible travel experiences for our guests. Using a qualification system we developed, consisting of surveys and regular visits, we control regularly first hand that our suppliers meet our High Standards. Our goal is to guarantee that all expectation linked to our travel services are entirely fulfilled and our clients completely satisfied.
d) Key Value
In order to provide our clients quality service we are available in the North America
Auburn, AL, USA and in Brazil.
In South America we personally travel to destinations and hotels we book for so we know the areas we work in. So our key value is the local information resource about Brazil and all other local destinations. Basing of this knowledge, we can offer you all variety of services you might anticipate. Whatever you are looking forward to - a stay in a resort space or an accessible hotel, we can propose you an unique experience in Brazil with fun, interesting tours and exiting activities.
Our international team comprises a great value for our clients. As we are able to communicate in various languages, communication problems never do occur in contact with our clients.
We love our job -making people happy by realizing travels to the wonders of exotic destinations. By the use of technology, we have built our business on using the Internet to provide a better resource for travelers to find those unique hide-a-ways.
Best Services and Prices
Discover Brazil as a Destination Management Company provides you with the best services and the best prices for the following reasons:
1) We are a small, although rapidly growing company which offers fast and individual services to all our clients.
2) We speak English fluently as well as other languages like Portuguese, French, Spanish and Italian.
3) We offer modern online reservation services.
4) We provide interactive regional travel guides hooked into a database driven reservation system.
5) We only work with a select and pre-tested number of packages, tours and hotels in specific destinations.
6) We have high quality agreements with each property and every receptive service we work with.
7) We are located in South America and know best all our locations and service providers
8) We only work in selective areas/regions worldwide that we personally visit and want to send our customers to.
9) We have significant buyer power with hotels and other suppliers.
4) Examples of Creative Services Offered
Besides our travel incentive packages, we can offer you every personal travel service you are looking for. We provide personal designed concepts; individually created for your special needs with competence and creativity. Our goal is to create unforgettable experiences.
With our proposals you will save time, stress and money while we satisfy all your requests creating a fantastic and unforgettable Incentive Travel Package. Communicating fluently in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese by e-mail or telephone - no language problems will occur in our communications. Discover Brazilis the best choice in Brazil and South America! Contact us!
Some Creative Incentive Travel Programs "DiscoverBrazil" had set-up for Clients are listed below.
a) Ilha Fiscal Island - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Carnaval Luau Dinner Show - Latin Dance Dinner Show with Orchestra
b) Olodum Percussion Class at the "Corcovado" (Christ Statue) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
c) Wedding Party at Iguaçu the Waterfalls
d) Northern Brazil Highlights
e) Southern Brazil Highlights
a) "Ilha Fiscal" Island - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The "Ilha Fiscal" Island and Castle are legendary for their beauty and for being the location where the last dance party occurred in the Portuguese Empire in 1889. Two Incentive Award Packages were created at the IlhaFiscalIsland in Rio de Janeiro
Carnaval Luau Dinner Show This Dinner Party was held for an Incentive Award group of 150 pax at the IlhaFiscalIsland in Rio de Janeiro. For this Dinner Party DiscoverBrazil Created and Produced:
· Cannons of Silver rain · A Band with 05 components · 05 Mulatas (carnival samba female dancers)/ 05 male dancers / 07 percussionists · 03 Luxury fantasies · 04 Females dressed as Bahianas · 01 Couple of "Mestre Sala & Porta Bandeira" · 05 Capoeiristas / Maculele (bahian dancers) · 10 Battery Components of a Samba School · 01 Couple of mirim passistas (children carnaval dancers) · After show professional dancers gave mini classes to participants · CD with photos of the event and participants - 3 hours · Buffet Dinner
The Dinner Buffet Menu was as follows:
SALADS
HOT DISHES
DESSERTS
Cod Fish Salad
Variety of Brazilian Fish
Variety of sliced fruits
Carrot Raisin Salad
Sea Food Paella
Mini French pastries
Prawns and Vegetables
Grilled Lobster
Passion Fruit Mousse
Avocado and Heart of Palm
Grilled Octopus
Preserved Fruits
Smoked salmon
Grilled Squid
Milk Flan
Green salad
Cod fish a la
Portuguese style
Coconut Tart
Niçoise salad
Grilled salmon with passion fruit salsa
Chocolate Tart
Grilled pineapple
Lemon Tart
Safron rice
Caramel Flan
Sautéed potatoes
Vegetables
Sea Food Soup
Latin Dance Dinner Show with Orchestra
This Dinner Party was held for an Incentive Travel group of 45 pax at the Ilha Fiscal Island in Rio de Janeiro. For this Latin Dance Dinner DiscoverBrazil Created and Produced:
· Orchestra with 05 participants
· Latin Dance Show with 05 couples · Salsa, Gafieira, Lambada, Forró and Samba Dance Class and Participative Shows · Olodum with 10 participants · Show and Training of the variations of rhythm and Brazilian dances · Gala Dinner
The "Gala Dinner" had 4 Menu Options
Menu 1
· Caponata Capresi · Grilled Eggplant, Fresh Tomatoes, Buffalo Mozzarella and Basil · Lemon Sorbet · Mini Beef Tournedos with Roquefort Sauce, Caramelized Onions and White Rice · Passion Fruit Ice Pie · Brazilian Coffee with Chocolate Truffles & Petit-Fours
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Groups, Incentive Travel, Meetings, Events, 