An increasing desire of incentive programme clients to increase their time away with leisure excursions pre or post-event is one of the biggest trends in corporate group travel, according to both suppliers and trade buyers at an event in Auckland recently.

The Destination Marketing Services (DMS) re-Connect expo attracted some 50 incentive and high end leisure agents at the Maritime Room who took the opportunity to catch up with 18 destination management companies (DMCs) and other suppliers from around the globe.

Avalon Waterways took the opportunity to re-connect with the incentive travel market during the Destination Marketing Services (DMS) workshop in Auckland this week.

Avalon’s national sales manager Alka Thapar says she is encouraging people in the sector to think outside the box.