Cardinal Journeys is proud to have provided award-winning travel and event planning in the United States and around the world.

Cardinal Journeys provides strategic event planning and creative delivery of meetings and events for a variety of industries, including, technology, pharmaceutical, nonprofit, athletic, and more. We are award-winning industry leaders providing total meeting and event logistics and creative production management. We offer strategic guidance and program management, from concept to delivery to ROI analysis. Whether your meeting or event is a corporate conference, grand opening, recognition event, or product launch, you can trust our professional planners to make your special event a memorable success through our exceptional event planning services. In addition, Cardinal Journeys is committed to sustainable practices and the inclusion of supplier diversity within our vendor processes.

Group Incentive Travel

PLANNING GROUP TRAVEL
Enjoy an all-inclusive, highly personalized meeting planning service for your next corporate event. Whether your group has 10 or 500 attendees, Cardinal Journeys can coordinate every aspect with expertise and professionalism. Don’t suffer through another ineffective meeting! We collaborate with you to learn the specific needs and goals of your organization, and then create a customized package perfect for you.

Cardinal Journeys' corporate meeting and conference planning services include:
• Exceptional customer service and ongoing communication
• Package pricing in line with your budget
• Access to Cardinal Journeys' industry resources for greater buying power
• Cardinal Journeys' Pros experienced in the meeting, event management, and tour industries

We excel at working with small to medium-sized companies who benefit from letting our team of planning professionals take care of all the details. From site selection and registration through site preparation and day-of management, our experts will provide you with a hassle-free event experience. Help your company become known for delivering an outstanding and memorable meeting every time!

Is your event regional, national, or international? No matter where your event will be held, our attention to detail and effective execution create an ideal experience for all attendees and ensure a successful outcome.

By having Cardinal Journeys as your corporate meeting planner, you enjoy unparalleled benefits and advantages, such as:
• A concise and clear plan from beginning to end
• A dedicated, expert planning partner who serves as an extension of your organization to save you time and effort
• Contract negotiation and vendor management
• Well-designed space planning and itineraries that streamline attendee experience
• Coordination of every detail, including site research and selection, registration and housing management, tour planning, travel management, speaker coordination, presentation preparation and production, and special events
• On-site, day-of logistical management

You can trust the expertise, knowledge, tools, and resources of the Pros! No matter what type of corporate conference, meeting, or experience you’re planning, we will work hard to ensure that every attendee enjoys a truly meaningful and memorable event.

Sales Incentive Travel Programs

PLANNING A SALES INCENTIVE TRAVEL
Your team is the heart of your organization and incentive travel programs are a great way to inspire and reward all their hard work. Give your business a competitive edge with a custom group incentive travel program perfect for your organization.

By partnering with Cardinal Journeys, you can motivate your employees in a way that encourages individual excellence and enhances overall company performance. The healthy and friendly competition fostered by incentive programs can be enjoyed between employees, teams, across departments, or even among different locations.

As our clients can attest, an in-house corporate planner is often already busy with the day-to-day aspects and events of your company. Experience all the rewards of incentive travel without all the hassle of in-house travel programs. As a full-service incentive reward company, we specialize in creating custom programs that result in an impactful way to motivate and reward your team.

At Cardinal Journeys, we utilize a unique, client-focused planning approach. Our team of expert planners will proactively create an incentive travel program carefully customized around the particular preferences of your group.

Our expert planners can find a strategic balance between your company’s budget constraints, corporate goals, employee schedules, and more. We can help you create truly memorable travel experiences and incentive programs that motivate your employees, improve performance, and please the management.

Hotel/Destination Incentives - This flexible, budget-adjustable incentive can offer employees limitless lodging opportunities. Our packages range from a one-night stay in a nearby city to a spectacular week-long escape to a magnificent destination anywhere in the world. The Cardinal Journeys' lodging partners include top hotels, resorts, villas, and vacation clubs around the globe.

Cruise Incentives - There are so many destinations and ships to choose from, making cruises a fantastic individual incentive travel option. Cruises provide a range of rewards to fit various qualifying levels and can range in length from as little as three days to more than three weeks.

Sports Incentives - An ever-popular reward, sports incentives are perfect for the top salesperson, a corporate group, an exceptional employee, or your best client. Cardinal Journeys can create customized packages for exciting professional sporting events around the world.

Recreation Incentives - Celebrate your employees with some well-deserved recreation and relaxation. Our planning experts can create the perfect custom getaway for any member of your team. Motivate your employees by offering their favorite activities in exciting destinations throughout the globe.

Employee Rewards Programs

EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE & REWARDS TRAVEL PROGRAM
Invigorate your company through unique recognition, retention, and customer loyalty reward programs from Cardinal Journeys. With a customized rewards program, you can improve company performance, motivate employees, and encourage a lasting customer connection.

Numerous studies have shown the benefits of employee recognition and incentive programs. One study showed that for every $2,000 per employee that is invested in incentives, company sales increased by 20%. Can you afford NOT to reward your employees for their hard work?

Take your employee incentive program to the next level with two options from Cardinal Journeys:
Customized Rewards Travel Voucher Program – Our Incentive Travel Vouchers are great for many different ways to recognize your employees and clients, including Retention and Recognition, Sales Incentives, Year of Service Awards, and Client Retention.

Custom web-based rewards program from Peak Performance – A rewards-based program ensures that your employees are motivated to do their best work and that they receive the recognition and rewards they deserve in exchange for a job well done. A rewards-based incentive program package from Cardinal Journeys allows participants to choose their own rewards, guided by the specific parameters you set. With a rewards-based incentive program, your employees have the freedom to choose the rewards that matter most to them. Cash bonuses only go so far in motivating certain employees – some employees simply respond better to tangible rewards, like brand-name merchandise; intuitive digital rewards, like books and movies; and individual travel opportunities.

Our expert planners can strike a perfect balance between your budget, benchmarks, and objectives to ensure that both your company’s and your employees’ needs are met.

We utilize a unique and proactive planning approach. The result is an effective and powerful incentive program that motivates and inspires your employees, as well as improves the overall performance and morale of each member of your organization.

With a rewards travel program from Cardinal Journeys, your employees and customers will love being able to customize their travel incentives, and they are guaranteed to return rejuvenated from a truly unique and memorable experience. If you go the route of a rewards-based incentive program, your employees will enjoy having the freedom to choose the incentives that give them the best value for their hard work.

Reward programs shouldn’t come with hassles and hoops to jump through! By partnering with Cardinal Journeys, your company will enjoy the following advantages:
• Planning around your budget and goals – no minimum purchase is required Complete flexibility – no set dates or destinations
• Expert planning partners who will handle every detail
• Generous payment terms – nothing is due until 30 days after booking

No matter what your company goals may be, the experts at Cardinal Journeys will tailor a program that suits your needs. 

Meetings & Events

RELY ON OUR MEETING MANAGEMENT & SPECIAL EVENT PLANNING
When your company is planning an event or meeting that is critical to your business, you want to put your best foot forward. At Cardinal Journeys, our strategic expert meeting and event planners work with our clients to do just that. Our event planning team is proud of the variety of programs, meetings, and events we present around the world. Cardinal Journeys has 28 years of experience planning, managing, and producing:
• Corporate sales and leadership meetings
• Reward and recognition events
• Conferences Fundraisers and galas
• Grand openings
• Pharmaceutical meetings
• Press and product launches
• Team building and appreciation events
• Campaign, donor, and alumni events
• International and incentive events

At Cardinal Journeys, meeting management means that we listen carefully to our client’s business objectives and integrate that message through all program elements. This creates an effective experience that inspires, educates, and motivates the audience. Our international meeting planners work with outstanding professionalism and have extensive knowledge of meeting protocol. ​

When we plan and manage a special event, it’s our goal that loyalty and advocacy is instilled in the minds of the guests, lasting well beyond the event. It’s our mission to plan events to be highly targeted to the audience experience, producing impressive results. You can rely on our international meeting planning services to take the stress of creating a perfect event off your shoulders.