What is the one thing that the travel industry must do to inspire, motivate

and retain young talent? ___________________

“Better Leadership.” “Make my dreams come true!” “Let me see the output of my work.” “Celebrate Success!” “Share knowledge.” “Celebrate Failure.” “Get to know your staff.” “Reward the intangibles.” “Give opportunities to grow.” “Have a sense of mission, share the bigger picture!” “Flatter Hierarchy.” “Forced Sabbatical.” “Show empathy.” “Structured mentorship.” “Give me shares!” “Senior management to do front line roles once a year.” “Have access to experienced management for inspiration, advice and mentoring.” “Create memorable experiences.” “Share the travel experience.” “Facilitate travelling to a greater extent.” “Being able to meet a lot of people.”

“Business case competition for the travel industry.” “Make the industry family friendly.” “Put the glamour back into travel.” “Provide the best quality services.” “I want to make people happy.” “I want to work from a moving office – like a ship!” “Cultural exchange in our jobs.” “Pan-industry knowledge exchange.” “I want to eat food from different places.” “Share on more platforms.” “Learn new languages.” “Helping the less fortunate travel and learn.” “Young newcomers share.” “Sharing stories, experiences, videos etc…” “Set your own pay.” “Offer a trip to space.” “Have local university degrees specialising in travel.” “Let me explore.” “I want to feel different.” “Training in different positions.” “Work that is impactful to many and meaningful.”

“Saving the earth.” “See the company GROW.” “Give me a chance to learn about the world.” “Socialise with different people.” “I love different languages.” “Learning about different cultures.” “Challenge working with different people.” “Knowing my job helps people around the world.” “No judging.” “Be flexible.” “Allow us to try new things.” “Make it fun.” “Make it so I get to try new technology first.” “Give us an opportunity to travel.” “Good food.” “Employment even when economy is not travel friendly.” “Allow social media at work.” “A social cause that we all care about personally.” “Make guests smile.” “Make us feel that we are part of a team that does not look down on the young.” “Private Jets!!”

“Managing events.” “International Contacts.” “Room to achieve personal goals.” “Exposure to new countries.” “Epiphany…[picture of an angel]” “Mentorship” “Personal Development.” “Training and Development.” “Recognition.” “Sponsored Holidays and Reward Trips.” “Good Food.” “Caring Bosses.” “Approachable leaders and mentors Engagement.” “Ability to meet new people.” “Hands-on.” “Immersion and Experiential Rewards.” “Helping and Guidance.” “Overseas incentive trips.” “Changing the workplace.” “Nature = Adventure.” “Money.” “Work-Life Harmony. “Part of Company Goals.”

“Ideas being heard in the company.” “Group Dynamics. “Recognition!” “Welfare.” “Make mistakes.” “Meet world leaders.” “Siew Hoon Clones.” “Ability to show your talent and abilities to others.” “Achieving your goals.” “Making expats’ families feel at home when they are in Singapore.” “Take the opportunity to be free and to be yourself.” “Share creativity and expose others to new ideas.” “Brainstorming sessions frequently as well as sharing inspiration & stories.” “Innovation.” “Management training programmes. Bring laughter and happiness to all kids in the world.” “Friendships in the workplace. Bring revenue to yourself and the workplace.” “Different cultural lifestyle and languages.” “Many possible advancement opportunities.”

“Empowerment.” “Rotate through departments.” “Beautiful pictures to flaunt on Facebook.” “Travel.” “Work-Life Balance.” “Receiving compliments from the people I serve.” “Encouragement, recognition and ideas.” “Attend travel conferences worldwide.” “To be able to share my experiences with my grandchildren.” “Engagement on social networks.” “Encourage healthy competition.” “Fun environment.” “Learn from the world and see myself grow.” “To be taken seriously.” “Encourage new ideas.” “Opportunities to travel to new and growing destinations.” “To see different ways of thinking.” “Multiple Roles.” “Pairing youngsters with good mentors.” “Inspired to be challenged.” “Give them equal opportunity.”

“To travel to experience new cultures & hopefully make a difference in third world countries.” “Travel for insights.” “Expand to space travel.” “Outline work to be like the amazing race.” “Retreat to the moon.” “World without strangers.” “Freedom of speech.” “Benefits!” “Significance.” “Opportunities.” “Tea and Coffee Breaks.” “Building friendship.” “Jet Packs.” “Meeting sexy people.” “Bring your pet day.” “Fancy dress Fridays.” “Paid mobile, free iPad, widgets and gadgets.” “BBQ pit.” “Free Gym.” “Work Place Child Care.” “Work from home is OK.” “Passion and Innovation Day.”

“Sell future career opportunities.” “Massage room.” “Idea Jams.” “20% of time to randomness.” “Promoting special interest groups.” “Encourage new projects.” “Work on your own ideas days.” “Regular fun stuff together.” “Work is serious fun.” “Sharing openly.” “Monthly sharing sessions.” “Embrace cultural differences.” “Home country public holidays.” “Sports every week.” “Fantastic party/snack bar.” “Unlimited alcohol (once a month).” “Opportunity to make decisions.” “Birthday bonus.” “Autonomy.” “To be able to work with people around the world at the same time. To work in a space above or under the water.” “Work at the north or south pole. Let them be themselves.” “Working to help others in developing countries.”

“Invent a tele-porter to travel around the world.” “Develop a culture of travelling and working.” “Build a travel foundation for poor and inspire the young.” “A plane of my own.” “To have your own comfort zone.” “I want a rocket to travel to space.” “Looking cool.” “Endless overseas travel.” “The chance to excite our friends.” “Networking opportunities with the big boys.” “Nag Free.” “Free will.” “Mentoring.” “Community involvement.” “Being creative.” “A camera that will capture every moment in the world.” “Passion and Profession Merger.” “Share the profits.” “Room to innovate.” “Provide scholarships for travel management.” “Flexible working hours. Incentive Trips.”

“Office inside a dirigible balloon.” “Ask young talent how we like to travel.” “Always be on the latest trends.” “Work from home.” “Opportunities to try other jobs.” “[Xmas tree picture??]” “Give them lots of leave.” “Make a difference.” “Listen.” “Free Beer.” “Let us do what we’re good at. Listen to what they say their talents are.” “Community and Collaborate.” “Growth Opportunities.” “Find ways to communicate travel to younger people.” “Ask us what we don’t like.” “Use social media to improve work efficiency.” “Random diverse tasks.” “Bottom up leadership working environment.” “Appreciate and listen to our weird ideas.” “Funny cosy working environment. Ask us what we don’t like. “ “Guest speakers during company events.”

“Give them challenging projects to do.” “Free contraception.” “Remove politics.” “Bring my dog to work.” “Give time to be a traveller before coming a travel consultant.” “Craft the job to the person not the person to the job.” “Give them challenging projects to do.” “Be CEO for the day.” “Regular pat on the back.” “Family day.” “Celebrate individuality.” “Achievable fair KPIs.” “Show people how they fit into the bigger picture.”