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A travel operations team that built its reputation moving Fortune 500 incentive groups — now applying that same operating system to donor recognition, employee rewards, and high-stakes gifting programs.

Our Story

Meridian was built on fifteen years of running some of the largest corporate travel engagements in the country. Our team moved Fortune 500 incentive groups — 400 travelers at a time — through complex destinations with tight itineraries and no missed details. Along the way, we built the operating system to do it well: direct relationships with 5,000+ resort partners, deep volume-buying power, off-market inventory the public can't book, and a 24/7 concierge staffed by real people instead of a routing queue.

That operating system was over-engineered for the corporate market. It was designed to handle a chief revenue officer's annual incentive trip — the highest-stakes, most-watched program a company runs. Most other use cases never asked for that level of polish.

Then we noticed the same gap showing up everywhere we looked: nonprofits running galas, companies running donor recognition programs, executives wanting to gift travel to their best clients. They were all reaching for something between a gift card and a full-service travel agency — and none of the available options felt like a Fortune 500 incentive trip.

That's the gap Meridian Rewards Group fills. With 200+ events planned, 50,000+ rooms and villas booked across 23 states, Mexico, Canada, and the UK, and direct partnerships with more than 5,000 resorts, hotels, private homes, and excursion operators, every package we put together reflects the same operating system that handles C-suite incentive travel — pointed at your donors and your people.

Our Leadership

Executive Leadership

Founders & Managing Partners

Travel operations leaders with fifteen-plus years moving Fortune 500 incentive groups through complex, high-stakes destinations. They built the operating system Meridian runs on.

Program Strategy

Donor & Client Engagement

Program designers who translate corporate incentive-trip mechanics into donor recognition, employee reward, and client gifting programs — so every recipient gets something that feels worth showing up for.

Advisory Board

Governance & Strategy

Senior advisors from corporate travel, hospitality, and large-scale event operations who bring decades of strategic experience running high-stakes programs at scale.

Travel Curation

Experience Design & Inventory

Hospitality specialists with direct relationships across 5,000+ resorts, hotels, private homes, and excursion operators — including off-market inventory the public can't book. Every property is personally vetted.

Client Success

24/7 Concierge & Operations

The same operations team that handles C-suite incentive travel support. When your donor calls the line, a real person picks up — and the problem becomes ours, not theirs.

Growth & Partnerships

Business Development

Relationship builders with deep roots across corporate travel, hospitality, and the enterprise buyer side — cultivating our resort partnerships and expanding our volume-buying network.

What Guides Us

1

F500-Grade Operations

The operating system behind every Meridian package was engineered for the highest-stakes corporate incentive trips in the country. Your donors and recipients get the same treatment — same inventory, same concierge, same level of polish.

2

Experiences Over Things

Experiences create deeper emotional connections than material gifts. We design travel that recipients remember, talk about, and associate with your organization for years to come.

3

A Real Concierge, Not a Chatbot

From first contact through the last day of the trip, a real person is on the line. Your donors and recipients deserve nothing less — and neither do you.

Why We're Different

Fortune 500 Operations DNA

We built our reputation moving 400-person corporate incentive groups through tight itineraries with no margin for missed details. 200+ events, 50,000+ rooms and villas booked across 23 states, Mexico, Canada, and the UK. That operating system now runs behind every donor, employee, and client package we deliver.

Hand-Curated Inventory

Every package is hand-curated — including villas, homes, and off-market resort inventory the public can't book. We choose properties we'd send our own families to and build itineraries we'd want to receive ourselves.

Trust & Transparency

No hidden fees, no surprise costs, no bait-and-switch properties. We build long-term relationships with organizations, and that starts with earning your trust from day one.

Let's Work Together

Whether you're planning a gala, building a donor recognition program, or rewarding your team, we'd love to hear about your goals.

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