<H1> Incentive Insider</H1><B>Seabourn Shuns Groups
</B>Officials at <B>Seabourn Cruise Line </B>are no longer accepting reservations from corporate incentive groups. With only 2 percent of its bookings coming from groups, Seabourn, consistently rated number one in the Condé Nast Traveler Reader's Poll, says the cliquey atmosphere of corporate groups-and those unsightly plastic badges-disrupt the convivial ambiance expected by its regular clientele, who cough up an average $989 a day for berths on its 200-passenger ships. Individual incentive winners and full-ship charters, however, are still welcome.
<H3>Hong Kong Bonus
</H3>The <B>Hong Kong Tourist Association</B> is offering a bonus package for incentive groups visiting Hong Kong this year. It includes reduced-price tickets for the subway, tram and ferry; discounts at restaurants and shops, a copy of HKTA's city guide, a special rate on a harbor cruise and, for groups of at least 300, a free performance of a traditional lion dance.
For more information or for a copy of HKTA's incentive guide, contact your nearest HKTA office: New York, 212-869-5008; Los Angeles, 310-708-4582; Chicago, 708-575-2828; or visit the office's Website at http://www.hkta.org.
<H3>Two-City Package
</H3><B>Forte Hotels' </B>newest incentive package takes advantage of the Eurostar, the high-speed train linking England with France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel.
The package combines three nights of luxury accommodations in London and three in Paris or Brussels, and includes train transfer. Prices start at $867 a person, depending on hotel choice.
Such travel combinations are increasing in popularity. The EuroGroups division of <B>Rail Europe</B>, which handles incentive and meeting bookings, reports a 75 percent increase in business from 1994 to 1995, when the "Chunnel" opened.
For more information on the Forte program, call Forte Conference & Incentive Sales at 800-253-0861.