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Company Retreat Planning 101: 8 Elements for a Great One

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Corporate retreats have long represented occasions for staff members to gather in relaxed settings to conduct work duties. But organizing such gatherings poses a challenge for companies that switched to operating remotely during the pandemic, as they strive to find the right balance between staff bonding and work.

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Travel Is Not Going Back To Normal

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As this trend in tourism gets more traction, remote luxury options combine the best of both worlds. Book a trip for meetings or incentives at the remote Mandarin Oriental Canouan. Get ahead of the remote location travel trend by offering a remote location with five-star amenities.

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Smart Tip from Salamander Hotels: The Meeting is Just the Beginning

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The “meeting” as defined by delivering content from a stage is getting shorter—or even nonexistent—as groups put emphasis on team bonding and book more activities than ever before. We’re seeing Fall 2021 continue to be the focus for the return of groups, ranging from small gatherings to potential buyout bookings. Ty Brassie.

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Corporate Retreats: The Offsite is Back On

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The 500-acre Cedar Lakes Estate in upstate NewYork has seen a huge bump in inquiries for corporate retreats — 150 percent more inquiries than in 2019. “If It was unusual and yet right on trend: A potential client wanted to take their team to Barcelona for what would be the company’s first-ever retreat in its 16-year history.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

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While “90% of large companies have committed to hybrid work plans [that reduce] the touch points that once conveyed company culture, for all companies, including those which never went remote, unprecedented reports of burnout are signaling that businesses must quickly adapt,” said GBT. We learned quickly how well the remote model worked.

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Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business

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We’re also seeing some ‘return to work’ celebration events, with companies looking to re-energize employees returning to an office environment after working remote for more than a year. We are booking small corporate meetings and associations for 2022. We are primarily hosting hybrid meetings right now. guest rooms; 11,628 sq.

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Your Corporate Retreat Planning Roadmap

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Or perhaps you are looking for unique ways to connect your remote teams throughout the year? A corporate retreat is a perfect way to build rapport within your organization while reenergizing your employees. You are ready to invest significant funds and employee time into a retreat. Sounds great, right? What is your budget?

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