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Company Retreat Planning 101: 8 Elements for a Great One

Smart Meetings

Corporate retreats have long represented occasions for staff members to gather in relaxed settings to conduct work duties. 7 Company Retreat Steps. Here are the main items to budget for: Transportation costs (Flight, train, drive, ground transit to the hotel). The new trend with retreats is a 50/30/20 formula.

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Lake Nona Wave Hotel Wants to Turn Your Group into Superhumans

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Limitless Minds offers training through “neutral mindset training,” which is “a high-performance strategy that emphasizes judgment-free thinking, especially in pressure situations. Groups can book private tours of the space, as well. Additionally, Lake Nona is powered by automated shuttle creator Beep.

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10 Top Literary Oases for Groups—in Hotels!

Smart Meetings

Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. The pass can be booked for durations of 3, 4, 6, 8, or 15 days, offering significant savings in both time and money. It was breathtaking!

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

Smart Meetings

For instance, Salesforce introduced Trailblazer Ranch this February, a wooded California retreat designed to be an off-site for company gatherings. Expanding vendor deals to utilize spa facilities, wellness-based accommodation and better team training are good places to start. “On

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

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Planners book the venue, build a menu, confirm caterers, secure the technology needed for the event, and so on. Corporate meetings, seminars, and retreats. Event coordinators may be responsible for selecting and booking the event venue, communicating with vendors, or organizing supply deliveries prior to the event. Coursework.

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The Best Hotels to Celebrate National Nap Day

Smart Meetings

This urban retreat located to the historic Old Town offers a 24-hour “dream” button on all guestroom phones, with a direct line to a highly-trained concierge who deliver extra pillows, soothing bath salts and comfort food after the nap. Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia. Dayuse.com.

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