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All Signs Point to Growing Incentives & Meetings Business in 2025; You Can Still Reap the Benefits at Your Company

Motivation Excellence

Meetings, retreats and spurt incentive programs are all easy ways to inject some energy into the calendar year without necessarily needing a long planning period. From an executive retreat for 12 to a global sales meeting for hundreds, we can help you put it on the calendar sooner than you might expect.

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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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New and Renovated: Chasing the Sun? Look No Further.

Smart Meetings

The bungalow-style retreats immerse visitors in tropical ease and sophisticated luxury, with waterfront views complimented by a beach-inspired design of pastel hues and natural textures like woven wicker and polished wood alongside modern amenities. It has also refreshed its resort grounds, dining outlets and event spaces.

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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. Its location is excellent, with the nearest station, S-Bahn at Kriens Mattenhof, just a 3-minute walk from the hotel. It was breathtaking!

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10 Top Literary Oases for Groups—in Hotels!

Smart Meetings

The curated collection includes pages of Four Seasons: The Art of Hospitality by Assouline Publishing, an art book that includes paintings by Ignasi Monreal, a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, that capture staff members at Four Seasons’ worldwide locations. The Betsy South Beach, Miami. The Betsy South Beach, Miami. Library Hotel, London.

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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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Smart Travel: New Dubai Hotels Focus on Luxury, Reed & Mackay Expands to France, Customized Travel Study Analyzes Key Players and More

Smart Meetings

Luxury All-Inclusive Kimpton Tres Rios by Playa Hotels & Resorts Set to Open Next Year Playa Hotels & Resorts , the largest owner and operator of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, has officially opened 2025 reservations for its newest property, Kimpton Tres Rios , located in Riviera Maya.

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