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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. Seven months before: Visit venues that meet your criteria and book one. The new trend with retreats is a 50/30/20 formula. Two weeks prior: Give homework to attendees.

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New and Renovated: Unique Venues from the City to the Sea

Smart Meetings

Recent Debuts to Host Destination Meetings with Serious Style The East Coast welcomes spectacular renovations and grand re-openings of unique venues that are certain to invigorate attendees with the charm of their dreamy destination and the distinct character of their storied history.

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New and Renovated: Destination Meetings Around the World

Smart Meetings

If you’re planning for a destination corporate retreat or small meeting, or even a destination meeting for larger groups, there’s no shortage of refreshed accommodations and venues just waiting for you and your attendees. When that meeting is taking place in a sought-after destination, that excitement goes through the roof.

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Spring Break! Far Out Incentive Destinations

Smart Meetings

Take a further trip for more reward in Spring, 2024 With travel continuing to open up and return to natural form after years of Covid, the world is once again an oyster for meeting professionals looking for an international incentive trip or executive retreat that will be memorable and expand geographical and cultural horizons of attendees.

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Corporate Retreats: The Offsite is Back On

Convene by PCMA

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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Your Corporate Retreat Planning Roadmap

Achieve Incentives

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. Do you want business to be the main focus of your retreat? Travel days can be one of the most hectic parts of the attendee experience.

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19 Austin Event Venues Your Attendees Will Love

Bizzaboo

As the Live Music Capital of the World® , Austin offers a vibrant metro area with many remarkable event venues. This means you can find a venue that perfectly suits your event’s capacity and budgetary needs. The venue is composed of four distinct spaces. Planning to marry the love of your life?

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