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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. 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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Retreat to the Great Smokey Mountains

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This region of the Tarheel State also offers meeting planners a plethora of activities perfect for any season from wading out into a cool stream for fly fishing to shooting dice in a state-of-the-art casino. The tribe actually maintains their own training system,” Pegg said. The resort’s Council Fire Ballroom features 13,801 sq.

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Sign of the Times? GE Sells its Famed Training Facility

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A private group of investors has purchased Crotonville, General Electric’s management-training facility for nearly 70 years, for $22 million and will operate the suburban New York venue as a conference center—which means that business groups can meet in the same spaces that legendary GE CEO Jack Welch educated his management teams.

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

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This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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Togetherness Through Team Building

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Meeting planners who seek to maintain the morale of their team may research local team-building activities to boost the energy and mood of their group. Home Runs in Katy, Texas For planners who find themselves near Katy, Texas, may want to check out Home Run Dugout. The total layout of the venue is 46,000 sq.

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Survey Says: Planners Are Scheduling On-Site Events in 2022

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The online survey of a cross-section of 500 corporate meeting planners in the Northeast was conducted in October. 79 percent cited hybrid meeting capability and technology among the most important factors in choosing a meeting venue. Other findings include: 44 percent of respondents split their time between home and office.

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Well-Done Meetings

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Cliffe holds extensive experience in many areas of wellness, with training in inner child healing, hypnotherapy, channeled visualization and energy healing. She noticed that many of the meeting planners she worked with were in the same boat: giving, giving, giving—and leaving very little for themselves. You’re the event planner.

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