Saunas and smiles in Finland
The world’s happiest nation also has the highest global sauna ownership per capita. Is there a link? Any incentive event programme in Finland must include a sauna. It’s an obsession, they have them on buses, Ferris wheels and even in Parliament.
IMEX 2025 highlights
Just back from the annual IMEX conference in Frankfurt – a meeting point where the business events industry comes together under one roof.
Burning a snowman to end winter
Zurich was in summer mode last week, with mid-20s temperatures for the Sechseläuten spring festival and the torching of the Böögg – the unfortunate snowman who is burnt and blown up in front of thousands of partying Zurichers. This week, the Alps are being blanketed with a late winter snow dump. It’s all happening.
Art in the open – an event gift that keeps giving
Art arouses emotions, inspires thought, and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world. A brush with public art during a corporate event can greatly elevate the moment.
Europe’s finest celebrations of alcohol
As the festive season approaches, we take you to 3 of the finest celebrations of alcohol in Europe. Some topics just deserve to be published.
Near-flung Europe – April incentive travel gems on our doorstep
While the corporate ski season is upon us, minds also drift toward the onset of spring and incentive events in far-flung locations. The truth is, incentive trip riches are on our doorstep in Europe.
IBTM Barcelona 2024 – the highlights
The corporate event world has just wrapped up another IBTM. It remains one of the great ways to ‘speed date’ the best meeting and incentive event suppliers around. There were many highlights, but 3 stood out.
5 ways incentive travel offers solutions to over-tourism
Incentive travel has many positive components that make it ideal for guiding mass tourism in addressing local residents' grievances in many tourism hotspots.
Stavanger – west coast beauty
Podium places in Norway’s destination beauty pageant are hard to come by. So, who would have thought Norway’s energy capital would stand out in a very competitive crowd?
Things are getting good in Bad
The 19th and 20th-century destination of choice for high society, Bad Gastein has lived up to its name in recent years - its shuttered hotels and Congress Centre told a story. Bad, though, is turning good.
Corporate event venues – 4 unique venues in Berlin
July 16, 2024
Behind the image of a ‘Made in Germany’ industrial powerhouse, the country hides a secret - Germans are seriously fun-loving people. This manifests itself in quirky and unique corporate event venues, nowhere more so than the truly unique capital, Berlin.
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Throwback 23 - Corporate event highlights of 2023
Dec. 28, 2023
Incomprehensibly amazing corporate event highlights from the last year include mind-blowing visual art in Bordeaux, a trio of Italian tenors...
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North to south, Italian corporate events are the envy of the world
Nov. 30, 2023
There are few countries in the world to offer such a diversity of event destinations under one roof. From the glaciers of the north to the emerald...
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Venice in November - cloudless & crowd-less (almost)
Nov. 6, 2023
It is stretching things to say that Venice is ever crowd-less, but early November is a time where the streets, canals and bridges of Venice can be...
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Europe’s top tables – fine dining, in finer places
Aug. 2, 2023
Cities are becoming giant food courts, with everything under one roof - convenient, and enjoyable, yet unquestionably lacking. Signature regional...
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Made in Europe – the west is the best
Nov. 30, 2022
Looking at the unique diversity of Europe, we are travelling from the magical, undiscovered southern heel of Italy to the oasis’s that lie on the...
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Northern lights in Bodø - spellbinding arctic Norway
Nov. 1, 2021
Events are all about taking clients out of their daily experiences, to elevate thoughts, reboot ambitions and create lasting memories. In our crowded,...
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