Friday Feels: Craving travel and exploration is core to humanity
We are asked sometimes: Why incentive travel? Why are annual general meetings crafted around travel, and beautiful destinations?
We have found in our extensive experience in the corporate event planning industry that people grow when they travel. Getting out of our comfort zones, interrupting patterns, and saturating ourselves with new sensory inputs allows us to apply new lenses, invites shifts in perspectives, and shows us parts of ourselves reflected in new surroundings that are sometimes hard to see where we work and live. Exploration is intrinsic in the human experience. Corporate travel can afford unique opportunities for the humans who power businesses to experience pivotal growth.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ”
Mark Twain
Friday Feels: Building Success Together
Here at REACH Meetings & Events, it may appear that we are in the corporate travel planning industry. And, we are.
But at its core, we are in the business of catalyzing connections. We create the opportunities for people to connect. Our business models and work environments aren't always conducive for it, but we humans are hard-wired to connect. Once we have the opportunity, we do. When that connection is fostered and encouraged, our connected, collective success is all but ensured. We understand how to bring people together to create solid, meaningful connection- the secret sauce to success.
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." -Henry Ford
How We REACH You: Complimentary Sourcing
We continue our series highlighting How We REACH You with a focus on sourcing. After our first meeting to discuss your event, our REACH team jumps in quickly to identify the venues and other critical resources that could best fit your event needs. Sourcing is a thorough endeavor, intended to pre-qualify providers and deliver options that are tightly focused and tailored for you. All of this is complimentary, and is another way in which we REACH above and beyond for our clients.
Our Specialties: Annual Investor Meetings
One of our specialties is in planning annual investor meetings. Precision travel logistics, smooth check-in and credentials pick- up, premium rooms, top-tier presentation technology, customized chef-prepared meals, and quality entertainment packages are delivered on time and in budget, every time. REACH out today to explore our expertise in annual investor meetings.
Motivation Monday: Taking the First Step
Corporate event planning can be daunting. The first step is always the hardest to make, especially if there is worry, anxiety, or uncertainty around the process.
The good news is that once you take that first step to REACH out to us, our warm, professional team will guide you through the those first steps of the process, empowering you with data, instilling our experience, and offering valuable options. Our complimentary venue sourcing service is one of the aspects that make us leaders in the industry, and is a powerful tool to utilize in your planning process.
REACH out today to take your first step with REACH Meetings & Events. We are here to help you make an impactful, inspiring event to remember.
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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Friday Feels: Making Dreams Come True
One of the best things about our work is that - after we have cut through sometimes nervous questions about how this process works, how much it might cost, and realistic timelines, we get to the best part: the dream. "In an ideal scenario, what would your venue/ accommodations/ meals look like?" is a question we might pose. Sometimes, if we sense there is a vision we haven't fully heard yet, we might say, "If you could wave a magic wand, what would this look like?"
That's when the dream reveals itself, and we have a unique opportunity to try to realize that dream. Custom, white-glove service and partnership at every level- that is what we deliver and that is what we treasure most about our role in your corporate events and meetings.
REACH out today to share your visions, hopes, and dreams. We are here to help you realize all you can.
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“There are dreamers and there are planners; the planners make their dreams come true.” -Edwin Louis Cole
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Some clients come to us overwhelmed with the task of planning a corporate meeting or event. We are breaking down our process in this series, illuminating how we are with you each step of the way.
In the second step of our process, we dive into sourcing, engaging our operations team to identify the best venue and vendors for your event. You will receive a timely recommendation, carefully vetted by our expert corporate meeting and event professionals.
Stay tuned as we continue The REACH Process Series, to learn how your event idea becomes a smoothly executed reality.
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The global event management industry is projected to grow to $1,552.9 billion by 2028. The world's top companies are investing in in-person events like never before. Staying competitive means tapping in to the latest innovations and trends. Let’s talk. #reachmeetingsandevents
REACH Meetings & Events knows what research has reaffirmed: incentive travel MOTIVATES teams perhaps more strongly than ever.
We are thoughtfully attentive to the dynamic trends, preferences, and considerations among attendees. Our guidance is consistently aimed to curate an exquisite, inspiring, and memorable trip that will be the benchmark of success for your teams. REACH Meetings & Events has its finger on the pulse of what attendees seek, and we implement our findings in every detail of your trip.
REACH out today to learn more about our process that excites and motivates your teams to excel all year long.
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Brand new research: Incentive travel is still hot
Takeaways:
91%: a great destination is motivating
Top North American destinations: Hawaii, Las Vegas, and Florida.
Top int’l locations: Western Europe and Central America.
Attendees want: free time, unique experiences, and luxury
75%: like cruises
Mexico and The Caribbean: most booked
Read the entire report here: https://theirf.org/research_post/2024-attendee-preferences-for-incentive-travel/.
Source: Incentive Research Foundation
One of our specialties is incentive travel. Our flagship service, we plan incentive trips for the insurance, medical device, pharmaceutical, banking, construction industries, to name a few. Our exquisite, luxurious, renewing trips will be your team’s year-long inspiration.
The REACH Process, step by step.
Step 1: We listen. We share. We make a plan. You will leave our first call with answers to your questions and an action plan that will instill confidence in your decision.
Step 2: We source your event, engaging our full operations team. In this phase, we identify the best venue and vendors for your event. Then we present highly vetted options to you.
Step 3: We send and sign a custom contract. Our contract reflects our mutual, open, and effective communication up to this point. It is procured through thoughtful sourcing that perfectly reflects your goals, preferences, timeline, and budget.
Step 4: Meeting or event execution. Go time! Your event will have its own full production team engaging vendors and collateral resources, smoothly rendering a memorable event with precision and intention.
Step 5: Wrap-up. We use custom surveys, budget reconciliation, and data with analysis tools. We assist reimbursements, materials shipping, and document detailed feedback contemporaneously for future events.
REACH out today to learn more about how we product impeccable corporate events for your needs!
Our Specialities: Financial Sector AGM's
One of our specialties is financial sector annual general meetings. With a depth of experience in navigating the particular nuances involved in executing a successful financial sector AGM, REACH has emerged as an industry leader in delivering excellent, impactful AGM’s in this important sector.
Did you know?
Corporate Events: The Big Players in Global GDP
Corporate events are contributing a jaw-dropping $1.5 trillion to the global GDP. That’s not all – we’re talking $2.5 trillion in business sales and a cool 26 million jobs.
If the business events sector were a country, it’d be strutting its stuff at number 14, leaving Mexico, Spain, and Indonesia in the dust.
REACH out today for learn what the industry leaders are doing, and how your next corporate event can be impactful, memorable, and effective.
Did you know?
The U.K. has initiated phase 1 of its transition to E-Visas, to be completed by may 2025.
“Physical immigration documents will be gradually phased out by 2025, as we transition to a fully digital border and immigration system for new and existing customers. This will deliver enhanced security and cost savings for the UK public and greater convenience for customers and status checkers.” -Source: Gov.uk
How does this affect your corporate meeting and events? What does your firm need to do now to ensure you won’t encounter snags in 2025? We have you covered! Just REACH out.
We stay on top of international laws, government regulations, trends, best practices, and innovation - one of the reasons we are the best in the industry.
Did you know?
*50.7% of executives predict future live events will feature a virtual element.
*The average cost of a corporate holiday party is $693 per person.
*Las Vegas, Nevada, USA is home to five of the top 10 biggest hotels in the world by room count.
*Businesses using event technology save about 200 hours per year.
You may not have known, but we did! We stay on top of trends, best practices, and innovation that make us the best in the industry. How will your next event set you apart? REACH out today and find out.
One of the best parts of our work is in helping companies to convey their unique culture and values through their events. Your corporate personality is one of a kind, as are all of our events. No event is ever exactly like the other; as such we craft your experience as an original curation of elements for each and every event. It's truly one of the most rewarding aspects of our role as your corporate meetings and events executive team. REACH out today to discuss your meetings and events needs.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." -Oscar Wilde
Friday Feels: Curate Your Corporate Culture Through Events
Entrepreneurship isn't for the faint of heart. Many factors are out of your control, such as the economy, supply chain stability, and the labor market. Two things that are up to you are your grit, and your corporate culture. You get to set the tone for your team. Your corporate events do more than provide a venue for meetings- they create culture. Every decision from beverages to bonding makes an impact on the experience. Choose and curate on your terms- let us help you make the memories you envision. REACH out today!
"Corporate culture is the only sustainable competitive advantage that is completely within the control of the entrepreneur."— David Cummings
Friday Feels: Events, Stories, and Meaning
While our industry name might be event planning, we are really in the business of creating meaning.
We tell your corporate story through your event. We invite an audience - your team members - to hear and absorb your story. "What are our company's core values, and what do they mean to me?" - is a fundamental question that your team members will ask, to which they will then discover answers that mean something to them.
In executing your custom event, we also write a story: a story of shared experience. "What we do here together means something" - your team will feel. "This event wrote a new story, that we now share together as a corporate family," - your team will know.
Events provide the venue for stories to be shared. Stories that are shared become meaningful. Time and time again it's proven that teams don't stay together because of money, perks, or power- they stay together because their team means something to them.
We are in the business of manifesting meaning for your team. And that purpose is the most fulfilling role we could imagine.
"People make events into stories. Stories give events meaning."
– Scarlett Thomas
“If you could get all the people in an organization rowing in the same direction, you could dominate any industry, in any market, against any competition, at any time.”
― Patrick Lencioni
