Meetings, conferences and events hosted in the summer months allow for a little more creativity when it comes to choosing a venue, activities and themes. The warmer weather and longer days make it easier when deciding on how the event will pan out and what attendees are able to do, whether that’s during organised team building activities or free time.
In this article we will be discussing expected trends for 2015 summer meetings, conferences and events.
Getting outside for a unique experience
Providing your guests with a unique outdoor experience either during or after your meeting and allowing them to spend quality time outside to enjoy the summer weather can improve their attitude towards your whole event.
Activities such as Apache Rallying, Segwaying, archery, falconry and rifle shooting are exercises that your attendees are likely to have not tried before and will therefore offer them a unique summer experience, which can have a positive impact on their overall impression of your meeting.
Your attendees will also appreciate the fresh air. Encouraging employees to let their hair down, socialise with their colleagues and relax in a natural environment will not only increase productivity at your meeting, but can also result in an overall better working atmosphere.
Healthy living for both activities and refreshments
Organisers of meetings and conference are now making an effort to incorporate a heathy lifestyle into their events including energetic team building activities and healthy refreshments. Team building activities including raft building, canoeing and water zorbing allow your attendees to exercise in a fun and leisurely manner. Healthy refreshments are also overtaking the traditional set menu and dishes such as chicken salads, fresh salmon and fruit salads are making regular appearances.
Unique outside meeting spaces
As the months become warmer, companies will start taking advantage of unique outside spaces and therefore they will be looking for venues that can accommodate this.
All four of Elite Hotels’ properties offer guests fantastic gardens and patios and are more than happy to accommodate any special requests from companies booking a meeting or conference such as a temporary outside seating area for delegates.
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Summer conference trends
May 21st 2015