Celebrating 20 Years in Business
Sintra, Portugal
The Event
- A company celebrating their 20th year in business.
- A CEO wishing to share the anniversary with her global team.
The Challenge
- Squeeze 20 years of success into a 4-day celebration and still properly honoring the accomplishment.
- Keep the event within budget.
The Highlights
- Creating an agenda and experience that turned into a trip of a lifetime.
- Working with local partners and leveraging strong hotel relationships to build the trip that fit within the CEO’s budget.
- Crafting memorable experiences such as:
- A choice of individual activities — trips to the beach, cooking classes, shopping, golfing, boating adventures, and more.
- A company scavenger hunt through the beatific Portuguese countryside; each team assigned to a unique car and driver; finishing together at a local winery for a private picnic celebration.
- Our corporate social responsibility effort of refurbishing a local orphanage as well as presenting them with a donation and needed supplies brought by attendees from their home countries.
- A final celebration in a famous castle complete with a red carpet, trumpet players, tours of the amazing grounds, and a fabulous sit-down dinner to top the week-long celebration.
How do you honor 20 years in four days? On a budget?