In the ever-so-dramatic and hectic corporate days, it is quite common to forget to take rest. No wonder the phrase “work hard, party harder” has been used to death today. And perhaps for this exact reason many countries have lawfully set aside mandatory casual leaves for the employees to recuperate.
If you lead a workforce, it is nothing short of a duty for you to keep things fun and exciting on the floor—to take additional measures for ensuring everyone in the office is happy and satisfied with things around.
While there’s a lot you can do to ensure that, taking the employees on a rocking holiday travel can surely make you the best boss in the world.
So write happier stories in your company’s memory-book in 2017. Here are 7 tips to help you plan a perfect corporate tours & travels experience for the team and give new goals to your competitors-
- Start Planning Months in Advance
Planning ahead in advance is very important, especially if you’re going to travel during holiday season when booking flights, trains and hotels becomes a complete pain (and expensive). Plus, leaving everything till the last moment almost always leads to skipping important details; something that you want to avoid at all cost.
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Involve Everyone in Picking the Destination
When picking the destination, don’t do it alone but involve others. Ask for their interests and views, and then decide. Also discuss every matter with them and know their opinions, right from dates to transportation modes to booking to return.
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Do Your Research on Travel Agencies in Kolkata
Don’t do it alone with the team. Have one of the top tour agencies in India by your side. Most of these agencies, today, offer exclusive and affordable corporate holiday packages to both domestic and international destinations; pick one that suits your individual need and requirement.
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Be Careful About the Budget Without Looking Miser
Sure you’ll have to be careful about the budget. However, don’t act miser. Instead of looking for everything “cheap”, look for smart ways to cut cost; invest in quality and aim to make this trip affordably-luxurious for the employees.
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Don’t Treat Yourself a ‘Leader’
You’re going on a holiday with the team; don’t treat yourself as the leader. Mentioned already, ask for others’ opinions when making minor and major decisions. Don’t make decisions on their behalf but let them decide for themselves to what they want to do and how they want to spend their time.
- Set Aside a Time to ‘Talk Business’
Of course, you’re not supposed to talk business when holidaying. However, good ideasstrike and right decisions dawn easier and quicker when you’re mentally fresh and in a new environment. So set aside few minutes on your tour to discuss about the business with the team.
- Look Excited and Hype the Holiday
The trip is written ‘fail’ all over it if you and others aren’t looking excited. So before the ‘big week’ starts, hype the fun you’re suppose to have. Discuss all the things you’re going to do on the holiday. Remember, ‘the real pleasure isn’t exactly in travelling but planning’.
These are 7 simple tips you must follow to plan a rocking corporate holiday travel for your employees this year. Go ahead, get to planning; foremost, pick one of the best travel agencies Kolkata based and browse through their range of corporate holiday packages.