“May the Best Win”

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November 2021

The Event

Belvedere Vodka in Greece wanted to reward the best performing Bar/Club owners of Greece with a trip to the origin of Belvedere Vodka in Poland. 

Apart from the obvious, visit and dining in Belvedere palace, the client wanted dynamic and competitive team engagement activities but also top-notch restaurants and clubs for the night.

The Idea & Execution:

We proposed two days full of physical activities for this 30 pax group,  with competition and winners.

The activities were:

  • Indoor Go-court rally and
  • Urban Paintball in a deserted building

We selected Warsaw’s best indoor go-kart, one of the largest in Europe, and for the urban paintball, a deserted building suitable for urban warfare simulation. The ceremony for the winners of the go-kart had everything: Winners on the podium, models, and of course lots of champagne. 

The Result:

The client confessed that this was the best event they had in years and we received a 96% satisfaction rate in the evaluation of the event! 

 

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A Unique Birthday Celebration in the COVID-19 era

March 22nd and 23rd 2020

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The Event: Birthday Celebration

The Client: Birthday Boy and His Friends, a mix of Chinese and foreigners, all of which are living and working in China.

 The Location: Qingyuan, a small city 2.5 hour’s drive from Guangzhou, where most attendees live.

The Duration: 2 days

The Objective
Go wild and get rid of the lockdown sorrow. The first big event/gathering of the clients since January 2020 (the start of lockdown in China due to the pandemic).

The Task: To create a program that suits everyone including full service in hotel and restaurant sourcing, party planning and outside catering and activities.

The Main Challenge
Ever since April, China lives in the “new normal” of the pandemic era, a stage where social, cultural, religious, and business gatherings or events have resumed with guidelines, like limited size, wearing masks, health certificates etc. Despite that, doubt and insecurity are looming above everyone’s heads. One issue was quite particular in China, the xenophobia. As the pandemic got under control inside, the case spiked outside of China. And new cases in China were those returning from abroad. Even though most of the returning cases were Chinese, people in China would still get an insecure feeling about foreigners. Some businesses had put many restrictions on foreigners, especially in Guangzhou, where a cluster of infections was found related to foreigners. Under this circumstance, the hotel that we chose asked for Covid-19 test results of all the foreign guests.

The Solution
To make this trip possible, we debated a lot on whether we should go along with the xenophobia policies of the hotel. Some said we shouldn’t support racist policies like this. Some said this would be too much of a trouble. As we talked to all the guests one by one, it turned out it was not such a big challenge as we expected: most foreigners living in the cities already had taken the test either because most of them did travel back from other countries before the border closed, or as a protocol, they were tracked and got tested. Only one of them did not get the test, and he was convinced by the rest it was easy, fast and cheap and would make his life easier. So this challenge was solved and the trip was ahead of us!

Mix and Match tricks
Meeting client’s expectations of going wild was not much a challenge for our team, who are already wild party-goers and fun explorers. The first idea that blinked in our head was to get a swimming pool! Who wouldn’t just want to dive in the pool to get a splash after so many grieving hours indoors? Nothing is more curing than summertime by the pool. And we found a hotel with a perfect outdoor pool which comes with perfect karst landscape. And the hotel was super cool about us bringing our own drinks and music, despite we did not privatize the venue.

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The guests had a very mixed taste; some just liked outdoors, some preferred culture etc. In this case, we offered the “free to join” options. For example the first day, we proposed biking in the village, which one who wouldn’t like outdoors could skip and visit a deserted temple.

And to give the event a little bit more wildness, for the birthday dinner we chose a camping site with bonfire (without staying there overnight). So, we have a nice hotel with a pool and an outdoor bonfire dinner, a perfect balance of wild and chill.

To take the wildness to another level, after the dinner party, the guests threw themselves another party on the rooftop of the hotel, which came with a hot spring. It was too wild to describe…

To wrap up the second day, we offered a rafting tour to all participants. The city is well known for rafting, it would be a great shame not to take the opportunity!

The Result
The Client: Everyone was soooo satisfied. The birthday boy posted on Facebook,”I feel grateful, blessed, and happy”. Other posts include “still can’t recover from last weekend: a group of friends+ a perfect location (nature + culture)+ the sun=pure happiness. Thank you Dustin for the flawless organization.”

The Agency: The eagerness to travel and to party gave us faith and made us think outside the box. We built a new brand specifically catering our domestic guests (both expats and Chinese), continuing to present the beauty of China despite the borders of China are closed. “Funtascape” with the tagline “Make China Fun and Fabulous”, is a young and more fun-oriented brand, promoting the idea of “travel with events”, “travel with like-minded”, “just have fun”. We are not just surviving, we are adapting, we are evolving and, in the end, we will rise like a Phoenix.

“Quest For The Best” and Other Adventure Game Stories

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Ukrainian Incentives
January 2019

The Brief:
The 18 Country Managers and the VP of Europe of a Technology company had to work together as a team under extreme conditions to:

  1. Challenge themselves physically
  2. Challenge themselves mentally
  3. Learn to work under pressure
  4. Build their confidence in the team
  5. Get out of their comfort zone
  6. Bring results
  7. Have fun

 

The Idea:
We proposed a concept QUEST FOR THE BEST with a set of mental, physical and time pressing activities under extreme weather conditions.

 

The Execution:
We selected wonderful Kiev at winter time, we used an old military camp and we developed war-like games which challenged the participants to their limits.

 

The Result:
The client confessed that this was an event that went far beyond his expectations and the HR Director of Europe confessed that this was her best event ever!

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A Memorable Incentive Trip in the Dominican Republic

The Challenge:
Telecommunication Company offered a Team Reward Trip to its best sales people and their spouses in the Dominican Republic. A trip organized by DOMINICAN EXPERT.

The Event:
In April 2018 an incentive trip with +/-80 sales representatives in the Caribbean took place. The itinerary included for
Day 1: Stay upon arrival at the luxury hotel of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone and dinner at the famous Plaza Espana.
Day 2: Visit at the National Park to witness the spectacular nature and birdlife, adventure camping of an pristine and remote beach (0nly accessible by boat or via a 30-minute dirt road/ 1 hour away from the next proper village) in the north of Punta Cana with lots of activities: a fire show, a DJ, water games and our in-house gourmet catering.
Day 3: Enjoying the spectacular view of Montana Redonda, the Dominican’s Republic most beautiful mountain top.
Days 4-8: Stay in a luxury all-inclusive hotel excursion to get to know the Dominican culture and its people.
Several company branded events in the hotel were also organized and a great surprise awaited the participants with a “prearranged flat tire on the road” which made them stop at a local drink club where they could dance and drink with the locals.

The Ιdea and The Execution:
Team Enjoyment: dancing, cocktails, massage service, swimming in the ocean, pool parties
Team Building: relaxing by the pool or beach, sports activities & games
Innovation: Branded event, surprises, a private excursion to Punta Cana with local experiences all “new” for the visitors
Team Reward: A warm welcome dinner, a fancy goodbye party, a luxury hotel all-inclusive for “adults”

The Result:
Happy, smiley faces, relaxation, loads of fond memories, enjoyment, incentive spirit, joyful experiences.
A trip full of memorable moments for everyone!!!

Amazing Experience in Morocco

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The Challenge
Allianz Insurance Company Talent Seminar 2018
Live an Incentive Trip to remember

 The Event
In 3-5 May 2018, 160 employees traveled to Morocco from Portugal to have special joyful and memorable moments as a reward for the new company talents recruited this year.
The trip was organized by Eventrip Morocco.

The Idea & Execution:
Specific activities proposed for Team Building, Innovation, Reward

  • A visit to Bahia Palace & Majorelle garden, a visit to Djemaa EL Fna big central square – Team Enjoyment
  • House flag for every group – Team Building
  • A visit of an Argan Oil Cooperative – Innovation
  • Unique experiences: ,4X4 Excursion in the Atlas Mountains with lunch by Lalla Takerkourst Lake – Team Building
  • Welcome Dinner and Gala Dinner – Team Reward thanking everyone being present in the event

The Result:
Overall the client declared 100% satisfaction. Results met expectations. An incentive trip to remember for the years to come.

Battle for the Throne

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March 2018

The idea:
A real game of thrones between Croatia & Slovenia for the King’s need to rule. Who will win the battle for the King’s Right hand?

The event brief:
12 different tasks – 4 locations (3 in Croatia 1 in Slovenia) – 180 participants

Unique Execution
Activity Goals

  • Every participants got a costume – Role playing
  • Live actors all around the location (knights, clowns, musicians) – Team Enjoyment
  • House flag for every group – Team Building
  • Wooden coins – Innovation
  • Unique games, inspired by Game of Thrones – Inspiration
  • Winning team got cup – Team Reward
  • Every participant got wooden medal and photo of their group – Return on investment

Locations

battle_for_the_throne-1Croatia: Dubrovnik ,Veliki Tabor | Slovenia: Prediama Castle

Games

 battle_for_the_throne-2Stolen Picture, Let’s Take a Photo, Archery, Building the Wall

battle_for_the_throne-3Sinuska Alka,  Defend the Castle,  Three, Two, One Catapult, Jousting

battle_for_the_throne-4The Queen is Thirsty, The Dragon’s Eggs, Labyrinth, Strangers in the Night

Making Traditional Delicacies in Cyprus

July 2016

The team of Top Performers of a big International Pharma company, selected the wonderful island of Aphrodite, Cyprus for its trip.

Taking advantage of the rich local culture and traditions of the region of Paphos, we designed an activity which was, the making of a traditional local delicacy, called “Soutzoukos”.

Everybody was extremely happy as at the end all the creations were devoured by the group…

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Survivor Activity on an Island

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July 2014

THE BRIEF:
The 8 Senior Managers of a Technology company had to work together as a team under extreme conditions to foster their skills under the following Key Areas:

  1. Know Your Customers,
  2. Work Cross-Functionally
  3. Innovation,
  4. Think Out Of the Box,
  5. Time Management,
  6. Meeting Deadlines,
  7. Confidence In The Team,
  8. Change Management & Adaptability,
  9. Accountability & Commitment,
  10. Results Orientation,
  11. Return On Investment,
  12. Work/Life Balance

THE IDEA:
We came up proposing a real Survivor Activity in a remote small island in Greece. The team had to use their skills and abilities to go through 12 strenuous tasks and make it out successfully.

THE EXECUTION:
The challenging activity stressed the participants to their limits, as they had to work together as a team, to find their food, find the tools to cook it, discover their shelter and finally spend the night under the stars.

THE RESULT:
The client confessed that this was an event that went far beyond his expectations and people recall it fondly, even after 2 years later..

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Urban Escape in Cabourg

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March 2016

An interactive, fun , high adrenaline scenario that involved, digging, escape rooms, an urban search in alleys and markets of Cabourg (Normandy) and finally the liberation of the General Manager of Sony Mobile France..

 

 

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