Cooking TipsTop Corporate Hospitality Ideas
There are many companies that will help you put together these events in and around London. Â What better way to reward your hard working staff and loyal clients then treating them to a hospitality day. Â Remember to keep them well fed by employing an experienced corporate hospitality caterer and your event will be remembered for years to come.
Family fun days - rewarding the family of a hardworking employee will be remembered for years. Â After all the family are often the ones who put up with the late hours employees often work. Â An ideal family fun event will include something for all ages so include fairground rides, inflatables and entertainers such as jugglers, clowns and face painters. Â Include country fair type activities and you could also theme the event. Â A children"s zone with registered child minders will be appreciated by parents. Â Provide plenty of food and lots of music and the day will be a huge success.
Learn from the Experts - Have you ever fancied trying your cooking skills in a professional kitchen? Â Or learn how to DJ in a club. Â Learning from an expert can be a fascinating and fun way to entertain staff and clients; they will often be surprised how skilled they can become. Â Other favourites in this area are ice sculpting, glass blowing and chocolate creations.
Outdoor Events - These range from full activity days with a variety of team challenges such as bush craft or orienteering, both great for building team spirit. Â Or take them for a day sailing; this could be during one of the sailing regattas where they can try their hand at the competitive side of sailing. Â Another favourite is similar to "I am a Celebrity, Get Me out of here!" Â Most of us have seen some of this on TV and will be able to try it out for ourselves. Â Ranging from action orientated events to sampling authentic bugs!
Awards Ceremony - Do you want to reward some of your staff and clients? Â Why not wine and dine them and create an Oscars award ceremony. Â Have some serious prizes for high achievers but also encourage staff to nominate colleges and clients for amusing of daft behaviour.
Evening Events - Start the night of with a fun wine tasting challenge, encourage people to mix their own blends and educate them at the same time. Â Great for an activity to precede a dinner function. Â Other favourite evening events include pub games, ideally organize everyone into teams and rotate them around a variety of activities from darts, table football and air hockey amongst others. Â You could set up a fun casino, provide everyone with plenty of chips and let them enjoy themselves. Â Prizes can be giving for a variety of serious and fun categories.
Team building exercise - Do you need to improve communication as well as leadership skills in your business place. Â Create a challenge for your staff following in the footsteps of "The Apprentice" and see who will be hired or who will be fired! Â Or invite them to a day of mixed adrenaline activities - a light hearted day with lots of fun and prizes.
Entertaining Clients - Choose a classic sporting event and lay on the hospitality to show them you appreciate their custom. Â Our favourites include Rugby at Twickenham, horse racing at Kempton Park and motor sports at Brands Hatch.
Are you running a corporate event in and around London? Â Have a look at our top ideas and choose one to suit your objectives.