Engaging Getaways and Venues for:
Short Escapes Media for Leisure and Group Planners
Business Development for Short Escapes Destinations
Short Escapes Group Travel Planning Services
More and more businesses are harnessing the power of internal branding to better engage employees, salespeople, vendors and other key stakeholders. A large part of that effort encompasses off-site meetings and events that involve training, communications, team-building, rewards & recognition and other business-related initiatives designed to keep people informed, motivated, and productive.
That’s where Short Escapes for Meetings comes in! We offer businesses the opportunity to give their corporate meetings and events an “experiential” twist that helps foster better learning, retention, team-building, and engagement.
Hundreds of destinations and small towns across the U.S. and in other countries have for years been focused on attracting individuals and families – primarily people located in nearby big cities – to their environs to enjoy a brief getaway and take in the local history, scenery, and leisure activities they offer. Now we’re helping them capture corporate meetings and events as well.
As with our Short Escapes for leisure travelers, each Short Escapes for Meetings destination offers its own distinctive character, flavor and points of historical, cultural, or natural interest. Each includes a list of meeting and event spaces for various sized groups, as well as a local tour or team-building component – walking, biking, sailing, kayaking, hiking, etc. All are an easy daytrip from a metropolitan area, but can be extended into weekend trips or longer. Also included is information about the history or nature you’ll encounter, as well as listings of recommended places to visit, lodgings, restaurants, shops, local businesses and other nearby attractions.
Here’s how we service the Meetings and Events marketplace:
Short Escapes features Destinations and Venues from around the world vetted by veteran travel writers. To suggest ideas for Short Escapes Destinations and Venues, contact Richard Kern, Editor & Publisher, at 215-915-7506 or richard@shortescapes.net.
Short Escapes magazine, formally SMERF Meetings Journal, focuses on Short Escapes Destinations and Engaging Venues meeting and event planners, as well as leisure travelers – who these days are often one in the same. Print subscriptions are free to qualified meeting and event planners; digital editions are free to all.
Free Short Escapes e-mail newsletters provide information on new Short Escapes and Engaging Venues for leisure travelers and event planners, as well as industry news and trends.
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Short Escapes offers a unique combination of low-cost print, digital, web and email marketing programs that enable Short Escapes destinations and Venues to stand out for a fraction of the cost of traditional trade and leisure advertising. For information, contact Nick Gazivoda at nick@shortescapes.net or 914-591-7600, ext. 238.
Short Escapes Group Travel Services provide businesses, associations and event planners with specialized support in Short Escapes destinations around the world. A partnership with FireLight Group and Performance Enhancement Incentives, we offer well over 100 years of combined experience in this niche, focusing on providing enriching experiences that draw upon the essence of the locale selected at costs below those of major tourism attractions or business centers. For information, contact Nick Gazivoda at nick@shortescapes.net or 914-591-7600, ext. 238.
