Journal
Spain MICE journal: insights & advice
Analysis and operational advice for organising seminars, incentives and conventions in Spain.
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Planning your event
Bringing a team from the Americas, Asia or the Gulf to Spain
Madrid and Barcelona hubs, staggered arrivals, jet lag, 4, 5 or 6 days and entry formalities: the logistics of a long-haul gathering, with pointers to official EU sources.
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Fully remote team: how often should you meet in person?
Once a year, twice, every quarter, by team or company-wide: what GitLab, Automattic, Zapier, Buffer and Doist do, and how to choose your own rhythm.
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Fully remote companies: why they meet in person, and why Spain suits them
GitLab, Automattic, Buffer, Zapier, Doist: companies that work 100% remotely still bring their people together in person. Here is why, and what Spain brings to those gatherings.
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Destinations & regions
Three days in Granada and Sierra Nevada: culture, tapas and mountains
A three-day programme linking the Alhambra, the lanes of the Albaicín, evening tapas and a day at altitude. Designed for a group that wants both the city and the mountains.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Bilbao: seasons, venues and ideas
Bilbao and the Basque Country bring together Guggenheim architecture, the gastronomy of San Sebastián and the cellars of Rioja Alavesa. Here is how to build an inspiring seminar in this region.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Menorca: seasons, venues and ideas
Menorca offers a sheltered bay at Mahón, historic towns such as Ciutadella, estates in the south and a north coast full of coves. Here is how to build a seminar in a calm, tailored setting.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Granada: access, seasons and tips
Granada combines a historic city, the Alhambra and a mountain range within reach. Here is how to plan your seminar: getting there, the best season, venues and programme ideas.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Palma de Mallorca: seasons, venues and ideas
Palma de Mallorca combines a lively capital, a castle turned luxury hotel, coastal resorts and the villages of the Serra de Tramuntana. Here is how to shape a tailored seminar.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Ibiza: seasons, venues and ideas
Ibiza brings together large rooms at Playa d'en Bossa, north-coast resorts, rural estates and a town hotel. Here is how to build a tailored seminar on the island.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Valencia: seasons, venues and ideas
Congresses beside the Palacio de Congresos, large venues on the outskirts, a seafront resort and a retreat in Farnals: Valencia offers a format for every seminar.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Seville and Huelva: seasons, venues and ideas
Large congresses in Seville, haciendas around the city, seaside resorts on the Huelva coast and in Punta Umbría: the region offers rare variety for your seminar.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Madrid: seasons, venues and ideas
Plenaries near IFEMA and Barajas, palace hotels in the centre, luxury hotels on the Castellana and a monastery parador in Chinchón: Madrid offers a format for every seminar.
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Remote company offsite: how to choose a destination, and why Spain
When your whole team works remotely, the offsite is where people truly meet. Here is how to choose a destination, and what Spain brings to the format.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Barcelona: seasons, venues and ideas
Large venues in the city, beach hotels in Sitges, masias on the Costa Brava and wine estates in the Penedès: Barcelona and its region offer varied formats for your seminar.
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Planning a corporate seminar in Málaga and Marbella: seasons, venues and ideas
From the city of Málaga to the Costa del Sol resorts, from Marbella to Mijas, the region brings together meeting rooms, golf hotels and evenings by the sea. Here is how to plan your seminar.
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Culture & heritage
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Spanish savoir-faire
Measuring the impact of an offsite when your company is fully remote
Goals set beforehand, a quick survey, decision tracking, retention: how fully remote companies such as GitLab and Zapier learn from their gatherings, without promising magic numbers.
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Distributed team offsite: what to do together and what to leave out
When a team works asynchronously all year, every in-person day counts. Public practices from GitLab, Zapier, Basecamp and Doist, and what they teach us about meeting in Spain.
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Groups, seminars & MICE
Faiveley Transport in Barcelona: the Worldwide Excellence Convention for 320 team members
How we ran Faiveley Transport's Worldwide Excellence Convention: plenaries, workshops by function, a terrace lunch and a gala dinner in Barcelona.
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Storage24 in Palma: a three-day incentive with a catamaran cruise and seaside dinners
How we brought 110 Storage24 guests together in Palma de Mallorca: meetings, a catamaran cruise and seaside evenings.
Learn more1,800 participants over four days on the Costa de la Luz
How we ran a four-day event for a pharmaceutical company: 1,800 people at the Barceló hotel in Huelva, from arrival to the last transfer.
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Ski incentive in Sierra Nevada, under an hour from Granada
Sierra Nevada is Europe's southernmost ski resort. Set less than an hour from Granada, it lets a group combine the slopes, the snow and a historic city in one stay.
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How we ran five days of convention for an international industrial group between Fira Barcelona and the Hesperia Tower hotel.
Learn moreValmen in Marbella: beach team building and a beach club evening
80 Valmen team members at the Hotel Don Carlos, toes in the sand: a beach team building followed by a beach club evening.
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Happn in Ibiza: beach games, cardboard boats and a private party
How we brought 120 Happn team members together in Ibiza for Happn Break: meeting, beach games, kayaking, team building and an evening at Raco Ibiza.
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Apgar in Ibiza: a four-day offsite with a treasure hunt and standout evenings
How we brought 150 Apgar team members together in Ibiza: a half-day meeting, a treasure hunt through the town and evenings at island venues.
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Happn in Marbella: meetings by the sea and a catamaran in the sun
How we brought 130 Happn team members together on the Costa del Sol, between strategy sessions, the beach and a catamaran day everyone still talks about.
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Bringing new hires together in person at a fully remote company
Cohorts, format, the role of managers: how to run an in-person onboarding when the company is fully remote, with public examples from Zapier, GitLab and Automattic.
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A four-day offsite for a remote team: the day-by-day programme
Arrival, work, connection, rest: what a well-built four-day offsite looks like when the team only sees each other on screen the rest of the year.
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Offsite for a team across several time zones: a practical guide
A team spread across continents: staggered arrivals, jet lag, choosing a destination served by hubs like Madrid and Barcelona. Our advice as a DMC.
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