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Corporate Retreats Change up your senior executives' routine to boost brainstorming KAREN KUZSEL Corporate retreats offer a great opportunity to reﬂect on your company's core values and review past performances to build a stronger corporate culture. Where that actually takes place depends on the group, so here's a wide range of ideas from Four Seasons to the seven seas. target instruction and create a competition at the same time," says Edwards, a master shotgun instructor, ﬂy ﬁshing instructor and outdoor guide who leads groups through the unspoiled wilderness. "We give them our undivided attention." AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION KESSLER CANYON Nestled against the western slope of the Colorado Rockies, 45 minutes north of Grand Junction, Kessler Canyon is an outdoor enthusiast's idea of Heaven. "By day, groups can do ATV rides, trout ﬁsh, shoot clay targets, hunt upland birds or big game, or just nap in the 130-year-old apple orchard and wake up with a deer standing 10 feet away," says Bob Edwards, general manager. By evening, guests might take a cooking lesson from Executive Chef Lenny, enjoy a gourmet meal in a wine cave, or relax under the stars as the guitar-strumming chef entertains. Four secluded cabins and 15 guestrooms in the Lodge are decorated in art, bronze sculptures and locally handcrafted wood furniture. The downstairs trophy room and theater can hold planning sessions, but groups mostly come for the outdoor options, such as a 4x4 GPS Safari challenge. "I don't know many locations that can offer hands-on clay Marriott's Autograph Collection was initially created out of a handful of Kessler Hotels' properties. Since then, the brand has exceeded 50 hotels, while expanding inventory globally with a diverse range of price points and destinations. For example, both the luxurious 154-room Boscolo Milano and 238-room Boscolo Exedra Roma joined the collection in December, adding a new level of glamour to the group. The Milan hotel features a large terrace directly facing the Duomo and one of the largest spas in the city. The Rome property is a 5-star icon, recently refurbished inside a 19th century palace. In October, the Powerscourt Hotel ended its partnership with Ritz-Carlton to sign with the Autograph Collection. The resort is located 30 minutes outside of Dublin in County Wicklow, offering the signature Irish golf and countryside experience. The beauty of the Autograph Collection is that the hotels are all categorized by experience type, so planners can easily work with Marriott reps to ﬁnd a venue matching their group's culture. 30 | prevue magazine 30-31_CorpRetreat.indd 30 1/8/14 8:34 AM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Prevue January-February 2014

Planner's Pick: Boston
Fresh Meets: Hyatt All-Inclusive
Bureau Buzz: Branson
Good Business: Baha Mar, Bahamas
Sea Shores: Celebrity Cruises
The Art of Roi
Corporate Retreats
Scotland
Florida Special Section
On Location: La Cantera, San Antonio
Convention Centers
On Location: Edgewater, Seatle
On Location: RIU Rivera Maya
On Location: Secrets Vallarta Bay, Mexico
Colombia
Check Out: Hilton Bomonti, Istanbul

Prevue January-February 2014