Team Building and Incentive Travel to the Maldives

Something not fully explored in the Maldives is Incentives. Yes, Maldives resort is very much delighted in accepting groups and incentive tours. Most incentives shall be with Gala theme dinner by the beach, some resorts with conference halls for meetings, and especially DJ nights for the group.

A not fully explored option is team building. This is a personal view but if resort that accommodates large groups and pushes on incentives, if they hire an individual very talented at team building exercises would be a plus point.

Most agents and groups always ask if resorts have such programs. 

Simple team building exercises:

• Water balloon toss
• Scavenger hunt
• Potluck
• Human knot
• Blind retriever
• Active listener
• Group timeline
• Finally to end it with the Gala themed dinner and DJ night

I truly think this is something resorts in the Maldives should explore and have an in-house team member able to do team building exercises.

If you are reading this, hopefully, this ponders in your mind.

Cheers!

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HR department - human-resources department

A great man told me:

HR is a team of two.

The head of the department is the future setter, the one that assists employees not only full fill their career goals but aligns it to the personal goals that the employee is trying to reach too.

The second team member is the one in charge of HR accounting, the casual leaves, the annual leave, the cutting of salaries if late continuously or for absent days.

The first is head of the department, second is the disciplinarian. Never should the disciplinarian be in charge as humans are often corrupted been the one with power, the one that sets the future vision for the employee to survive, thrive and grow within the company environment should be the head of the house.

When it comes to interviews or call back to potential recruits HR department should be more humane less automated. People should be excited to come for an interview or to research your company and join you, it should never be just another interview.

Sadly most HRs are either too lenient towards employees or become the hangman of employees taking the executions given by the management of firing or just deducting of salaries.

Management which kind of HR department are you seeking? HR what kind of team member are you planning of being?

Last but not least feed oneself with interesting mind awakening discussions.

Cheers!

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Sancharaka Udawa 2019, and what more we can do – Destination Marketing

Well, it was a new learning curve this specific event.

This tourism fair in Sri Lanka was an alert to the world that Sri Lanka is back, up and running. The event was great for me meeting of business partners and discussing the next steps and how I could help them.

Inbound operators, Hoteliers and excursion holders showcased themselves and the products they specialize in. Productivity wise it was a great event.

Things to improve next time as I see, which would be more beneficial to inbound operators and hoteliers:

• Small and Medium business owners should be given a discount to showcase their products.
• There should be new boutique hotels, and even hostels showcased.
• New excursions, new ideas for incentives, MICE and event show be shown.
• Railway Department a key factor as to why tourism in Sri Lanka exists should showcase. Why go to Ella other than the trains. Operators would gain more knowledge and a better understanding.
• Marketing was very dull for this event, most agents and hotels were unaware of the event.
• Tourist Board should have sent a circular to everyone registered with them to participate.
• Sri Lankan embassies in other countries should have been informed by tourist board so International agents too can participate.
• Roads should have been lit up and jazzed up a week prior setting the mood for the event.
• More social media awareness should have been created.
• A celebrity should have been named the Ambassador for Tourism and showcased with International Media.
• During the events, Sri Lankan cultural entertainment should have been presented much more.

Last but not least, operators and hoteliers do not be discouraged. The markets which perform as a majority book 06 - 08 months prior hence arrival basis June, July shall be slow but bookings shall flow in confirmations will come through. Utilize last-minute traveler markets, like Asia to bring in for the coming months.

The bookings that were canceled reach out to all your partners, and encourage them to rebook them with you.

We have to support ourselves, do more marketing to the world, more out of the box ideas to push any destination we sell.

These are my thoughts. Did you participate? What do you think?

Cheers!

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